Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-19

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 graph below illustrate chnages in ownership of three electronic items washing machine, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner and amount of time consume housework in home in one nation between 1920 and 2029.

Overall, all three appliances usage were increased througout the year. Although, refrigerator shows significant rose over the years and for all three items number of hours per week reduce over the years.

With regards to first line chart, for all three electronic items ownership was increased over the years but amoung all refrigerator display significant increse from zero percentage of ownership to 100% ownership in 2019 and match ownership with vacuum cleasner. Washing machine also grow over the years but in 1960 it shows some reduce to 60% from 70% and after this it was rose again to smae number over 70%.

When it comes to second line graph, which reval information about number of hours per week per house. Based on the data number of hours reduce throughout the year and end to the 10% in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the overall contrast: appliance ownership generally rose, while time spent on housework fell. You also mention the refrigerator’s strong increase and the washing machine’s slight dip, so the response selects relevant features. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: the refrigerator began at about 2%, not zero, and reached 100% by 1980; the vacuum cleaner also reached 100% by 2000. The washing-machine figure fell from 70% to about 65% in 1980, rather than to 60%, and then rose to 75% by 2019. The housework measure is hours, not a percentage, and it declined from 50 to about 11 hours. Include these key comparisons more precisely to make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the appliance chart and housework chart. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “With regards to” and “When it comes to” help signal shifts, although some are formulaic and the overview’s comparison is not fully clear. Within the appliance paragraph, the discussion moves between all three items and then focuses on the washing machine without describing the vacuum cleaner’s progression, which weakens the sequence. The final paragraph is very brief and does not develop the housework trend. Grouping the appliance trends more systematically and using clear comparisons would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “ownership,” “significant rise,” “reduce” and “per week,” and the main topic remains understandable. However, the range and control are limited, with repeated use of “over the years” and inaccurate or awkward expressions such as “appliances usage,” “number of hours reduce,” and “match ownership.” Spelling errors—including “chnages,” “througout,” “increse,” and “reval”—are noticeable and detract from the report’s clarity. Some word choices also misrepresent the data: “10%” should be “11 hours,” and “electronic items” is less precise than “electrical appliances.” Build a more accurate set of trend verbs and collocations, and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “Although” and a relative clause beginning “which reval information.” The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in sentence structure and grammatical forms are frequent enough to make some sentences awkward. For example, “The graph below illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “amount of time consume housework” lacks a correctly formed clause. “Although, refrigerator shows…” is not a complete, well-formed contrast, and “it was rose again” uses an incorrect verb form. Articles and plurals are also inconsistent, as in “per house.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting and complete sentence patterns, then check agreement, articles and punctuation.

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