Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-21

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 following charts illustrates the percentage of households owning three electrical appliances (washing machine, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner) in one country and the number of hours spent on house chores between the years 1920 and 2019.

Overall, it can observed that, in the beginning, percentage of households owning electrical appliances was fairly low and the number of working hours was the highest. Furthermore, by the end of the given period, the percentage of households containing elecrtical appliances increased gradually, and the number of hours spent on the house chores decreased.

In 1920, no households owned a refrigerator. Only 40% of them owned a washing machine and 30% of them owned a vacuum cleaner. It can also be observer that in 1920, the number of hours spent on house chores was the highest with 50%.

By 2019, refrigerators and vacuum cleaners were a part of all the households and more than 60% owned a washing machine.The number of hours spent on house chores decreased to only 10% by 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the overall contrast correctly: appliance ownership generally rose while weekly housework fell, and you include several relevant starting and ending figures. However, some details are inaccurate or imprecise. Refrigerators were not owned by “no households” in 1920; the chart shows about 2%. The housework figures are hours, not percentages, so describing 50 and 10 as percentages misreports the unit. The overview also says appliance ownership increased “gradually,” although the refrigerator and vacuum cleaner lines rose sharply at points. To make the report more complete, compare the appliances’ different trajectories, including the refrigerator reaching 100% by 1980 and washing-machine ownership dipping slightly before rising again.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the beginning and end of the period. This makes the main message easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “By 2019” help signal the stages. The progression is nevertheless somewhat limited because the body focuses almost entirely on two endpoint years, leaving the substantial changes between them unexplained. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated “It can also be observed” construction. Develop a middle-period comparison and connect related trends—for example, the rapid rise in refrigerator ownership alongside the fall in housework hours—to create a fuller, more continuous progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “owning,” “increased,” and “decreased,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and some choices are inaccurate or awkward for describing charts. “House chores” and “house chores” are repeated instead of using a more precise term such as “housework,” while “households containing electrical appliances” is an unnatural way to describe ownership. “Working hours” is also misleading because the chart reports time spent on housework, not employment. There are spelling errors in “elecrtical,” and “observer” is the wrong form in “It can also be observer.” Aim for precise chart language and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple statements and more complex forms, including the introductory clause “The following charts illustrate…” and the contrast introduced by “Furthermore.” Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. In the opening, the plural subject “charts” requires “illustrate,” not “illustrates”; the overview needs “it can be observed,” rather than “it can observed”; and “the percentage of households” needs an article. The phrase “washing machine.The number” also needs a space after the full stop. These errors do not usually prevent understanding, but more consistent control of agreement, passive constructions, articles, and punctuation would make the report more accurate.

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