Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-30

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 two line graphs compare the variations in ownership of electrical appliances and the number of hours spend in household for the housework in country between 1920 and 2019.

Overall, it can be seen that usage of electrical appliances are increased in long run, where refrigerator show the instant rise. On contrary, number of hours are decline which devoted to the housework.

In first graph, which compare the useage of electrical appliances we can seen that refrigerator shows a dramatical change, which rise from almost zero percent to 52% in 1940 and show constant growth before becoming steady at 100%. On other the hand vacuum clearner which is 30% in 1920, continuously show rise and reach to 90% i 1980 and become steady at 100% in 2000. Washing machine is at 40% in 1920 which is constant up to 70% in 1960 before the minor dip in 1980. After 1980 it show constant growth.

Furthermore, the number of hours which are devoted to the housework had been decline continuously. In 1920, 50 hours per week are spent in house work but it decline to 20 in 1960 and remain constant for 40 year and them again decline to 10 hours per

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall contrast: appliance ownership generally rose, while time spent on housework fell. The appliance paragraphs also include relevant comparisons and several accurate figures, such as refrigerators rising from almost zero to around 52% in 1940 and vacuum cleaners reaching 100% by 2000. However, the overview is imprecise: “usage” is not the same as household ownership, and “instant rise” does not accurately describe the refrigerator’s gradual increase after 1940. The washing-machine dip and later recovery are noted, but the final housework figure is cut off, and the account does not clearly report the endpoint or fully summarise the appliance trends. This covers the main features, but some are less fully and precisely presented than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on appliance ownership and a final paragraph on housework. Sequencing within the appliance paragraph is generally easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall” and “Furthermore” help signal the stages of the report. However, some linking is mechanical or awkward, as in “On contrary” and “On other the hand,” and the final paragraph ends mid-sentence, leaving the housework trend incomplete. The overview also combines the two main trends without clearly distinguishing ownership from use. To strengthen progression, give each paragraph a clear focus, use accurate referencing and linking, and ensure the conclusion of each trend is complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “ownership,” “household,” “constant growth” and “minor dip,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There is also an attempt to vary language with phrases such as “dramatically” and “continuously.” However, a limited range and repeated imprecise or incorrect choices reduce clarity: “usage” is not the same as ownership, “instant rise” does not fit the gradual trend, and “hours spend in household for the housework” is an awkward expression. Spelling errors such as “useage” and “clearner” are noticeable, while “steady” is used where “levelled off” would be more natural. Aim for accurate collocations and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses beginning “which” and time relationships such as “before” and “after.” This gives the report some structural variety, and the main trends are usually understandable. However, errors occur across verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction. For example, “the number of hours are decline” should be “the number of hours declined,” while “refrigerator show” needs subject–verb agreement. Phrases such as “we can seen” and “it show constant growth” also contain incorrect verb forms. The final sentence is incomplete, which further affects accuracy. Work on consistent past-tense reporting, singular/plural agreement and complete sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at complex structures.

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