Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-07

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 6.0)

The given line charts illustrates ownership of household electrical appliances and proportion of thime spent doing housework in a country between year 1920 to year 2019.

Overall, during this period owning of electrical appliances have increased significantly especially for washing machine, refrigeratir and vacuum cleaner. In addition it is seen that amount of time spent during housework per week has decrised .

Firstly, in 1920 percentage of households with appliances considerably less like 0% for refrigerator, 30% for vacuum cleaner and 40% for washing machine. over the spen of century ownership of this had grown reaching 100% for refrigerator and vacuum cleaner and for washing machine reache 70% or more.

Secondly, as we alrady seen that ownership of household electrical appliances have grown and due to that it is obvious that number or hours spent per week have lowerd over time, in 1920 average hours spent per week is 50 hr and due to more ownership of household appliances this number decline and reach just 10 hours per week in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: appliance ownership generally rose, while weekly housework time fell. The response also selects useful starting and ending comparisons, including the low initial refrigerator figure and the near-universal ownership of refrigerators and vacuum cleaners by the end. However, some details are inaccurate or too general. In 1920, refrigerator ownership was about 2%, not 0%; washing-machine ownership reached 75% in 2019, rather than merely “70% or more”; and housework fell to about 11 hours, not exactly 10. The claim that reduced housework was “due to” appliance ownership is not demonstrated by the charts, so report the parallel trends without asserting causation. More precise coverage of the middle years would strengthen the account.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs, with the appliance data separated from housework hours. “Overall,” “Firstly,” and “Secondly” help signal the stages of the report, and the reader can follow the broad comparison. To make progression more flexible and precise, group related trends rather than relying mainly on ordinal transitions. For example, the appliance paragraph could compare the refrigerator’s rapid rise and plateau with the vacuum cleaner’s steadier increase and the washing machine’s slight dip. The reference “this number” is understandable but could identify housework hours more explicitly. The causal link introduced by “due to that” also makes the relationship between the charts less logically secure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “ownership,” “percentage,” “appliances,” and “hours spent per week,” so the main information is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling, word-form, and collocation errors reduce precision: “thime,” “refrigeratir,” “decrised,” “owning of,” and “number or hours.” Some phrases are vague, including “grown reaching” and “70% or more,” where exact trend language would be more effective. Aim to use accurate verbs for chart movement and natural collocations, while checking spelling carefully. For instance, “ownership increased” and “housework time declined” are concise, appropriate ways to describe the main trends.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentences, including “Overall, during this period…” and the sentence beginning “Secondly, as we already seen…”. However, errors are frequent and sometimes make the relationships between ideas harder to follow. Examples include subject–verb agreement in “The given line charts illustrates” and “ownership … have increased,” missing or incorrect verb forms in “as we already seen,” and tense or agreement problems in “this number decline and reach.” Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “between year 1920 to year 2019” and the lowercase “over” after a full stop. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and agreement, and use shorter, controlled sentences before adding complex clauses.

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