Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The line graph illustrates the change in proportion of household in who are using various electrical appliances from year 1920 to 2019, and the number of hours spend per week.

Overall, the first graph shows the escalation in its trend from year 1920 to 2019. It shows the lowest proportion of all the appliances, and also it reaches it peak. The trend trend have some fluctuation in it but it still grows. The second however, didn't show a positive response. From its starting the graph has decreasing trend which get more lower in 2019.

Looking at first chart, the refrigerator shows is the lowest in proportion. Only above 0 percent in 1920, but it get escalated to above 50 percent in 1940. The line continue to grow crossing washing machine and vaccum cleaner between 1940and 1960. It peaks to 100 pecent in 1980, which remain stable for the two decades. 40 percent of household uses Washing machine in 1940. The line has a slight increase in 1940, which reached to 70 percent of usage in 1960. The usage of vaccum cleaner have slight decline after 1960, it fluctuate between 60 pecent and 70 percent from 1960 to 2000. After 2000, it reaches to above 70 percent in 2019 but remain the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad contrast between rising appliance ownership and falling housework hours, and include several relevant figures, such as refrigerators reaching 100% in 1980 and washing-machine ownership rising to around 70% by 1960. However, the response only partially reports the task: the second graph is mentioned in the overview but its figures and later trend are not described in the body. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the washing-machine figure of 40% belongs to 1920, not 1940, and the vacuum-cleaner series rises from about 70% in 1960 to 90% in 1980 and 100% by 2000, rather than fluctuating between 60% and 70%. The overview also makes a confusing claim that an appliance reaches its peak without identifying it clearly. Select the main trends accurately and cover both graphs.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and a paragraph beginning “Looking at first chart,” so the reader can recognise the intended stages of a Task 1 report. However, progression is weak: the overview repeats general statements about trends without clearly summarising the key comparisons, and the body moves between appliances without a consistent order. Linking expressions such as “however” and “Looking at” are used, but they do not always clarify relationships between ideas. The final sentence is unfinished (“but remain the”), which disrupts the report and leaves a comparison incomplete. Organise the body by chart or by appliance, use clear time-based sequencing, and ensure each paragraph and sentence is complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “usage,” “stable,” “fluctuation” and “peaks,” showing an attempt to describe trends rather than simply list figures. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “positive response” is not an appropriate description of a downward trend, while “escalation” and “get escalated” are awkward for gradual increases in chart data. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “vaccum,” “pecent” and “remain” where the intended form is “remained.” Use precise trend language such as “rose,” “declined,” “levelled off” and “accounted for,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses linked with “which” and “but,” but control is inconsistent and errors occur frequently. Examples include “proportion of household in who are using,” “the trend trend have,” and “the refrigerator shows is the lowest,” where sentence structure and agreement make the meaning hard to follow. Tense and verb forms are also unreliable: “the line continue to grow” and “it get escalated” should use past-tense forms when describing the historical data. Articles and plurals are often missing or incorrect, as in “from year 1920” and “40 percent of household.” Aim for shorter, complete sentences first, then check subject–verb agreement, past tense, and singular/plural forms.

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