Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-17

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 5.5)

The given line graph illustrates the difference in amount of time spent doing house work inhouse hold in a particular country and change in ownership of electrical appliance(washing machine, refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner) during 1920 to 2019.

Overall,the ownership of washing machine, refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner are increased and second graph shows that the number of hours of housework per week per household are decreased.

Initially, the percentage of washing machine was 40% in 1920 that increased to 60% in 1940 and reached 70% in 1960. Then it declined closed to 60% in 1980 and after this it continously grown to 75% in 2019.

Then graph demonstrates that refrigerator had 0% in 1920 and then suddenly increased to about 55% in 1940 and then 90% in 1960. After this it grown up and reached to 100% in 1980 and then remain unchanged till 2019.

After this line graph explains that in 1920 vacuum cleaner 30% and after this continously clined to 100% in 2000 and remain unchanged in till 2019.

The second graph demonstrates that the number hours of hosusework per week was 50 that decreased to about 35 in 1940 and 20 in 1960.Then in 1980 it becomes nearly to 15 and reamins same in folloing 20 years.After this it declined to 10 hours 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 time fell. You also report several key figures and trends accurately, including refrigerators reaching 100% by 1980 and housework dropping from 50 hours to around 15 by 1980. This meets the task well, though some details are less precise: the washing-machine figure in 1980 is about 65%, not “close to 60%,” and vacuum-cleaner ownership rises to 100% by 2000 rather than simply “continuously” reaching that point. The refrigerator starts at about 2%, not 0%. To strengthen the response further, compare the appliance trends more directly and make the overview more specific, noting that refrigerators and vacuum cleaners reach full ownership while washing machines remain lower.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the appliance data and housework hours. The sequence through the years is generally easy to follow, and words such as “Initially,” “Then,” and “After this” help signal progression. However, these linking phrases are repeated mechanically, especially at the start of successive sentences, and “After this” does not always make the relationship between information clear. The appliance descriptions would be easier to compare if grouped by shared trends rather than presented as a series of separate accounts. Use a wider range of precise links, such as “by contrast” or “meanwhile,” and ensure each paragraph has a clear focus.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “ownership,” “percentage,” “declined,” and “remained unchanged,” so the main information is usually understandable. However, the range and control are limited, with repeated general words such as “graph,” “increased,” and “after this.” Several word choices or forms are inaccurate, including “grown up” for a figure rising, “clined” for the vacuum-cleaner trend, and “house work” where “housework” is the standard form. Spelling errors such as “continously,” “hosusework,” and “folloing” also reduce precision. Build a more varied set of accurate trend verbs and check spelling and collocations; this will make the report more concise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the reader can generally understand the comparisons and changes over time. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, particularly in verb forms, articles, and sentence construction. Examples include “the ownership … are increased,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “After this it grown up,” which needs a correctly formed past-tense verb. In “the number hours of hosusework,” the noun phrase is missing “of,” and several sentences omit articles or subjects, as in “in 1920 vacuum cleaner 30%.” Punctuation spacing is also uneven, with missing spaces after commas and full stops. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and complete sentence patterns, while varying sentence structures carefully.

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