Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-07-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

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

Student answer (Band 7.0)

The charts illustrate the number of household in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

It is clear that the number of households who earned between $75000 and $99999 remained lowest throughout the period. Additionally, the figures for less than $25000, between 25000 and 49999, and over [redacted phone] experienced an upward trend overall.

In 2007, about 25 millions households earned less than $25000 income, and the number increased at the end of the 2015 at roughly 28 millions, although a minor drop happened from 2011 to 2015. The trend of the number of households who earned $25000-$49999 is similar to the changes of less than $25000, it began at about 27 millions in 2007, and then rose to 30 millions in 2011, finally ended at 28millions in 2015. The number of households who had income between $50000 and 74999 kept stable at 21 millions from 2007 to 2015. As for the category of $75000 to $99999 fluctuated around 15 millions slightly throughout the period, making it the smallest among the five. In terms of the figures for households who earned over $[redacted phone] is the largest, it was about 29 millions in 2007, and then declined to 27 millions in 2011 before it soared to 33 millions in 2015.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

这篇文章涵盖了任务的所有要求。你成功地识别了主要特征，并提供了相关数据点来支持你的总结。文章概述清晰，对收入类别的比较也很合乎逻辑。然而，在数据解读上存在一些细微偏差；例如，你提到 $75,000–$99,999 这一类别在整个期间内占比最小，但图表显示 $50,000–$74,999 这一类别在 2007 年实际上更低。尽管如此，整体报告准确且结构良好，清晰地呈现了这三年间的趋势。

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

文章逻辑组织严密，包含清晰的引言、概述和主体段落。你使用了 'Additionally'、'In terms of' 和 'As for' 等衔接词来转换观点。不过，段落划分略显不平衡；第二段内容过于密集，如果拆分一下会更易读。此外，一些衔接词的使用略显生硬。尽管如此，全文观点推进清晰，读者可以轻松跟随你对不同收入群体在指定时间范围内的比较。

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

你展现了足以应对该任务的词汇量，有效地使用了 'upward trend'、'fluctuated' 和 'soared' 等词汇。在选词和搭配上存在一些小错误，例如 'number of household'（应为复数 'households'）和 'at the end of the 2015'（应为 'by the end of 2015'）。虽然词汇足以清晰表达含义，但缺乏更高分数段所要求的复杂度和精确度。扩大 'increased' 或 'decreased' 的同义词储备将进一步提升你的写作水平。

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

你混合使用了简单句和复杂句。虽然许多句子表达清晰，但存在一些语法疏漏，例如 'the number of households who earned... remained lowest'（应为 'the lowest'）以及 'the figures for... is the largest'（主谓一致错误）。标点符号使用基本得当，但有些句子略显冗长。这些错误虽然不影响理解，但出现频率较高，限制了你获得更高分数。专注于主谓一致和冠词的使用将有助于提高你的准确性。

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