Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-16
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 5.0)
The charts dispay information about the percentage of household with electrical appliance such as washing machine, refriderator, and vacuum cleaner and the number of hours of housework per week, per household between 1920 to 2019.
Overall, it can be seen that the refrigerator number of percentages increase all over the period but the washing machine figures of percenatge increase and decrease with the times. In the begin years number of working hours per week at the peak stage, but in the last years figurse of hours fall down.
The refrigerator starts from the 0% in 1920 but this ratio is rise with times reach at 100%. The washing machine percentage in the begin 40% in 1920 and increase in 1960 peak at 60% and in 2019 remain the same only two percent difference between them.
In 1920 the number of hours per week at the peak 50 hours, but in 1940 fall down reach at 35 hours per week. In the last decades remain constant just over the 10 hours per week.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover both charts, addressing the ownership of electrical appliances and the hours spent on housework. However, the information provided is somewhat inaccurate and poorly synthesised. For instance, the overview contains vague and confusing phrasing, such as 'the refrigerator number of percentages increase all over the period'. Furthermore, specific data points are misreported or difficult to follow; the student states that the washing machine reached a peak at 60% in 1960 and remained similar in 2019, whereas the graph shows it at 70% in 1960 and 75% in 2019. The comparisons lack precision, and the overall summary is weak, leading to a score of 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, which provides a basic structure, but the logical progression within and between paragraphs is heavily disrupted by poor referencing and unclear cohesive ties. Transition phrases are largely missing or inappropriate, such as 'In the begin years' and 'in the last years figurse of hours fall down'. The use of pronouns and referencing is weak, meaning the relationship between ideas is frequently obscured. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is faulty and repetitive, placing this response at a band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very limited and often repetitive. There are multiple spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'dispay' instead of 'display', 'refriderator', 'percenatge', and 'begin' used instead of 'beginning'. Collocations are weak, as seen in expressions like 'ratio is rise with times reach at 100%'. While the student manages to name the appliances and the topic of housework, the lexical control is insufficient for higher bands, containing noticeable errors that occasionally impede the reader, justifying a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The student relies heavily on simple sentence structures, and attempts at more complex sentences result in severe structural errors and missing verbs or prepositions, such as 'the percentage of household with electrical appliance such as washing machine' and 'in 1920 the number of hours per week at the peak 50 hours'. Errors in tense usage and word forms occur frequently, causing strain for the reader. There is a very limited range of accurate structures, placing this at a band 5.0.
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