Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-06

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 4.5)

The line graph illustartes the different in ownership of electrical deviceand number of time finished doing housework in households in one nation from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, all work can increase from starting. Use refrigerator had zero percentage of household therefor it not exist. Use washing machine and vacuum cleaner full of used. Number of hours of hosework per week, per household also decrease.

Using washing machine 0 percentage in 1920 after sharp rose to highest at 100 percentage. And stable between 1980 to 2019 at 100 figure. While refrigerator was high other two devices in 1920 at 40 percentage. In addition dramatic increase from 1920 to 2000 at fully used. Vacuum cleaner used in 1930 at 30 percentage. After rose that 1960 at 70 portion. After fell. and in 2019 at olny 73 percentage.

Number of hours of hosework per week, per household also decrease stadly from 1920 to 1960 after they stop at olny 10 percentage in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the task by mentioning the two charts, but it only does so minimally and with severe inaccuracies. The data reported fails to accurately reflect the visual information, such as stating that refrigerator ownership started at zero when the graph shows 2 percent, and misinterpreting trends entirely. While an overview is attempted, it is confused and inaccurate, resulting in a response that lacks proper selection and reporting of main features and meaningful comparisons. The writing is largely disconnected from the actual visual data provided in the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The organisation of the response shows basic paragraphing attempts, but the overall progression of information is difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are used very poorly, with abrupt transitions and disjointed sentences like 'After rose that 1960 at 70 portion. After fell. and in 2019 at olny 73 percentage.' Referencing and linking between sentences are faulty and mechanical, meaning the reader struggles to see a logical flow or clear relationships between the ideas and data points presented.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently relying on terms like 'percentage', 'house', and 'use'. There are numerous spelling errors ('illustartes', 'deviceand', 'therafor', 'olny', 'stadly') and severe word choice errors where incorrect terms are selected, such as 'number of time finished doing housework' or 'full of used'. These lexical inaccuracies and basic limitations frequently strain the reader's understanding and impede smooth communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mainly of fragmented or poorly constructed simple sentences. There is a frequent lack of basic sentence elements, missing verbs, and incorrect verb tenses or forms (e.g., 'all work can increase from starting', 'Use refrigerator had zero percentage'). Errors in prepositions and articles are pervasive throughout the text. These frequent errors distort meaning and make many sentences grammatically incorrect and difficult to parse.

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