Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-26

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 charts show the percentage of households that owned electrical appliances and the number of hours spent on housework per week in one country from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, the ownership of all three appliances increased during the period, while the time spent doing housework decreased. Refrigerators and vacuum cleaners became the most common appliances by the end of the period.

In 1920, about 40% of households had a washing machine, while 30% had a vacuum cleaner. Only around 2% of households owned a refrigerator. By 1940, the figures had increased to about 60% for washing machines, 50% for vacuum cleaners and 55% for refrigerators.

In 1960, refrigerator ownership rose sharply to 90%, while both washing machines and vacuum cleaners were at around 70%.The percentage of households with refrigerators reached 100% in 1980. Vacuum cleaner ownership also increased to 90% in 1980 and reached 100% in 2000.Washing machine ownership changed slightly, falling from 70% in 1960 to 65% in 1980, before rising to about 75% in 2019.

The second chart shows that housework covers 35 hours in 1940 and 20 hours in 1960. and 2000, and finally to only 10 hours in 2019.It then decreased gradually to around 15 hours in 1980 became less time consuming. In 1920, households spent about 50 hours per week on housework.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all key features of the charts, including the trends in appliance ownership and the decline in housework hours. You successfully identified the main trends and made relevant comparisons. However, the final paragraph is disorganized and contains confusing data presentation, such as the fragmented sentence 'and 2000, and finally to only 10 hours in 2019.' This makes the reporting of the housework data less clear than it could be. To reach a higher band, ensure that all data points are presented in a logical, chronological order and that sentences are complete and coherent.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the information. However, the cohesion within the final paragraph is problematic. The sentence structure is broken, and the chronological flow is disrupted by the placement of the 1920 data at the very end of the paragraph. While you use some cohesive devices, the mechanical errors in the final section detract from the overall flow. Improving the logical sequencing of your data points and ensuring that transitions between sentences are smooth will significantly improve your score in this criterion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'increased,' 'rose sharply,' and 'decreased gradually' to describe trends. There is some repetition of 'ownership' and 'households.' To improve, try to incorporate more varied synonyms or descriptive phrases to avoid repetitive structures. The vocabulary is generally accurate and appropriate for an academic report, but it lacks the precision and sophistication required for higher bands. Focus on using more precise collocations to describe the intensity of changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is appropriate for this task. However, there are several grammatical errors, particularly in the final paragraph, such as 'housework covers 35 hours in 1940' (should be 'took' or 'involved') and the fragmented sentence structure. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after periods in some places. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score. Focus on proofreading your work to ensure subject-verb agreement and correct sentence boundaries.

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