Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

This chart illustrates the changes in ownership of electrical appliances, such as Washing machine, Refrigerator and Vacuum cleaner and total amount of time spent doing housework in a country between the period of 99 years from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, all of three categories had experienced fluctuations in the period, whereas use of the Refrigerators and Vaccum cleaners congerged in between 2000 to 2019 and became the leading categories by overtaking washing machines. Meanwhile the number of time spended per week declined dramatically.

In 1920 washing machine began the highest electrical appliances at 40% of house holds, Followed by 30% household had Vaccum cleaners, by contrast refrigerator in 0% households. The number household owning Refrigerator increased sharply between 1920 to 1960 and Refrigerator become leading category by overpassing washing machines. Additionally in between 1960 tp 1980 Vaccum cleaner also surpassed washing machine. In 2019 Refrigerator and vaccum cleaner made up to 90% houses while washing machine reaching at 72%.

The number of hours of housework per week, per household started at 50% in 1920 then declined to 20% in 1960. by 2019 the number further fallen into 10% hours per week.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and provide a relevant overview: appliance ownership generally rose, while weekly housework time fell. You also identify key crossovers, including refrigerators overtaking washing machines and vacuum cleaners doing so later. These features show a sound grasp of the main trends. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: refrigerators and vacuum cleaners reached 100% by 2019, not 90%, and the refrigerator figure was about 2% in 1920 rather than 0%. The overview also says all three categories fluctuated, although the refrigerator and vacuum-cleaner trends rise steadily before levelling off. The housework trend is summarised, but intermediate stages such as the fall to 15 hours by 1980 and its subsequent plateau are omitted. More precise reporting would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on appliance ownership and a final paragraph on housework. This makes the two charts easy to follow, and sequencing expressions such as “Followed by,” “Additionally” and “Meanwhile” help connect comparisons. The progression is not always smooth, however. The appliance paragraph moves between years and categories without consistently presenting the trends in a clear order, and “The number household owning Refrigerator increased…” is difficult to connect to the preceding comparison. Some linking phrases are also used mechanically or inaccurately. Organise the appliance details by trend or by key time periods, and use clearer references to the figures so each comparison follows naturally.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “increased sharply,” “declined dramatically,” “surpassed” and “leading category,” which helps communicate changes and comparisons. There is some attempt at less common language, but inaccurate word choice, collocation and spelling are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less clear. For example, “congerged” does not accurately describe the appliance trends, “began the highest electrical appliances” is an unnatural phrase, and “made up to 90% houses” is not a suitable way to report household ownership. Spelling errors such as “Vaccum” and “spended” also reduce precision. Choose standard trend language and check spelling and word forms carefully; accurate, natural phrasing is more effective than ambitious but unsuitable vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons linked with “whereas” and “by contrast,” and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, tense and punctuation are frequent enough to affect clarity. Examples include “all of three categories had experienced,” “the number of time spended,” and “The number of hours … started at 50%,” where the measure should be expressed as hours rather than a percentage. Several sentences also lack consistent capitalisation after full stops, and “between 1920 to 1960” uses an incorrect preposition pattern. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and basic sentence patterns first, then build complexity with carefully controlled clauses. Proofreading for articles, agreement and punctuation would improve readability.

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