Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-30
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 chart illustrates the percentage of ownership and the other chart demonstrate how to spent amount of time households. in doing housework in one country from 1920 to 2019.
Overall, the ownership of refrigerator recorded highest while the perentage of washing machine had lowest. Moreover households spent more hours in cleaning in 1920.
The percentage of households washing machine had at around 50% in 1940. then increased sharply at bout 90% in 1960. after that it increased to about 100% in 2000 after that in 2000, 2019 the ownership remained unchanged.Moreover, the ownership of washing machine started at 40% after that it increased grudually at about 70% in 1960. after that it decreased slightly at about 61% and further increases at around 78%. furthermore, vacuum cleaner began at about 30% after that it increased rocketly at around 100% in 2000 and remained constant in 2019.
The number of households worked in week per hours started at about 50 hours per week after that it decreased sharply at about 20 hours in 1960 after that it decreased slowly at about 19 hours in 1980 in 2019 after some fluctuation households was spending at about 10% in 2019.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover both charts, presenting an overview and some specific data points. However, the information is marred by several factual inaccuracies and confusion regarding the data series. For instance, the student states that the ownership of the refrigerator recorded the highest while the washing machine was the lowest, yet the line graph shows that refrigerators and vacuum cleaners both reached 100% by 2000, while washing machines finished at 75%. Furthermore, the data for individual appliances is mixed up and difficult to follow due to confusing referencing (e.g., mixing up washing machine and refrigerator statistics). While an overview is present, the lack of precision and inaccurate reporting of key features prevent this from reaching a higher band. It satisfies the basic requirements of summarising the charts, but more careful data extraction is needed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, which helps establish a basic structure. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by repetitive and abrupt cohesive devices such as 'after that' and 'moreover'. Paragraphing is not used effectively to separate distinct ideas or trends; for example, the details about different appliances are jumbled together within a single dense paragraph without clear grouping. Referencing is also faulty, making it hard to follow which data belongs to which appliance. Overall organisation is attempted, but the mechanical and repetitive use of cohesive ties, alongside poor progression, keeps this criterion at band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'ownership', 'decreased slightly', and 'remained constant', but these are often used alongside incorrect or awkward phrasing, such as 'increased rocketly' or 'worked in week per hours'. There are noticeable spelling errors (e.g., 'demonstrate', 'perentage', 'grudually') and word choice inaccuracies throughout the text. The vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic trends, but the limitations in range and frequent lexical errors mean it does not fully meet the descriptors for band 6.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The essay displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex or compound forms often result in severe structural errors and run-on sentences, such as 'after that it increased to about 100% in 2000 after that in 2000, 2019 the ownership remained unchanged.' Punctuation is frequently misused or omitted, and basic subject-verb agreement or preposition errors occur regularly (e.g., 'how to spent amount of time households. in doing housework'). Because complex structures are frequently faulty and errors cause some difficulty for the reader, this warrants a band 5.0.
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