Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-17

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 presents the variation in possesion of electrical appliances and the duration spent doing household chores in one country from 1920 to 2019.

overall, it can be seen that propotion of household acquiring electrical devices increases. vaccum cleaner and washing machine starting around the same percentage but vaccum cleaner suprases and have a steep increase meanwhile ont he other hand the amount of housework per week decline over the given time period.

In 1920 refrigerator started from the lowest compared to vaccum cleaner and washing machine. refrigerator had a steep increament till 1960 and then hovered arount the same rate until 2019 however vaccum cleaner and washing machine started around 30 and 40 percent follwed an upward trend till 1960 eventually vaccum cleaner exceed to the peak in 2000 and remain constant till 2019 while washing machine saw a slight growth.

turning to hours of house hold work per week a downward trend is observed across the period of 1920 to 2019. a steep decrease between 1920 and 1960 from 50 to 20 hours and decline to 10 hours by 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both charts and making relevant comparisons. The overview captures the general upward trend in appliance ownership and the downward trend in housework hours. Key data points are accurately reported, such as refrigerators starting at 2% in 1920 and reaching 100% by 1980, and housework hours declining from 50 to 11. However, some minor inaccuracies exist in tracking specific trends (e.g., stating the vacuum cleaner surpassed the washing machine and reached a peak in 2000, whereas both actually reached 100% by 2000). Overall, the response effectively addresses the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay has a clear overall progression and is divided into an introduction, an overview paragraph, and two body paragraphs covering the two charts. Cohesive devices and linking phrases are used to connect ideas, such as "overall, it can be seen that", "In 1920", and "turning to hours of house hold work". However, paragraphing is somewhat weak as the overview is joined into the same paragraph as the first body point instead of standing alone, and cohesive ties can be slightly mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, but punctuation deficits (such as lack of capitalization) occasionally hinder smooth reading.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms like "variation", "duration", "household chores", and "upward trend". However, there are numerous spelling errors throughout the response, including "possesion" instead of possession, "propotion" instead of proportion, "vaccum" instead of vacuum, "suprases" instead of surpasses, "increament" instead of increment, and "arount" instead of around. These lexical errors indicate a lack of precision and control over less common vocabulary, keeping the score at band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as "whilst washing machine saw a slight growth" and "a steep decrease between 1920 and 1960 from 50 to 20 hours". However, the text contains serious punctuation and capitalization issues—sentences begin with lowercase letters, and there is a total lack of periods separating distinct thoughts in the second paragraph, resulting in run-on sentences. Grammatical inaccuracies like missing articles (e.g., "the propotion of household") and subject-verb agreement errors ("vaccum cleaner suprases and have") reduce the accuracy of complex forms.

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