Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-27

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 graph represents the useage of different household appliances in doing chores between 1920 and 2019. The graphical represntation of washing machine shows a rise in doing chores which decreases and increases again. For refrigerator it increases at first and then there is a steady usage. For vaccum cleaner the graph rises and became steady afterwards.The second graph represents the hours took to finish the household work,it took more hours to finish the taskfrom 1920s to 1960s and it took lesser hours to finish it ftomr 1980s to 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the two broad patterns: appliance ownership generally rises, while weekly housework time falls. However, the response reports almost no specific data or meaningful comparisons, so the main features are only minimally covered. Some descriptions are also inaccurate or unclear: washing-machine ownership does not show a “rise in doing chores,” and the hours of housework fell from 50 in 1920 to 20 in 1960, rather than taking more hours over that period. The response is 89 words, below the required 150, which leaves important trends unexplained. To improve, include an overview and select key figures, such as refrigerators reaching 100% by 1980 and housework declining to 11 hours by 2019.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a basic sequence, discussing the appliances before moving to the housework graph, and words such as “For” and “The second graph” help signal these shifts. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, the ideas are compressed into one paragraph, with no clear overview or developed progression from general trends to supporting details. Several transitions are abrupt, as in “afterwards.The second graph,” and the appliance descriptions are presented as a list rather than connected comparisons. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and details, and link related trends explicitly—for example, contrast the rapid rise in refrigerator ownership with the gradual decline in housework hours.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “household appliances,” “refrigerator,” and “hours … household work,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are imprecise or awkward, such as “useage of different household appliances in doing chores” and “steady usage.” There are also spelling errors, including “represntation,” “vaccum,” and “ftomr,” which reduce accuracy and polish. Aim for concise, chart-focused language: describe “the proportion of households owning each appliance” and say that a figure “levelled off” when it stopped changing. Check spelling carefully and avoid repeating “graph” and “finish” where more precise terms are available.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses such as “which decreases and increases again” and “it took more hours … and it took lesser hours,” showing some effort beyond isolated simple sentences. However, the range remains limited, and errors or awkward constructions occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “the hours took to finish the household work” is missing a grammatical link, while “it took lesser hours” uses an unsuitable comparative form. The sentence beginning “The graphical representation … shows a rise in doing chores” also has an unclear relationship between its subject and meaning. Practise accurate comparative structures and past-tense reporting, such as “the number of hours fell” and “ownership increased before levelling off.”

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