Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-07-25

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 provided charts illustrated the ownership of the home electrical home appliances and the time to spend while using these appliances during the weak through out the different periods.

Overall, The trend of owning vacuum cleaner was at peak and same in 2000 and 2019 whereas it was recorded that people also spent the higher time while using these items in 1920 but in the 2019 its use was lesser. on its contrary refrigerator took the zero percent of people attention no one actually owned it before 1920.

in 1920 people showed interest in owing washing machine and vacuum cleaner instead of refrigerators and also spend the peak time to use it.and the trend of purchasing refrigerators increased from 1920 onwards. Even recorded the higher consumption in 1980. but people started spending less time to use these items from 1940 which was half of the time which was spent in 1920. The trend of owning washing machine were fluctuated from 1960 until 2019 whereas the percentage of owning other items refrigerators and vacuum cleaner got increased and almost remained same from 2000 to 2019 but during the same year the tend to use these items started declined and recorded that in 2019 people gave really less time to use these items.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers the main features of the charts, identifying trends in appliance ownership and housework time. However, the analysis is somewhat inconsistent. For instance, the claim that 'refrigerator took the zero percent of people attention' is inaccurate based on the provided data, and the description of trends is occasionally confusing, such as the statement regarding the 'peak' time in 1920. While the main features are selected, the comparison between the two charts is not fully developed or clearly linked, leading to some confusion in the reader's understanding of the data. More precise reporting of the specific percentages and years would improve the clarity of the task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the logical flow is frequently interrupted by awkward phrasing and unclear referencing. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall' and 'whereas', but they are often applied mechanically or incorrectly, such as 'on its contrary' and 'in 1920 onwards'. The progression of ideas is sometimes difficult to follow because the sentences do not always connect logically to the previous ones. Paragraphing is present, but the internal structure of the paragraphs lacks the necessary cohesion to guide the reader smoothly through the data comparison.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The range of vocabulary is limited and often repetitive. There are several instances of inaccurate word choice, such as 'the weak' instead of 'the week', 'the zero percent of people attention', and 'the tend to use these items started declined'. These errors occasionally impede communication, making the reader work harder to understand the intended meaning. While the student attempts to use topic-specific vocabulary like 'appliances' and 'consumption', the lack of precision and frequent errors in collocation and word form prevent the response from reaching a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and some attempted complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'The trend of owning washing machine were fluctuated'), incorrect tense usage, and missing articles. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with several run-on sentences and incorrect capitalisation (e.g., 'Overall, The trend'). While the meaning is generally discernible, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar structures significantly impacts the overall quality of the writing.

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