Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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)

The given line graph illustrates the percentages of houswholds with electrical appliances and the amount of time invest on doing households in particular country in 1920 and 2019.

Overall, all electrical appliances increased with the time and the majority of time refrigerator was the highest than others. Apart from that, the number of housework per week droped in given period of time.

The proportion of households with electrical appliances of washing machine was 40% in 1920, then it rapidly jumped 85% till 2019. In contrast, the figure of refrigertor used in households was only 0% in first given year, after that it faced an inclining trend and reahed on the top 100% in 2018. The percentage of households with electrical appliances accounted for 30% in 1920 and it also singnificantly rise at 100% by 2000 then it remained stable from 2000 to 2019.

However, the data of hours of housework per week, per household was 50 in 1920, after that it followed a declining trend and remained 10 till 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the two broad trends: appliance ownership generally rose, while weekly housework declined. You also include relevant figures for the washing machine, refrigerator, vacuum cleaner and housework, so the response addresses the main parts of the task. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: washing-machine ownership reached about 75%, not 85%; the refrigerator began at about 2%, not 0%, and reached 100% by 1980 rather than 2018. The overview also says refrigerators were highest for most of the period, although the vacuum cleaner was higher in 2000 and 2019, when both were at 100%. Housework fell to about 11 hours, not 10. More accurate comparisons and a clearer overview would make the key features more fully reported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on appliance ownership and a final paragraph on housework. This gives the reader a sensible route through the information, and transitions such as “Overall,” “In contrast” and “However” help signal relationships. The progression is generally coherent, but some references are difficult to follow because the appliance names are omitted in the third paragraph: “The percentage of households with electrical appliances accounted for 30%” does not identify the vacuum cleaner. The overview’s comparison of refrigerators with the other appliances is also imprecise, which weakens the logical connection to the details. Name each series consistently and use comparisons to guide the reader more precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “declining trend” and “remained stable,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “houswholds,” “refrigertor,” “singnificantly” and “droped” should be corrected, while “time invest on doing households” is an unnatural expression. “Faced an inclining trend” and “jumped 85%” are also awkward or imprecise collocations. In addition, “electrical appliances” is repeated where naming the specific appliance would be clearer. Aim for accurate, natural reporting verbs such as “rose,” “increased” and “reached,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including contrast structures such as “In contrast” and “Apart from that,” and most of the message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors are present, particularly in sentence construction and verb forms. For example, “the majority of time refrigerator was the highest than others” has an unclear comparison and missing article, while “the number of housework per week droped” uses an unsuitable noun construction and an incorrect past-tense form. The sentence beginning “The proportion of households with electrical appliances of washing machine was…” is also difficult to parse. Use clear subjects such as “ownership of washing machines,” maintain past tense for the historical data, and check articles and comparative structures.

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