Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.

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

Percentage of households with electrical appliances (1920-2019)

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Both charts below demonstrate the changes in electrical appliances and in range of time spent doing housework in households in one country from 1920 to 2019.

Overall,range of adapting refrigrators increased continuously till 2019.While, housework seriously decearesd with the passage of time per week per household.

From the first chart, there were 0% households who adapted refrigrator in 1920. Then, it's range increased and reached just above than 50% in 1940.Moreover, it 's range again increased and arrived 90% in 1960. Then, almost 100% households owned refrigrator from 1980 to till 2019.

In 1920, there were only 40% households who adapted washing machine.Then, it's owning ratio gradually increased from 1940 to 1960 and reached 70%.Then, it made a little dip and again rose up reached approximately 75% till 2019.While, vacum cleaner owning ratio started from 30% and then gradually made rise and reached 100% in 2000. Then, it remains constant till 2019.

In the second chart, there were 50 hours per for housework for per household in 1920 including washing clothes,preparing meals and cleaning. Then, it made a little dip and reached 20 hours in 1960. Again, it gradually decreased till 2019 and reached almost 10 hours par week.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and identify the main overall contrast: appliance ownership generally rose while housework time fell. The response also reports several useful figures, including refrigerators reaching about 90% in 1960 and full ownership by 1980, and housework declining from 50 to around 10 hours. Most trends are accurately described, though the refrigerator figure in 1920 is given as 0% rather than approximately 2%, a small discrepancy. The overview is somewhat narrow because it focuses on refrigerators and housework but does not summarise the broad rise in vacuum-cleaner ownership or the washing machine’s slight fluctuation. To strengthen the response, make the overview more comparative and include the key exception: washing-machine ownership dipped around 1980 before rising again.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, separate discussion of appliance ownership, and a final paragraph on housework. This makes the information easy to follow, and time markers such as “In 1920,” “Then,” and “In the second chart” help establish sequence. However, linking is sometimes mechanical, with “Then” repeated frequently, and some transitions are awkward, such as “Moreover” between successive refrigerator figures. The overview also moves abruptly from refrigerators to housework without connecting the two charts’ main patterns. Use a wider range of purposeful comparisons and group related trends more clearly—for example, discuss the two appliances that reached 100% together, then contrast them with washing machines.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing trends, including “increased,” “decreased,” “dip,” “gradually,” and “remains constant,” so the reader can understand the main changes. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “adapted refrigerator,” “owning ratio,” “made a little dip,” and “range of adapting.” Spelling errors in “refrigrator,” “decearesd,” and “vacum” also reduce precision. These issues are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause, although the intended meaning is generally recoverable. Build a reliable set of chart-description phrases, such as “the proportion of households owning,” “fell slightly,” and “rose to,” and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including sequences with “Then” and clauses describing changes over time. The main meaning is usually understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. Examples include “Overall,range” and “While, housework,” where punctuation and sentence boundaries are faulty, and “there were 50 hours per for housework for per household,” where the sentence structure and prepositions are difficult to follow. There are also inconsistent forms such as “it remains constant” after past-tense reporting. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and maintain past tense when describing the historical data. More accurate punctuation and fewer faulty complex constructions would make the report substantially clearer.

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