Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-19

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 line graphs illustrates the changes in ownership of electrical equipments and represents the amount of time spent doing household chores in a particular country from 1920 to 2019.

Overall,washing machine was the highest electronic item preferred in 1920 which later become the least item preferred. Vacuum cleaner was the second highest in 1920 and increased following the upward trends becoming the highest. Refrigerator was the least electronic applicances used which rose significantly and remained the highest. Moreover, in 1920, number of hours of housework were more per week however it dropped by 2019.

Washing machine was the dominant applicance in 1920 with 40% of the households, however by 2019 it became the least even though it increase and fluctuated each year. Refrigerator and vacuum cleaner were the least representing 30% and zero respectively, however they rose significantly comprised with 100% each by 2000.

In 1920, number of household chores per week was the highest with 50 hours every week which dropped and between 1980 and 2000 the number of hours remained steady at 15 hours every week. However, in 2019 it decreased by 10 hours per week.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover all parts of the visual data by outlining the main trends in appliance ownership and housework hours. However, there are significant factual inaccuracies regarding the data. For example, the student states that the washing machine was the highest preferred item in 1920 (40%) and became the least preferred by 2019, and that the refrigerator and vacuum cleaner started at 30% and zero respectively. Looking at the data, the vacuum cleaner started at 30% in 1920, but the refrigerator started at 2% and the washing machine at 40%. Furthermore, the description of trends contains confusion between percentages and rankings. While an overview is attempted, the inaccurate reporting of specific data points pulls the score down into the lower band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response is divided into logical paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by an overview paragraph, and then body paragraphs detailing appliance ownership and housework hours. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'however', and 'moreover' are used to structure the text. However, paragraphing and internal cohesion are sometimes affected by awkward phrasing and referencing errors. For instance, the transition between sentences in the second paragraph lacks smooth progression, and mechanical repetition of certain cohesive markers is noticeable. Overall, the essay has a coherent framework, but the execution of cohesion is occasionally faulty.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary for the task, using terms related to data and household appliances such as 'ownership', 'household chores', 'upward trends', and 'significantly'. However, there are numerous lexical and collocational errors throughout the text, including 'electrical equipments' (equipment is uncountable), 'electronic item' used for mechanical appliances like washing machines, and misspelt or misused words like 'applicance' and 'comprised with'. These errors indicate a limited control of word choice and word formation, though communication of the general topic remains mostly intact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as introductory clauses ('In 1920, number of household chores...') and subordinate clauses introduced by 'however'. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, featuring frequent errors such as missing articles ('washing machine was', 'number of hours'), subject-verb agreement issues ('number of hours of housework were'), and tense inconsistencies. For example, 'it increase and fluctuated' uses the base verb form instead of the past tense. These frequent grammatical errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader.

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