Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-18
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 4.0)
This chart shows the applicances of electercity and amount of time which spent during housework in one country between the year of 1920 and 2019
In 1920 there was much use of Referigerator almost 90 % electercity used in this applicance. on the other side washing maschines used increase in 2019 and vacuume cleaner raised gradually through these years. So it is clear;ly shows that referigerator used much eleclercity as campare to washing machine and vacuume cleaner in the year between 1920 t0 2019.
The next chart shows information about the number of hours of household per week in the year btween 1920 to 2019. The houswork include washing clothes, preparing food and cleaning house. If we eximine deeple then we know that in 1920 washing clathes take more time than cooking and cleaning house. but in 1920 this changed it increased in 1920 and decreased in 2019.
So through these charts we can clearly undersand the applicance of electercity and usage of time on houshold work btween the year 1920 and 2019.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response attempts to address the task by discussing the trends in household appliance ownership and hours of housework, but it falls short in several areas. The interpretation of the data contains significant factual errors and misreadings of the charts. For instance, the student states that in 1920 there was 90 percent use of the refrigerator, whereas the chart shows it was actually around 2 percent. Furthermore, the overview is extremely weak and fails to clearly highlight the overall trends, such as the general rise in appliance ownership alongside a steady decrease in weekly housework hours. Ideas are under-developed and poorly supported by the inaccurate data cited, placing this response firmly in the band 4 range.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text is divided into basic paragraphs, but the overall organisation lacks a clear logical progression. Cohesive devices are used very mechanically or inappropriately, such as 'on the other side' and 'So it is clear;ly shows', which disrupts the flow of the text. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the connections between sentences and ideas. There is an absence of smooth transitions between the discussion of appliance ownership and the time spent on housework, resulting in a disjointed structure that matches the criteria for a band 4.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with numerous severe spelling errors that heavily strain the reader's comprehension, such as 'applicances', 'electercity', 'Referigerator', 'maschines', 'vacuume', and 'eximine'. The student struggles to use appropriate terminology related to graphs and data trends. While there are a few basic topic-related words attempted, the constant misspelling and inadequate word choice restrict the lexical score to a band 4.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent errors in structure, tense, and punctuation. Examples include 'amount of time which spent during housework', 'washing maschines used increase', and 'in 1920 this changed it increased'. Punctuation is faulty, with missing full stops, incorrect capitalization, and semicolons misused ('clear;ly'). Errors occur in almost every sentence and frequently impede meaning, reflecting the characteristics of a band 4 performance.
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