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IELTS Writing Task 1 - Diagram ?
Cambridge IELTS 13 Test 2
Model answer

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of households who lived in their own or rented accommodation in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. Overall, these countries saw a rise in home ownership but experienced a decrease in rentals.

From 1918 to 1971, there was a higher percentage in rented accommodation than those in owned accommodation until 1971 both figures were equal. In 1918, almost 80% of households were in rented houses while over 20% owned their places. However, rentals decreased from around 80% to approximately 60% between 1918 and 1961 while there was an increase in owned residential properties from 20% to 40% during the same period of time.

In the next 40 years, the figure for those in owned accommodation outnumbered those in rented accommodation, increasing by 10% to 60% in 1981 and reaching a peak at about 70% in 2001 before dropping to around 65% in 2011. On the other hand, the percentage of those in rented accommodation decreased gradually from 50% in 1981 to its lowest point at 30% in 2001 before rising to around 35% in 2011.

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Here's why this performance was given a Band 7:

"This test taker can speak at length without noticeable effort or loss of
coherence. He does, however, demonstrate some language-related hesitation, repetition and self correction.

He develops topics appropriately, using a range of markers and linking words to give cohesion (lately; in my opinion; if I’m not wrong; maybe you know; actually).

He has a good vocabulary and shows some awareness of style and collocation (working for peace; internal problem; people in need; in conflict; a border city) but he sometimes makes the wrong word choices (if I do something very queer; to be in-between everyone).

He has good grammatical control and produces many error-free sentences, using both simple and complex structures (more easily than before; without being treated differently). However, there are some problems with tenses (they bring instead of ‘they brought’; if I will like to read;

I can be famous instead of ‘I could be famous’; I prefer my privacy instead of ‘I would prefer my privacy’), with articles (they don’t have private life) and with word order (even you can upload).

There are many examples of very natural pronunciation and he can be easily followed, as he uses intonation and stress to good communicative effect. There are just a few problems with the production of individual sounds but, overall, his accent is slight and has very little impact on intelligibility.

This test taker is a clear example of a Band 7."

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Watch this Official Speaking test sample, where Mauricio from Colombia talks about 'Famous people'.

Use the timestamps below:

0:00 - Introduction
0:10 - What kind of people become famous in your country?
1:30 - Are politicians more famous than other types of people in your country?
2:08 - Do you think people who are famous today different from people who were famous in the past?
2:51 - What kind of people will become famous in the future?
3:15 - Are there more advantages or disadvantages to being famous?

**What score would you give to Mauricio's performance?

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