Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-23

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)

These line graphs illustrate the changes in the ownership of electrical appliances and the amount of time is spent doing house shores in households in a country in between a 100 years from 1920 to 2019.

At first we have refrigerators, from 0 in 1920 and upwards growth to 1980 is when every household had a refrigerator and is steady still in the 2019.

In 1920 around 30% of households had a Vacuum cleaners, its growth went quite well and households achieved 100% Vacuum cleaners ownership in the 2000's

Washing machines on the other hand, households had around 40% washing machines in 1920, its ownership grew steadily till the 1960 when around 70% of the household had washing machines, than a slight fall of 10% in 1980 and afterwards a slow growth in washing machine ownership can be seen, in 2019 more than 70% of households own a washing machine.

In between these 100 years, the number of hours of housework per week per household has dramatically changed, one household would spend 10 hours working their shores per week in 2019 is 50 hours of time per week per house hold in 1920, thanks to washing machines, dish washing machines and ready made meals.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers the main features of the charts, identifying the trends for appliance ownership and the decline in housework hours. However, the summary is somewhat mechanical, and the data interpretation is occasionally inaccurate. For instance, the claim that housework was 50 hours in 1920 and 10 hours in 2019 is a good use of data, but the description of the appliance trends lacks a clear overview or synthesis of the relationship between the two charts. The response addresses the task requirements but lacks the analytical depth required for a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is organised into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the information. However, the use of cohesive devices is limited and sometimes repetitive. Phrases like 'At first we have' and 'In between these 100 years' are somewhat informal and mechanical. The progression of ideas is logical, but the transitions between the appliance data and the housework data could be smoother. The paragraphing is functional, but the overall flow is slightly disjointed due to the limited range of linking words used to connect the trends.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks variety and precision. There are several errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'house shores' instead of 'housework' or 'chores', and 'upwards growth' which is redundant. The range of vocabulary is limited to basic terms, and there is little attempt to use less common or more sophisticated lexical items to describe the trends. While the meaning is generally clear, the lack of precision and the recurring errors in terminology prevent a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('amount of time is spent'), incorrect prepositions ('in between a 100 years'), and awkward phrasing ('every household had a refrigerator and is steady still'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma splices and run-on sentences. While the errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to be noticeable and suggest a lack of control over more complex grammatical forms.

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