Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The two line graph illustrates the changes in owenership of electrical appliancess and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country.

Overall, The percentage of households with electrical appliances between 1920 to 2019. over the time the use of vacuum cleaner had a massive increase, While in 1960 both vacuum and washing machine has 70%.

In washing machine it has been flactuate each years. But between 1960 to 1980 it has slightly decrease by 9%. However, In 2019 it has 75%. At the refrigeator in 1920 it has 0 people who use it ,But over the period of years the percentage of households has been rose by 100% in the year of 2000. In vacuum cleaner it shows that at the begain it has only 30% as the time it has a high increase in the decade ,In 2000 to 2019 it has 100%.

The number of hours of housework on per week is 50 hours in 1920 but after a while it has been largely decresess in 1960. Between the year of 1960 t0 2019 the hour of households has been down to 10 hours per week.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify the main broad patterns: appliance ownership generally rises, while weekly housework falls. You also include useful comparisons, such as vacuum cleaners and washing machines both reaching 70% in 1960. However, some figures and descriptions are inaccurate or unclear: refrigerators were at about 2% in 1920, not 0%, and reached 100% by 1980, rather than only by 2000. The washing-machine figure fell from 70% to 65% between 1960 and 1980, a five-point decline, not nine. Housework was about 11 hours in 2019, so “down to 10” is an approximation. A clearer overview and more precise reporting of key stages would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing appliance ownership and housework. This helps the reader follow the two topics, and linking words such as “However” and “But” show attempts to connect ideas. At times, though, progression is weakened by unclear or incomplete sentences, especially the overview: “Overall, The percentage of households with electrical appliances between 1920 to 2019.” Some transitions are also mechanical, and the appliance details move between machines without a consistent comparison. Organise the body by grouping the appliance trends together and then describing housework, using clear topic sentences and links that show contrast or change over time.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “households,” “increase,” and “decrease,” so the reader can generally understand the subject. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “owenership,” “appliancess,” “flactuate,” “refrigeator,” and “begain.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “it has a high increase in the decade” and “0 people who use it”; the chart reports household percentages, not people. Aim for accurate trend language and collocations, for example “ownership rose sharply” or “the proportion of households with refrigerators.” Proofreading spelling and choosing chart-specific terms will improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including time clauses and contrasts, and the main message is usually understandable. However, some sentence structures are incomplete or faulty, as in “Overall, The percentage of households with electrical appliances between 1920 to 2019,” which has no main verb. Verb forms and agreement also need attention: “it has been rose” should use a correct past form, and “both vacuum and washing machine has 70%” does not agree with its plural subject or express the figure naturally. Articles, prepositions, and punctuation are inconsistent, too. Practise complete overview sentences and use past simple forms for the historical data, while checking subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries.

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