Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-24

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 5.0)

The Line charts compares the data of last 100 years ownership changes of electrical appliances and time spending on houswork in household in any one country.

The first line chart shows the ownership of electronic appliances is increases continuesly, while the second line chart shows the hours of per week per household is fall sharp. Chart shows the Washing machine owners in 1920 is 40 but in 2019 and the Refrigerator owners in 1920 is 0 but in 2019 is more than 100 and the Vacuum cleaner owners in 1920 is 30 but in 2019 is cross 100 and as compare to second Chart the number of housework per week in 1920 is 50 but in 2019 is 10.

The both line charts compare the difference of housework hours and ownership of electric tools and the ownership is growing fast and continue but the hours of housework is fall sharply.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two broad patterns: appliance ownership generally rises, while weekly housework time falls. You also include several relevant starting and ending figures, such as washing machines at 40% in 1920 and housework at about 50 versus 10 hours. However, the account is only partly developed: it omits the important intermediate changes, including refrigerators reaching 100% by 1980 and washing-machine ownership dipping slightly before rising again. Some figures are inaccurate: refrigerators were about 2% in 1920, not 0%, and reached 100%, not more than 100%; vacuum cleaners also reached 100%, rather than exceeding it. A clearer overview and more accurate comparisons across the period would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the charts, describes broad trends, and ends by comparing them. This gives the reader some organisation, and the contrast between rising appliance ownership and falling housework hours is relevant. However, the progression is limited because most information is placed in one long middle paragraph, where several figures and comparisons run together. Linking phrases such as “while” and “as compare to” are attempted, but the latter does not clearly connect the data, and the final paragraph repeats the same overall point rather than adding a distinct comparison. Use separate paragraphs for an overview and key details, and group appliance trends together before comparing them with housework hours.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “ownership,” “appliances,” “household,” and “hours per week,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning awkward: “time spending on houswork,” “electronic appliances,” and “owners” are not the most natural ways to describe these charts. Spelling errors such as “continuesly” and “houswork” also reduce accuracy. Try to use precise chart language consistently, for example “the proportion of households owning” an appliance and “the number of hours spent on housework.” This would make comparisons clearer and reduce repetition of “chart” and “owners.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses such as “while the second line chart shows…” and “as compare to,” but sentence structures are limited and errors occur frequently. For example, “The Line charts compares” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the hours of per week per household is fall sharp” has problems with word order and verb form. The sentence beginning “Chart shows the Washing machine owners…” also lacks clear grammatical structure, making the comparisons difficult to follow. Articles, plurals, and tense forms are not consistently controlled. Practise building accurate simple comparison sentences first, then combine them with “while” or “whereas”; check agreement and use forms such as “ownership increased” and “hours fell.”

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