Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The line graph illustrates the average of households in owned and rented houses in england and weals between 1918 and 2011.

Overall, the chart are show the persentage of households owned accomodation and households in rented accommodation in england and weals between 1918 to 2011 and mention persentage of householdes.

The households in owned accommodation in 1918 was 23% and in 1939 was increas and on 31% and in 1953 the persentage was still and on same persentage and in next [redacted phone] in this years the persentage was regularly increase and in 1991 and 2001 the persentage was still on 79% and last 2011 the persentage was households in owned accommodation was decreas and on 65%.

The households in rented accommodation was very high and next years 9 years persentage of regularly in downword in 1918 the persentage of households in rented accommodation was 78% and in 1939 and 1953 the persentage was still on 69% in 1961 was 59% [redacted phone] 2001 in this years persentage was goes on downword and in 2011 the per sentage of households in rented accommodation was shortly increas and on 38%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify both accommodation types and describe the broad opposing trends: ownership generally rises while renting falls, followed by a reversal in 2011. Several figures are close to the chart, such as ownership at 23% in 1918 and renting at about 59% in 1961. However, the overview mainly repeats what the chart measures rather than clearly summarising its key pattern, and some important details are inaccurate: ownership reaches about 68–69% in 1991 and 2001, not 79%, while renting is about 31–32%, not 69%. The response also does not clearly highlight the crossover at 50% in 1971. More accurate key figures and a concise overview of the main stages would make the report more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate descriptions of ownership and renting. This gives the reader some sense of organisation, and the repeated year references help identify the data being discussed. However, progression within the body paragraphs is often difficult to follow because several years and trends are compressed into long, loosely connected sentences, such as “in next 1961 1971 1981 in this years.” Linking is also repetitive, relying heavily on “and” and “in,” while phrases such as “the percentage was still” do not make the comparison clear. Group the years into meaningful stages and use clearer transitions to show rises, plateaus, the crossover, and the final change.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “owned accommodation,” “rented accommodation,” “increase,” and “decrease,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, particularly “percentage” and “households in owned accommodation.” Frequent spelling errors, including “persentage,” “accomodation,” and “weals,” make the writing less clear and reduce precision. Some expressions are also not natural for describing data, such as “was still on same percentage” and “shortly increase.” Build a more accurate set of trend and comparison phrases, and check spelling and collocations carefully before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to describe changes over time, but sentence structures are mostly simple or joined with repeated “and,” and many sentences contain errors that make the relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “The chart are show” has incorrect subject–verb agreement and verb form, while “The households in owned accommodation in 1918 was 23%” has an agreement error. Tense and sentence construction are also unreliable in phrases such as “in 1939 was increas” and “the percentage was goes on downword.” Use a consistent past tense for the historical data, form complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and practise combining comparisons using accurate clauses. These changes would improve both control and readability.

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