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 two given line chart illustrate the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and show the households how many time spent to doing house work in one country between 1920 and 2019.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that all three appliances showed upward trend in given duration. The households spent less time for doing the house work with the passage of time.

According to the given first pie chart that 30%individual bought vacuum cleaner as compared with 40% bought washing machine. The sale of refrigerator could not exsist in 1920. After 1920 the sale of refrigerator dramatically increased and reached 100% in 2019. between 1940 and 2019 the buyer of vacuum cleaner increased and reached the sale 100% at the end of the period.On the other hand the sale washing machine showed less grwoth and just 70% individual bought washing machine.

It is apparently seen that household spent 50hours per week for doing their house work such as washing clothes, preparing meal and cleaning. with the passage of time the numbers of hours decreased and reached just 10hours in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and give a relevant overview: appliance ownership generally rose, while time spent on housework fell. Several key figures are reported accurately, including the 1920 figures for vacuum cleaners and washing machines and the refrigerator reaching 100%. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear. Refrigerator ownership was about 2% in 1920, not nonexistent, and washing-machine ownership was 75% in 2019 rather than 70%. The claim that all appliances rose throughout the period also overlooks the washing-machine decline from 70% to 65% between 1960 and 1980. Housework fell to about 11 hours, not 10. More precise comparisons and a clearer account of these exceptions would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for the appliance data and housework. This helps the reader follow the two charts. However, progression within the appliance paragraph is uneven: it moves from 1920 figures to refrigerator growth, then vacuum cleaners, and finally washing machines without consistently comparing the series across the same years. Linking phrases such as “According to” and “On the other hand” are used, but the latter does not introduce a clear contrast. Some sentence boundaries and spacing also make the flow less smooth. Grouping the appliance trends by their main patterns—such as refrigerators and vacuum cleaners reaching full ownership, versus the washing-machine fluctuation—would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “ownership,” “appliances,” “increased,” and “decreased,” so the main trends are generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural, such as “the sale of refrigerator,” “the buyer of vacuum cleaner,” and “spent less time for doing the house work.” These charts show household ownership, not sales or individual buyers, so more precise terms would improve accuracy. There are also spelling errors, including “exsist” and “grwoth,” and inconsistent forms such as “house work.” Aim for concise, standard chart language—for example, “the proportion of households owning refrigerators” and “hours spent on housework.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, errors in sentence structure and grammatical forms occur across the response. For example, “The two given line chart illustrate” has a number-agreement error, while “show the households how many time spent” is not a well-formed clause. The phrase “30%individual bought” also lacks appropriate spacing and grammatical construction, and “household spent 50hours” needs an article or plural subject and clearer number formatting. Capitalisation after full stops is inconsistent, and some sentences run together. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and complete clause patterns, then check punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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