Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-09

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 6.5)

The graphs present the variations in possession of electrical equipments and duration of time utilized in domesic work in a state from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, most of houses had a washing machine and almost every house had a refrigerator and a vacuum cleaner in 2019 as compared to 1920 when it was less common to own these equipments. The number of hours utilized in housework reduced continuously from 1920 to 2019.

In 1920, the percentage of houses which had washing machine were around 40%. The trend of owning it grew till 1960 then dropped till 1980 and again gained around same level of 1960 in 2019 when around 70% of houses had it. It was very rare to find a refrigerator in any house in 1920 but people started owning it and in 1980 almost every house owned it and this pattern continued till 2019. Similary vacuum cleaner were less common in 1920 found in around 30% of homes but grew till 2000 when these were in almost every house.

The number of hours utilized in 1920 on domestic work every week used to be around 50. These dropped to around 20 in 1960 and continued to do so till 2019. In 2019, number of hours spent on household work were around 10 means around 20% of hours used to be utilized in 1920.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You provide a clear overview of the main patterns: appliance ownership generally increased, while time spent on housework fell. The response also includes relevant comparisons and several key figures, such as washing machines at about 40% in 1920 and housework at 50 hours. Most trends are accurately described, including the refrigerator reaching full ownership by 1980 and vacuum cleaners doing so by 2000. Some details are over-generalised or imprecise: washing-machine ownership was about 75% in 2019, rather than returning to the 1960 level of around 70%, and housework fell to 15 hours by 1980, then remained there until 2000 before dropping to about 11. Including these stages would make the account more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, overview and two detail paragraphs, with a sensible progression from appliance ownership to housework hours. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “then,” and “In 2019” help readers follow the comparisons. The main opportunity is to make some references and transitions more precise. For example, “These dropped to around 20 in 1960 and continued to do so till 2019” is unclear because the hours did not keep falling at the same rate: they levelled off at 15 hours in 1980 and 2000. Likewise, “this pattern” could identify more explicitly that refrigerator ownership remained at 100%. Clearer links between each figure and its trend would strengthen the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “grew,” “dropped,” “less common,” and “continued.” The meaning is generally clear, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task. “Electrical equipments” is not the usual form; “electrical appliances” is more appropriate, and “time utilized in domestic work” is less natural than “time spent on housework.” There are also spelling errors in “domesic” and “Similary.” Some repetition of “house” and “around” limits flexibility. Aim for precise collocations and a few varied trend verbs, while checking spelling and choosing standard chart-description language.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including time clauses such as “when around 70% of houses had it” and a contrast introduced by “as compared to 1920.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical errors remain. In “the percentage of houses which had washing machine were,” the singular subject requires “was,” and the noun phrase needs an article: “a washing machine.” “Vacuum cleaner were” also needs plural agreement or a singular construction. The final sentence, “In 2019, number of hours … were around 10 means,” combines clauses without a clear grammatical link. More careful agreement, articles and sentence boundaries would improve accuracy.

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