Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The charts compares the ownership of electical appliances and time spent while doing housework in household in a country from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, there was a increase in ownership of each electrical appliances, ownerships of some appliances increased significantly while for others it grew moderately. The biggest change was in the ownership of refrigerators, followed by vacuum cleaners. However, ownership of washing machine increased moderately.

Ownership of refrigerators increased rapidly over the period, started from 0% in 1920 and grew significantly reaching at 100% in 1980 and remained same till 2019. While, ownership of vacuum cleaner stood at 30% in 1920, which increased steadily reaching 100% in 2000 and stayed there till 2019. In contract, washing machines ownership accounted for 40% ownership in 1920 and rose moderately to 73% by the end, however there was slight fluctuation in 1980.

The time spent on housework per week fell significantly, which was 50 hours in 1920, reaching 10 by the end of the time frame.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall patterns: appliance ownership rose, while weekly housework declined, and you correctly highlight refrigerators as the most dramatic increase. The refrigerator and vacuum-cleaner endpoints are also broadly accurate. However, some details are imprecise: refrigerators began at about 2%, rather than 0%, and housework ended at about 11 hours, rather than 10. The overview says ownership increased for every appliance, but washing-machine ownership dipped from around 70% in 1960 to 65% in 1980 before rising again. The housework trend is reported only through its start and end points, so its steady fall and later plateau are not fully described. More precise comparisons and coverage of these features would strengthen the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on appliance ownership, and a final sentence on housework. This makes the main categories easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “In contrast” help signal relationships, and the appliance paragraph moves through the three products in a sensible order. Some connections are less smooth, however. The sentence beginning “While, ownership of vacuum cleaner…” is not well integrated with the preceding sentence, and “however” in the washing-machine sentence creates a crowded contrast. The housework information is also isolated in a single sentence rather than developed alongside the other trends. Use complete, clearly linked sentences and give the second chart a fuller paragraph for more consistent progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of trend vocabulary, including “increased rapidly,” “grew significantly,” “rose moderately,” “fluctuation,” and “fell significantly.” These choices communicate the broad movements and show some variation rather than relying on one verb throughout. However, several word forms and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “ownerships,” “reaching at 100%,” and “stayed there,” while “in contract” appears to be a misspelling of “in contrast.” “Time spent while doing housework” is also less natural than a concise phrase such as “time spent on housework.” These slips do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim for accurate collocations and consistent terms such as “the proportion of households owning…”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex structures, including relative clauses (“which increased steadily”) and contrast clauses (“however there was slight fluctuation”). The overall meaning is generally clear, but some errors in agreement, articles, and sentence construction remain. For example, “The charts compares” should use a plural verb, and “there was a increase” needs the correct article. “Ownership of refrigerators increased rapidly over the period, started from…” joins two verb forms awkwardly; a clearer structure would be “It started at…” or “having started at…”. The sentence beginning “While, ownership…” is also a fragment-like construction, and punctuation around “however” needs attention. More reliable control of these patterns, alongside varied sentence forms, would improve accuracy.

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