Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-28

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 first graph shows the percentage of household with an electrical appliances during the year ([redacted phone]). The appliance include washing machine,refrigerator and vacuum cleaner. The vertical axis shows the percentage of household while the horizontal axis depicts the range of years.

In 1920 refrigerator was the appliance which had lowest ownership (near to zero) followed by vacuum cleaner and washing machine with the percentage of 30 and 40 respectively. With the shape increase in the ownership of a refrigerator, In1940 percentage of given household appliances ownership was within the range of 50 to 60 percent. Until 1960 all the appliances were in increasing trend but between1960 to 1980 the ownership of washing machine reduced from 70% to almost 60%. In the last phase which is from 2000 to 2019 all the appliances shows a rising trend in ownership.

The second graph displays the number of hours of housework per household.It shows that from 1920 to 1960 there is a steep decline in the number of hours per week, after that until 2019 there is a steady declining phase.

By comparing both graphs we noticed that with the increase in the ownership of home appliances there is a decrease in the housework hours per week.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both graphs and identify the central relationship: appliance ownership generally rises while housework time falls. You also report several useful figures, including the 1920 appliance levels and the washing-machine dip between 1960 and 1980. However, some key trends are incomplete or inaccurate. The statement that all appliances rise from 2000 to 2019 is not correct: refrigerator and vacuum-cleaner ownership remain at 100%, while washing-machine ownership rises modestly. The housework account would be stronger with figures such as 50 hours in 1920, 20 in 1960 and 11 in 2019. Your overview is relevant, but more precise coverage of the endpoints and plateaus would make the main features clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on appliance ownership, a paragraph on housework, and a concluding comparison. This makes the two graphs easy to follow, and phrases such as “By comparing both graphs” signal the relationship between them. The sequence within the appliance paragraph is mostly chronological. To make the progression more effective, group related trends and comparisons rather than listing years in a somewhat compressed sequence. Some links are awkward or unclear, for example “With the shape increase” and “In the last phase,” and the final comparison repeats the general trend without adding detail. More precise transitions and clearer references to the series would improve cohesion while preserving your logical structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of chart vocabulary, including “ownership,” “percentage,” “steep decline,” and “steady declining phase,” so the main information is generally understandable. There are also attempts to describe change rather than simply repeat figures. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “shape increase,” “given household appliances ownership,” and “shows a rising trend.” “Household” is also used where the plural form is needed, and “appliance” is sometimes used without a natural article or plural. Aim for standard chart language such as “rose,” “fell,” “remained stable,” and “the proportion of households owning…” This would make your descriptions more precise and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a time clause in “Until 1960 all the appliances were in increasing trend but…” and a comparison in the final sentence. Meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include “the percentage of household,” “an electrical appliances,” and “all the appliances shows,” which involve articles, number agreement and verb agreement. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention: there is no space after commas or full stops in places such as “machine,refrigerator” and “household.It,” and the capitalisation after “refrigerator” is inconsistent. Check agreement and articles, and use full stops or conjunctions to separate clauses cleanly. More accurate control of these patterns would strengthen the response.

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