Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The charts illustrate the variations of different electrical compliances and the time spent for houseworks per week over the years.

Overall, the percentage of housholds who owns electrical compliances saturated over the last couple of years. Although the general trends of the household electrical compliance ownership graphs are increasing nature, the household works are decreasing over the given period.

Vacuum cleaner is the only compliance that its graph increased linearly from 1920 to 2000. On the other hand washing machine compliance didn't vary much between 1960 and 2000 compared to refrigerator which changed abruptly over the period. All the compliances at the end stayed relatively same.

However, number of hours of houseworks decreased over the same period. Although initially the line graph steadily decreased from 1920 to 1960, the latter period the line stayed flat over the given period. Compared to vacuum cleaner it was the opposite of that.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two broad patterns: appliance ownership generally rises, while weekly housework falls. You also make relevant comparisons, such as the washing-machine figures changing little over part of the period and refrigerator ownership rising sharply. However, the overview is imprecise: “saturated over the last couple of years” does not clearly describe the appliance trends, and “all the compliances at the end stayed relatively same” overlooks that washing-machine ownership ends below the other two. Several details are missing or inaccurate: the refrigerator and vacuum cleaner reach 100% by different years, and housework falls again after remaining level from 1980 to 2000. The response is also one word below the required minimum. Include a clearer overview and select key figures to support it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate discussion of appliance ownership and housework. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the body paragraphs is limited: the appliance paragraph moves between three series without a clear sequence of dates or a consistent comparison, and the final sentence, “Compared to vacuum cleaner it was the opposite of that,” has an unclear reference. Linking words such as “Although,” “On the other hand” and “However” are used, but some do not express the relationship clearly. Organise the details chronologically or by appliance, and use explicit references to the trends being compared.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt some task-appropriate language, including “percentage,” “increased linearly,” “decreased” and “steadily,” which helps communicate the broad trends. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, sometimes making the meaning less clear. For example, “electrical compliances” is not the right term for appliances, “houseworks” is not the usual uncountable noun, and “saturated” is an imprecise description of ownership reaching a high level. “Changed abruptly” also overstates the refrigerator trend without specifying what changed. Use standard chart vocabulary consistently, such as “appliance ownership,” “housework,” “rose,” “levelled off” and “remained stable,” and check spelling, including “households.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and some more complex forms, including clauses beginning with “Although” and “Compared to,” so there is an attempt to vary sentence structure. However, errors in agreement, articles and sentence construction recur. In “the percentage of housholds who owns,” the singular subject requires “owns,” while “households” would take “own” if it were the subject. “On the other hand washing machine compliance didn't vary” needs clearer punctuation and an article or plural construction. The final comparison is also grammatically incomplete or unclear. These problems do not prevent the reader from following the main message, but they reduce precision. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build complete comparison sentences around the two trends.

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