Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-01

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of owners who owned and rented apartment in England and Wales From 1918 to 2011.

Overall, the rented accommodation was peaked at the starting time and gradually declined throughout the given period. In 1971, both type of households were equal at 50%, after that ownership was steadily moved increased.

In 1918, the ratio of owned the home was under 25% and rented accommodation peaked above 75%. In 1953, percentage of owned places were rose up around 33%, in the same time household of rent area were gradually dropped to 67%. The owners of houses and rented people were equal at 50% of each.

To describe the time of 1991, people pursued to buy the place rather than take as rent which were 68% and 42% respectively. After a decade, in 2001, both types are increased a little bit and decreased at same time by 1%, ownership of home went up at 69% which is their peaked, while 41% of rented which is lowest position. Eventually, in 2011, households slightly dipped to 64% and rented people rose up to 36%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern: renting falls from a high starting point, ownership rises, and the two meet at 50% in 1971. You also report the later peak in ownership and the reversal by 2011, so the response covers the key stages and gives a clear overview. Several figures are accurate, including 1918, 1953, 1971, 1991 ownership, 2001 ownership and 2011. However, the rented figures for 1991 and 2001 are incorrect: they are about 32% and 31%, not 42% and 41%. The claim that both types change in 2001 is also unclear, since ownership rises by only one point while renting falls by one. More precise reporting of these comparisons would make the account more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing earlier and later years. The sequence generally follows the timeline, and phrases such as “Overall,” “In 1918,” and “Eventually” help signal progression. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. For example, “The owners of houses and rented people were equal” repeats the 1971 comparison without a clear date, and “both types are increased a little bit and decreased at same time” makes the 2001 relationship difficult to follow. The paragraphing is serviceable, but grouping the early decline and later rise more deliberately, and using clearer references to the two series, would improve the flow and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing trends, including “gradually declined,” “equal,” “peaked,” “dipped,” and “rose.” This gives you enough range to communicate the chart’s main movements. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “owners who owned and rented apartment,” “the ratio of owned the home,” “people pursued to buy the place,” and “rented people.” These expressions sometimes make the intended category or trend less precise. Prefer standard chart language such as “households in owner-occupied accommodation,” “the proportion of homeowners,” and “the percentage renting.” Also avoid using “peaked” for the rented series at the start unless you mean its highest point across the whole period; “was highest” is clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast between the two series and a time clause beginning “After a decade.” However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction are frequent enough to limit clarity. Examples include “the rented accommodation was peaked,” “ownership was steadily moved increased,” and “percentage of owned places were rose up.” The sentence “both types are increased a little bit and decreased at same time” also has faulty tense and an unclear subject. Use past simple consistently for the historical data, for example, “ownership rose” and “renting fell,” and check singular/plural agreement and articles. More accurate control of these basic patterns would make your varied sentence attempts easier to understand.

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