Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-26

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 chart demonstrates that the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.

Overall; the refrigerator and vaccum cleaner ratio is decreasing in every year.

The percentage of households with electrical appliances in 1920 to 2019.Starting from the washing machine in 1920 the range of washing machine starts from 40% and moving on upwaerd to the year 1960 and the next years 1980 the percentage is decreasing and going to approximately 55%.So the next year the is again upward the next years and 2019 the percentage is stop from the is nearly to 73%.The next two ownship home appliances is refrigerator and vaccum cleaner the percentage of there is same in every year.Firstly starting from the year 1920 the percentage of refrigerator is 0% and the next all years the percentage is decreasing every years and last of the year 2019 the full of 100%.So the vaccum cleaner is same to refrigerator and the year 1920 starning 30%.Because the ratio is upward eyery year and in 2019 the percentage is upward to 100%.

Number of hours of houseworks per week per household,In 1920 the percentage of house work is very high the working hours every week is 50 hours every weeks.And the next years the percentage is decreasing in years and the lasyt year 2019 the working hours of household is only 10 hours every week.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You cover both charts and include several relevant figures, such as washing-machine ownership at 40% in 1920 and housework at 50 hours initially, then about 10 hours in 2019. However, the overview is inaccurate: you say refrigerator and vacuum-cleaner ownership decreases, when both rise overall, reaching 100%. The body also reverses the refrigerator trend by saying it decreases before reaching 100%, and the washing-machine figure for 1980 is reported as about 55% rather than around 65%. The main relationship between rising appliance ownership and falling housework time is not clearly summarised. Select the dominant trends accurately, then compare key stages rather than describing each series in a confusing sequence.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some organisation: you begin with an introduction, attempt an overview, and then discuss appliance ownership and housework separately. However, progression is difficult to follow because the overview contradicts the later details, and several sentences combine multiple years and trends without clear links. For example, the washing-machine discussion moves from 1920 to 1960, 1980, and 2019 in one extended sequence. Connectors such as “So,” “Firstly,” and “Because” are sometimes used inaccurately or repetitively, while punctuation and spacing make boundaries unclear. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview and each chart, and organise each body paragraph chronologically with clear comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “ownership,” “decreasing,” and “upward,” so the reader can identify the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the data difficult to interpret. Phrases such as “the range of washing machine starts from,” “the percentage is stop,” and “the full of 100%” are not natural ways to describe a graph. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “vaccum,” “upwaerd,” and “starning.” Practise standard trend language such as “rose to,” “fell slightly,” “remained stable,” and “reached full ownership,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts longer sentences and uses basic present-tense forms, but grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors frequently make relationships between figures unclear. For instance, “the percentage of there is same in every year” lacks a clear subject and correct sentence structure, while “the next year the is again upward” has problems with word order and verb form. Agreement and articles are also unreliable, as in “the percentage … is decreasing every years.” Punctuation is often missing or misplaced, including the semicolon after “Overall” and the run-on transitions between sentences. Build accuracy with short, complete sentences first, then combine ideas using correctly formed clauses.

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