Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-21

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 two line graph compare the proportion of changes in ownership and the time spent doing housework per households with electrical appliance: Washing machine, Refrigerator and Vacuum cleaner in a single country from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, it is clear that electrical appliance ownership increased markedly across the period. Although, Vacuum cleaner accounted for the larger share for most years, the sharp rise in Refrigerator played deceive role towards the end of period, whereas Washing machine had the lowest figures. Additionally, number of working hour for house declined dramatically over the period of time.

At the beginning of the period, Refrigerator stood at around 0 in 1920, with approximately two decades most work done by Washing machine and Vacuum cleaner, standing at 60% and 50% respectively.

Between 1920 and 1960, Refrigerator figure climbed steadily to 90%. Moreover, both Washing machine and Vacuum shared the same percentage 70%. After that, Refrigerator surged sharply, standing at 100% in 2019. By contrast, between 1960 and 2000 was the only years when Vacuum remained under Refrigerator and then matched the proportion in 2000 to 2019. In addition, after 1960, recorded the lowest figures by 72% in 2019.

Number of hours declined significantly of housework per week began with 50 in 1920 and in 1940, numbers was fell down, standing at 32 and followed by next two decades dropped to 20 and keep falling over the period of time-span, standing at 10 in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all parts of the task, providing a clear overview and selecting key features from both charts. You successfully identified the main trends, such as the rise in appliance ownership and the inverse decline in housework hours. However, some data points are slightly inaccurate or confusingly phrased, such as the claim that the refrigerator stood at 'around 0' in 1920 when the chart shows a clear starting point, or the confusing description of the vacuum cleaner's trend. To reach a higher band, ensure that data descriptions are precise and that comparisons between the two charts are more explicitly linked to the overall trend.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is logically organized into paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Additionally', 'By contrast', and 'Moreover', which help the flow of information. However, some transitions are slightly mechanical or awkward, such as 'after 1960, recorded the lowest figures'. The referencing is occasionally unclear, particularly when discussing the vacuum cleaner's relationship with the refrigerator. Improving the variety of cohesive devices and ensuring that every sentence clearly links to the previous one would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'proportion', 'markedly', 'surged', and 'declined'. There are some instances of word-choice errors or awkward phrasing, such as 'played deceive role' (likely meaning 'decisive') and 'number of working hour for house'. These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To improve, focus on using more natural collocations and ensuring that technical terms are used correctly in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'The two line graph compare' (subject-verb agreement), 'numbers was fell down' (incorrect verb form), and 'keep falling over the period of time-span'. Punctuation is also inconsistent in places. While these errors rarely prevent the reader from understanding the main points, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Focus on subject-verb agreement and consistent tense usage to improve accuracy.

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