Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-23
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 chart below tracks the alteration in the leverage of washing machine, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner and time devoted in doing house chores in average households in one particular nation from 1920 to 2019.
Overall, owning these appliances by members of family significantly rose up over this period. The usage of washing machine fluctuated over these years. By the end of 2019, around all households had the facility of refrigerator and vacuum cleaner. However, the time spent on doing these chores continued to diminish in past.
In 1920, the ownership of refrigerator was negligible but its prevelance climbed up in after years. In 1960, the utilization of this machine peaked and 90% of habitants had that facility. After that, the ratio of its sales remained steady. The ownership of cleaning machine made up 40% in 1920 and it reached approximately 75% by the yaer 2019. The usage of dust cleaner cuntinued to increase over these years and in 2000, the proportion remained unchanged and accounted for 100%.
The time spediture on household aveage tasks climbed down over this period. In 1920, the hours spent on these chores commenced at 50 and ended at 10 hours per week in 2019.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both charts and making appropriate comparisons. The overview captures the primary trends: appliance ownership increased significantly while housework hours decreased. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in data reporting. For instance, the student states that in 2000 the washing machine ownership accounted for 100%, whereas the chart shows vacuum cleaners and refrigerators reaching 100% by 2000, while washing machines were at 70%. Additionally, some minor details are slightly misread. Nevertheless, the main trends are adequately identified and supported with data.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The text has a clear overall progression and is divided into logical paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs detailing the appliances and housework hours. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall', 'However', and 'In 1920', though referencing and transitions can occasionally feel slightly mechanical or abrupt. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different categories of data. Overall, the information is presented in a coherent and easy-to-follow manner.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student attempts a range of vocabulary appropriate for an academic task, using terms like 'prevalence', 'utilization', and 'proportion'. However, there are numerous lexical and collocational errors throughout the response. Examples include 'tracks the alteration in the leverage of' instead of 'changes in the ownership of', 'time devoted in doing house chores' instead of 'time spent on housework', and 'dust cleaner' instead of 'vacuum cleaner'. Spelling mistakes like 'prevelance', 'cuntinued', 'spediture', and 'aveage' also occur, which limits the score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response employs a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'By the end of 2019, around all households had the facility of refrigerator and vacuum cleaner.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, including 'owning these appliances by members of family significantly rose up', 'climbed up in after years', and 'the hours spent on these chores commenced at 50 and ended at 10 hours per week'. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are persistent enough to prevent a higher band.
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