Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-25

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 line charts illustrate information about the chnages in ownership of three electric appliances Washing machine,Refrigerator and Vaccum cleaner and amount of time spend doing housework in households in one nation from 1920 to 2019.

In 1920, proportion of households for washing machine was about 40% and then it reached at the peak of 70% in 1960 and before falling to about 60% in 1980 , it rose almost 72% at the end of the period.Refrigerator showed no percentage in 1920 and after that, the figure showed the dramatic increase and hit at the peak of 100% in 1980, however, it reamined the same till 2000.

The percentage of vaccum cleaner was approximately 30% in 1920 but the figure increased significantly and reached about 100% , whereas outraced the refrigerator's proportion and then it showed no increase at the end of the period.

Number of hours per week in 1920 was 50% but it experienced a dramatic decrease and hit at the low-point of about 10% in 2019.

Overall,percentage of Refrigerator and vaccum cleaner showed the increment , while washing machine expereinced a bit flunctutaion throughout the period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall pattern: appliance ownership generally rose, while time spent on housework fell. You also include relevant figures for washing machines and vacuum cleaners. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear. Refrigerators were at about 2% in 1920, not absent, and reached 100% by 1980; vacuum-cleaner ownership reached 100% in 2000, rather than at an unspecified point before the end. The housework figures are hours, not percentages, and the final value is about 11 hours. The overview also misses the washing-machine dip and recovery and does not clearly compare the appliances’ different paths. More precise reporting of these features would make the summary fuller and clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, descriptions of the appliance trends, a sentence on housework, and an overall statement. The sequence broadly follows the chart and linking expressions such as “after that,” “whereas,” and “Overall” help connect information. This gives the report a coherent overall arrangement. However, the overview comes at the end, after the details, and some links do not express the relationship accurately: “whereas outraced the refrigerator’s proportion” is difficult to follow, while “however” does not clearly connect the refrigerator’s rise and subsequent plateau. Grouping the appliance trends together and placing a concise overview before the details would improve progression and make comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of trend vocabulary, including “dramatic increase,” “reached,” “remained,” “decrease,” and “fluctuation,” so the main changes are generally understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “hit at the peak,” “showed the increment,” and “outraced the refrigerator’s proportion.” “No percentage” is also imprecise for a value of about 2%. Spelling errors—including “chnages,” “Vaccum,” “reamined,” and “flunctutaion”—are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the report. Aim for standard chart language such as “rose to,” “stood at,” and “levelled off,” and check spelling carefully. This would make your vocabulary more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “while” and a clause beginning “before falling.” The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. Articles and sentence structure are inconsistent in phrases such as “proportion of households for washing machine” and “Number of hours per week in 1920 was 50%.” The latter also uses the wrong unit within the sentence: the figure should be expressed as hours. Punctuation and spacing are uneven, particularly around commas and sentence openings, and the long refrigerator sentence is difficult to control. Practise accurate article use and build comparisons in shorter, clearly structured sentences while retaining some complex forms.

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