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 charts illustrate the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and numbers of hours spent doing housework in households in one country in 1920 to 2019.

Overall, percentage of ownership of washing machine and refrigerator increased throughout the years while ownership of vacuum cleaner fluactued over a period of time. Number of hours of housework per week per household declined in following years.

Approximately 40% and 30% of households owned washing machine and vacuum cleaner whereases no owner bought refrigerator in 1920. After 20 years sudden rose in porportion of ownership of refrigerator that showed above 50% in 1940 while 90% and 100% in order to 1960 and 1980. In 1940 around 60% owner bought washine machine and it increased in 1960 to marked up at 70%. After it declined above 70% in 1980 and further climed up in 2000 and 2019 in order to around 70% and above this. Approximately 50% households owned vacuum cleaner after it rose up at 70%, 90% and 100% in order to 1960, 1980, and 2019.

In 1920 around 50 hours spent doing housework by the households and after it spent approximately below 40 hours in 1940 and 20 hours in 1960. After 20 years it declined below 20 hours spent in next 40 years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by providing an overview of the main trends in appliance ownership and housework hours from 1920 to 2019. Key features are selected and reported, such as the overall upward trend for washing machines and refrigerators, alongside the declining trend in housework hours. However, the reporting of specific data points contains several minor inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as claiming 'no owner bought refrigerator in 1920' when the chart likely indicates zero or near-zero, and some confusion with percentages. Despite these minor data reporting slips, the main trends and comparisons are adequately covered, placing the response solidly at Band 6.0 for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is structured into four distinct paragraphs, providing an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the charts. There is a logical overall arrangement, and the student attempts to sequence information chronologically. However, cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or poorly managed, such as repetitive use of 'After it' and 'in order to' to indicate time or sequence, which creates choppy transitions. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and paragraphing could be more effectively managed to separate the two distinct charts clearly. Consequently, the coherence and cohesion reflect a Band 6.0 level.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully employing terms such as 'ownership', 'electrical appliances', 'housework', and 'decline'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and awkward word choices, such as 'fluactued' (spelling error), 'sudden rose' (should be 'sudden rise'), and 'climed up'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success and occasional spelling errors that do not severely impede communication. Overall, the lexical resource fits the Band 5.5 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and sentence structure is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors and awkward syntactic structures, such as 'percentage of ownership of washing machine and refrigerator increased' (missing articles), 'whereases no owner bought', and 'Number of hours of housework per week per household declined in following years'. Preposition and article errors are frequent. Although these errors do not completely obscure meaning, they cause some difficulty for the reader and restrict the score to Band 5.5.

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