Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-11

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 charts depict the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and the amount of time spent doing household chores in one nation between 1920and 2019.

Overall, it can be seen that owning a refrigerator and vacuum cleaner rose significantly between [redacted phone]. On the other hand, although ownership of washing machine began at a much higher percentage, it only slightly increased by the end of the period. In addition, the number of hours of doing household task per week decreased significantly between [redacted phone].

The percentage of ownership of refrigerator started with almost no usage in 1920, until it rose significantly up to 90% in 1960 and got the highest percentage in 1980 about 100%, the figure remained unchanged until the end of the year period. Similarly, the percentage of the households who owned a vacuum cleaner began at 30% and rose significantly, it peaked in year 2000 at 100% until the year 2019.

The figure of using washing machine among households slightly increased from around 30% from [redacted phone], it went a slight deep in 1980 at around 65% and began to rise in 2000 from 70% until the end of the year period. Lastly, the number of hours doing chores in the household declined significantly from [redacted phone], it went from 50 hours to 20 hours in 1960. From this year period, the hours per week remained until it reached its lowest point at 10 hours per week in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and provide a clear overview: appliance ownership generally rose, while weekly housework fell. Several key figures and trends are accurately reported, including refrigerators reaching 100% in 1980 and remaining there, and housework dropping from 50 hours to about 11. The response also identifies the washing machine’s comparatively modest overall rise. Some details, however, are incomplete or imprecise: washing-machine ownership was about 40% in 1920, not around 30%, and it rose to 70% by 1960 rather than increasing only slightly across that period. The housework figure was already 15 hours in 1980 and stayed there in 2000, rather than remaining at 20 after 1960. More precise comparisons and coverage of these stages would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs describing appliance ownership and housework. This makes the main trends easy to locate. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Similarly” and “Lastly” help guide the reader, although some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “it peaked in year 2000 at 100% until the year 2019” combines the peak and the unchanged final period awkwardly, while the washing-machine account moves between years without clearly distinguishing its rise, dip and recovery. Some long sentences join separate points with commas, weakening the progression. Grouping the appliance comparisons more explicitly and using clearer sentence boundaries and references would make the organisation more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “rose significantly,” “remained unchanged,” “declined” and “lowest point.” These choices communicate the broad patterns, and the meaning is generally clear. However, several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for chart reporting: “almost no usage” refers to ownership, “percentage of ownership” is less direct than “proportion of households owning,” and “the figure of using washing machine” is awkward. There is also repetition of “significantly” and “year period,” and “went a slight deep” is an inaccurate word choice. Aim for precise terms such as “ownership,” “share,” “fell slightly” and “levelled off,” while varying trend language and avoiding conversational phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including contrast and time clauses, and the main comparisons remain understandable. Some grammatical errors occur, particularly in sentence construction and articles. For example, “the number of hours of doing household task” has an awkward noun structure and singular/plural mismatch, while “the percentage of the households who owned” uses an unnecessary article and an unsuitable relative pronoun for households. Several clauses are joined with commas, as in “it peaked … at 100% until the year 2019,” making the sentence structure unclear. There are also inconsistent or incomplete time expressions, such as “from 1920-2019.” Practise building complete sentences with accurate articles, plurals and clause boundaries; this will improve control without sacrificing your attempts at complex forms.

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