Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The chart shows the percentage change in the ownership of electrical appliances and the amount of time spend doing household work per week between 1920 and 2019.

It is sharply clear that there is a decrease in the amount of time spend in household work per week with an increase in the ownership of electrical appliances per household.

The first graph illustrate the changes in the ownership of electrical appliances between 1920 to 2019. The electrical appliances includes washing machine, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner. The use of washing machine which was around 40% in 1920 has rose to around 70% in the year 2019. Refrigerator's use has rose from zero to around 90% in 2000. Further the highest use of vacuum cleaner is in 2019 (100%). The second chart shows the amount of hours spend in household work per week which has reduced drastically from 50 hours in 1920 to 10 hours in 2019. The housework includes washing clothes, preparing meal and cleaning. The analysis shows that the use of electrical appliances has been increased over a period of time which means less time to invest in housework so, people can spare more time in other productive activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the overall relationship between rising appliance ownership and falling housework time, and you cover both charts with relevant figures. The broad trends are generally accurate, including the washing-machine increase and the decline from 50 to about 10 hours. However, some details are imprecise: refrigerator ownership rose from about 2%, not zero, and reached 100% by 1980, rather than around 90% in 2000. The washing-machine figure in 2019 is about 75%, not 70%, and the vacuum cleaner was already at 100% in 2000. The final claim that appliances mean more time for other productive activities goes beyond what the charts demonstrate. A more complete overview and more precise comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph covering the two charts. The main ideas are presented in a generally understandable order, and phrases such as “The first graph” and “The second chart” help distinguish the data. However, the body paragraph moves quickly between appliance figures, housework hours, and an explanation of their effects, so the comparisons are not developed systematically. Some linking is also mechanical, as in “Further,” while “so” joins the final inference rather abruptly. Organise the details into clearer comparisons—for example, describe the appliance trends together, then contrast them with the decline in housework—and use more precise transitions and references to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “ownership,” “reduced drastically,” “household work,” and “productive activities,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, several awkward or imprecise choices that limit flexibility and naturalness. “The percentage change in the ownership” suggests a rate of change rather than the proportion of households owning appliances; “use” is repeatedly used where “ownership” or “households with” is more accurate. “It is sharply clear” is not a natural collocation, and “highest use” does not describe the chart’s measure precisely. Aim for accurate chart language and natural collocations, such as “the proportion of households with refrigerators” and “housework hours fell.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most sentences remain understandable. Some grammatical errors recur, particularly in verb forms and agreement: “time spend” should be “time spent,” “has rose” should be “has risen,” and “The first graph illustrate” needs subject–verb agreement (“illustrates”). The phrase “between 1920 to 2019” also uses an incorrect preposition pattern; write “between 1920 and 2019.” There are further issues with articles and number, such as “preparing meal” instead of “preparing meals,” and the final sentence has an awkwardly joined clause after “so.” Proofread verb forms and agreement, and use punctuation to separate the concluding inference from the chart summary.

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