Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-14

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 illustration gives information about the change in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.

Overall, the use of electrical appliances incraesed significantly between 1920 and 2019. In contrast, the number of hours spent on households decreased considerably.

It is quite evident from graph chat that the proportion of electrical appliances used by households in one year between 1920 and 2019 shown in the figure. In the year 1920, refrigerator used by households is 0% while washing machine shows the figure of 40% and vacuum cleaner used by households shows the percentage of 30%. The two appliances refrigerator and vacuum cleaner almost eqaul between 1940 to 2000. On thye other hand, washing machine shows low percentage. In the year 2019, washing machine and vacuum cleaner were used by households.

Meanwhile, number of hours per week households used this appliances shown in the second figure. In 1920, 50 hours per week people used these appliances and 35 hours in the year 1940 and in the year between 1980 to 2019, people 10 to 15 hours per week people used these appliances.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two broad trends: appliance ownership generally rose, while weekly housework time fell. You also report several starting figures and the 1940 housework figure. However, the account only partially covers the main data: it omits the refrigerator’s rise to 100% by 1980 and the vacuum cleaner’s increase to 100% by 2000, and it does not clearly describe the washing-machine dip and later recovery. Some statements are inaccurate or unclear: the refrigerator was about 2%, not 0%, in 1920; the refrigerator and vacuum cleaner were not “almost equal” throughout 1940–2000; and the final appliance figures are not given. The overview is relevant but too general. Select key turning points and compare the series more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the appliance data and housework hours. “Overall” and “Meanwhile” help signal the broad sections. However, progression within the body paragraphs is weak: the appliance paragraph moves from 1920 to a broad, unclear comparison and then to 2019 without reporting the important intermediate changes. References such as “the two appliances” and “this appliances” are not always clear, and several sentences repeat “used by households” or “in the year.” The final paragraph also combines several years in a confusing way. Organise the figures chronologically and use clearer links between comparisons so the reader can follow each trend.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “ownership,” “proportion,” “electrical appliances,” and “decreased considerably,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or awkward, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “the proportion of electrical appliances used by households in one year” does not clearly describe the percentage of households owning each appliance, while “hours per week people used these appliances” misrepresents the chart, which measures time spent doing housework. There are also spelling errors such as “incraesed,” “eqaul,” and “thye.” Aim for precise chart language and vary repeated phrases such as “used by households”; proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the opening sentence communicates the topic. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make several statements difficult to interpret. For example, “refrigerator used by households is 0%” lacks an article and a clear grammatical structure, while “the proportion … shown in the figure” is an incomplete sentence. In “washing machine and vacuum cleaner were used by households,” the sentence has no reported percentage or clear comparison. The final sentence also repeats “people” and has an unclear time expression. Practise complete subject–verb sentences, accurate articles and plurals, and clear past-tense reporting; then check that each sentence expresses one complete comparison.

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