Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-01

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 number of percentage of household appliances used between the year 1920 and 2019. It shows the information of three appliances: Washing machine, Refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner

Overall, washing machine is used much more than any other appliances. 40% of the people were using it in the year 1920. Alongside washing machine, Vacuum cleaners were second choice of people with 30% of them using it during the year 1920. Refrigerator were not in use at that period.

In the year 1940, refrigerator had high incline of usage in household works which is about 55%.The use of washing machine was still higher than any other appliances. Vacuum cleaner had a steady growth which climed to just 50% use.

In the year 2019, both refrigerator and vaccum cleaner is being used is alomost every house and are also the leading appliances in household work with the usage of 100%. In addition, by the year 1980, the usage of washing machine had fell among any other appliances. Since then, it had a steady growth and in 2019 approximately 75% usage only.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response addresses the task only partially, presenting some key features while misinterpreting others. For instance, the writer claims that washing machines were used 'much more than any other appliances' in 1920 (40%), overlooking that refrigerators and vacuum cleaners started differently, and later incorrectly states that in 1980 the usage of washing machines 'had fell among any other appliances'. The overview is underdeveloped and inaccurate regarding trends. To improve, the writer needs to ensure all data is read correctly from the charts and present a clearer, more accurate summary of the main trends and comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response demonstrates some organisation with a logical attempt at paragraphing, separating the introduction, overview, and specific time periods. However, there is no clear overall progression due to confusing sequencing and weak referencing. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and sometimes inaccurately, such as abrupt transitions between paragraphs and repetitive sentence openings. To achieve a higher band, the writer should use a wider variety of cohesive devices more naturally and ensure that ideas flow logically from one sentence to the next without confusing time markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task, with noticeable errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'high incline' and 'steady growth', but uses them inaccurately or with incorrect collocations, like 'climed to just 50% use' and 'vaccume cleaner' (spelling error). Phrasing is often repetitive, relying on basic structures to describe data changes. To improve, the student should expand their range of vocabulary for describing trends and pay closer attention to word choice, spelling, and standard collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The text displays a very limited range of structures, with frequent errors that can cause difficulty for the reader. While there are some attempts at complex sentences, they are often faulty, as seen in 'In the year 2019, both refrigerator and vaccum cleaner is being used is alomost every house' and 'refrigerator had high incline of usage in household works which is about 55%'. Errors in subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, and prepositions are frequent throughout the text. To move up, the writer needs to exercise better control over basic grammatical forms and produce a higher proportion of error-free sentences when attempting complex structures.

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