Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-14

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 line graph depicts the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country over the period from 1920 to 2019. Overall, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner recorded the highest figure at 100% in 2019, while washing machine experience the lowest figure at 75%.

In 1920, refrigerator had the least percentage of households around 2% among all other appliances, however it rose steadily by crosing vaccum cleaner before reaching to 55% in 1940. While vaccum cleaner was recorded 30% in 1920 and climbed to 50% in 1940. Whereas, washing machine recorded higest figure at 40% in 1920, which increases to 60% in 1940. In 1960 washine machine and vaccum cleaner intersect at 70%, however vaccum cleaner increase consistently, whereas washine machine fell and increase gradually to 75% of households in 2019, accounted for the lowest among all three appliances. Similarly refrigerator and vaccum cleaner meets at 100% in 2000 and both stood constant till 2019.

Turning to amount of time spent on housework per week by per household over the period between 1920 and 2019. It is observed that, the highest amount of time spent by per household was in 1920 accounted for 50 hours, However it fell steadily up to 20% in 1960 and it continued fell to it lowest level in 2019 around 10%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student successfully covers the main features of both charts, providing a clear overview that contrasts appliance ownership with the time spent on housework. Key data points such as the 2019 figures (100% for refrigerators and vacuum cleaners, 75% for washing machines) and the 1920 starting points are reported accurately. Comparisons are made across the time periods, notably describing the intersection points and trends. While some specific intermediate years could be explored in greater depth, the response satisfies the requirements of Task 1 well, earning a band score of 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall progression, divided into an introduction, a body paragraph dedicated to appliance ownership, and a final paragraph focusing on housework time. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct datasets. However, the use of cohesive devices is sometimes repetitive or mechanical, with phrases like 'While vaccum cleaner', 'Whereas', and 'Similarly' used awkwardly to link clauses. Referencing is occasionally ambiguous, but the text remains coherent overall, warranting a band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms such as 'ownership', 'appliance', 'steadily', 'intersect', and 'accounted for'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('vaccum' instead of vacuum, 'crosing' instead of crossing, 'higest' instead of highest, 'washine' instead of washing) and minor word choice issues (e.g., 'recorded the highest figure at 100%' rather than reaching 100%). These errors do not impede communication, placing the response firmly at band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and adverbial phrases. However, grammatical accuracy is limited by frequent errors, such as missing prepositions or incorrect verb forms (e.g., 'washing machine experience the lowest', 'it continued fell to it lowest level', and awkward fragments like 'Turning to amount of time...'). Punctuation is also erratic in places, particularly with comma splices. Because these errors occur frequently and affect readability, a band score of 5.0 is appropriate.

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