Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The graphs below portray the changes in possession of electrical goods and the time taken by each house in a country between the years 1920 and 2019.

Overall, the number of hours spent on each household each week reduced drastically as the appliances were introduced in the given country. The usage of refrigerators increased drastically throughout the given years. Washing machines started at a stable level and remained stagnant till the end. On the other hand, vacuum cleaners started at a steady pace reached their peak by the end of the given time period.

The total number of households using washing machines in the year 1920 is around 40 per cent, which rose slightly in the year 1960 which then hovered around throughout the remaining years. The total percentage of people using refrigerators peaked drastically, starting from zero per cent in the year 1920 to approximately ninety-nine per cent in the year 2019. Moreover, the total amount of individuals using vacuum cleaners in the year 1920 were 30 percent, which escalated to its height in the year 2019, which was around 99 percent.

Moreover, the total hours of household chores each week started in 1920 was at its peak at around 50 per cent, which dramatically lowered to approximately at ten per cent in the year 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify the main overall relationship: weekly housework time falls while ownership of appliances generally rises. You also report several relevant figures, including washing machines at about 40% initially and vacuum cleaners at 30%. However, some details are inaccurate or too general: washing-machine ownership rises to about 70% by 1960, dips slightly in 1980, then increases, rather than remaining stagnant; refrigerator ownership begins at about 2%, not zero, and reaches 100% by 1980; housework falls from 50 hours to 11 hours, not from 50% to around 10%. The overview also says washing machines remained stagnant, which conflicts with the later figures. More precise comparisons and accurate units would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs describing appliance ownership and housework. This makes the information easy to follow at a broad level. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “On the other hand,” and “Moreover” help signal relationships, although “Moreover” is repeated and does not always introduce a genuinely additional point. Some references are also unclear, particularly “which rose slightly … which then hovered around,” where the reader must infer what “which” refers to. The overview’s claim that washing-machine ownership remained stagnant also conflicts with the later description. Grouping the appliance trends more systematically and using clearer references would strengthen progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “reduced drastically,” “hovered,” “escalated,” and “peaked.” These choices show an attempt to vary language, but some are imprecise or unnatural for chart reporting. “Possession of electrical goods” is less direct than “ownership of electrical appliances,” while “the total amount of individuals using” confuses people with households and sounds awkward. “Started at a steady pace” does not clearly describe the vacuum-cleaner figure, and “peaked” is not suitable when a series simply reaches a maximum and then remains level. Repeated use of “total” and “drastically” also limits precision. Choose trend verbs that match the data and use the chart’s terms consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses with “which” and contrastive structures such as “On the other hand.” Most of the meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors and awkward constructions reduce clarity. For example, “the time taken by each house” and “hours spent on each household” use incorrect grammatical relationships; “the total hours … started in 1920 was” has a subject–verb agreement problem; and “which rose slightly … which then hovered” creates an unclear clause structure. There are also inconsistent tense choices when describing the chart, such as “is around” alongside past-tense reporting. Use past tense consistently and make each sentence’s subject explicit, especially when comparing figures.

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