Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-15

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 6.0)

The given bar chart demonstrates the count of households hold according to their annual income in US in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

It is evident from the chart that there are 5 different levels of income such as level 1 is less than 25,000 dollars, level 2 is 25,000 to 49,999 , level 3 is 50,000- 74,999 dollars , level 4 is 75,000 dollars-99,999 dollars and level 5 is 100,000 or more . In 2007, 25 millions households came under level 1, 27, 20 and 14 million houses lied under level 2,3 and 4 respectively while 29 millions households earned more than 100,000 dollars. In the year of 2011, 28 , 30 and 21 million household earned level 1, 2 and 3 correspondingly whereas 14 million houses cane under level 4 and 27 million houses earned more than 100,000 dollars.

Furthermore, in the final year, level 1 ,2, 3 and 4 income earned by 27, 28 ,21 and 15 million households, while 33 million households earned more than 100,000 dollars .

Overall, the level 3 income was earned by nearly same number of houses every year whereas in 2015 majority of houses earned more than 100,000 dollars.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all five income groups and all three years, and the figures are generally close to the chart. The overview correctly identifies the stability of the $50,000–$74,999 group and the high point for households earning at least $100,000 in 2015. However, some details are inaccurate: for example, the $50,000–$74,999 figure in 2007 is about 21 million, not 20, and the 2015 figures for the two lowest bands are about 28 and 28.5 million, rather than 27 and 28. The overview could also compare the main changes more fully, such as the rise in the highest-income group and the broadly similar movement in the two lowest groups. More precise reporting and a fuller overview would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph reporting figures for 2007 and 2011, a paragraph on 2015, and a concluding overview. This makes the information easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore” and “whereas” help connect comparisons, although the sequence is somewhat mechanical and the overview comes after the detailed figures rather than guiding the reader earlier. The long middle paragraph also lists many categories in one sentence, which makes comparisons harder to absorb. Grouping the main trends—for example, stable middle-income figures versus changes at the income extremes—would create clearer progression. Use linking words to show meaningful relationships rather than simply to mark the next paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “income,” “households,” “earned,” and “majority,” and the income bands are identified clearly enough for the reader to understand the comparisons. However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise: “count of households hold” and “houses lied under” do not express the data naturally, while “level 1” and “level 2” are less clear than naming the income bands directly. There are also spelling and word-form slips, such as “cane” for “came,” and inconsistent formatting of the dollar ranges. Aim for accurate collocations such as “the number of households in each income bracket” and “fell into the category.” This would make the description more precise and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “whereas” and a concluding clause beginning “Overall.” The main information remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “25 millions households” should be “25 million households,” and “In the year of 2011” is an awkward construction; use “In 2011.” Agreement is also inconsistent in “28, 30 and 21 million household earned,” where the plural form is needed. Several sentences contain long lists joined with commas, so punctuation and sentence boundaries could be clearer. Practise accurate plural forms, articles and agreement, and divide dense lists into shorter sentences while retaining a range of structures.

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