Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-25

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 multi-line graph compare the adaptation of three different categories including vaccum over time from 1920 to 2019 which leads to change in total working hours per week thoughtout the period , it can be seen in the single line chart.

Overall, refrigerator adaptaion significantly grow and remained stable from 1980 until 2010. In contrast, the working hours reduced drastically throughut the time period.

To discuss the appliances chart in more detail, freezer was the most demanding appliace stood at 30% in 1930 and after 30 years reached to 90% in 1960. Until [redacted phone]% receorded.Similari to this vaccume clear was 20% in 1920 then gradually increased until 1980 and the it climbed to it max by 2000. Followed this washimh machine was 40% in 1920 and then subtantially grow and reach to just 70% until 2019, total 30% total change.

On the other hand, working hours reduced linearly started from 50 to 20% until 1960 then from 1980 to 2019 it was from 50hours per week per household to just 10hours , declined by approximately 400 times les

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The candidate attempts to cover the main features of the charts, noting the general upward trend in appliance ownership and the downward trend in housework hours. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reading the data, such as stating that the refrigerator (referred to as a freezer) stood at 30% in 1930 (a year not on the graph) and misinterpreting the final mathematical decrease as being '400 times less'. Furthermore, some appliance names are confused (e.g. freezer instead of refrigerator). While an overview is provided, the data reporting contains factual errors that prevent the response from achieving a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response is divided into logical paragraphs with an introductory sentence, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing the appliances and housework hours. However, the progression is sometimes hindered by awkward transitions and confusing sentence structures, such as 'To discuss the appliances chart in more detail, freezer was the most demanding appliace...'. Cohesive devices like 'Overall' and 'On the other hand' are used, but referencing and paragraph internal cohesion are occasionally faulty.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary range is limited and contains numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'vaccum' instead of vacuum, 'appliace' instead of appliance, 'adaptation' used instead of adoption, and 'subtantially grow' instead of grew substantially. Words are frequently misused, such as calling the refrigerator a 'freezer' and using awkward phrasing like 'most demanding appliance'. These lexical errors cause some strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The candidate attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout the response. There are frequent errors in verb tense and agreement, such as 'The multi-line graph compare' instead of compares, 'working hours reduced linearly started from' with multiple unpunctuated clauses, and missing articles or prepositions. These errors sometimes impede smooth reading and demonstrate limited control over complex grammar.

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