Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-31

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 graph tracks the changes of ownership in electrical usage and the duration of time used for housework in households in a perticular country with in 1920 to 2019.

Overall, it is pretty clear that over the timeframe the proportion of electrical appliance rosed at a alarming rate with the expection of one, whereas number of hours of houseworks has declined gradually.

In general, The usage of all three household machine were closely similar in 1940 at 50% for vacuum cleaner, around 55% for refrigerator and 60 percent for washing machine. In the upcoming years the percentage rose to a similar point for refrigerator and vacuum cleaner in 2000 at 100% and stayed still till 2019, while washing machine was a little lower on the uptake at 70% in 2000 and slightly over 70% in 2019

In terms of hours of housework, the proportion has been in a gradual decline, faling to 20% in 1960 from 50% in 1920. Then in the later years the fall was smaller comapared to the initial fall from around 15% at 1980 to staying the same for the next decade to faling to as low as 10% in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall contrast: appliance ownership generally increased, while weekly housework time fell. You also select useful comparisons, including the near-similar appliance figures in 1940 and the refrigerators and vacuum cleaners reaching 100% by 2000. Most reported figures are consistent with the chart. The overview is not fully precise, however: saying appliances rose “at an alarming rate” overgeneralises, since washing-machine ownership dipped from 70% to 65% between 1960 and 1980, and the increase was not equally rapid for every appliance. The housework figures are also described as percentages, although the chart measures hours per week. A more exact overview and clearer treatment of the washing-machine dip would complete the account more effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on appliance ownership and a final paragraph on housework. The progression from general trends to selected details is easy to follow, and phrases such as “In general” and “In terms of” help signal the shift between topics. Some linking is less controlled: “In the upcoming years” is vague, and the long appliance sentence combines several years and comparisons, making the sequence harder to process. The final paragraph also repeats the idea of decline rather than separating the main stages cleanly. Use more precise time transitions, and divide complex comparisons into shorter sentences to make the progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “declined,” “ownership” and “timeframe,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “electrical usage” for appliance ownership, “the proportion of electrical appliance,” and “the uptake” when describing ownership levels. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “perticular,” “expection,” “faling” and “comapared.” These reduce the precision and polish of the report. Aim for standard chart language such as “the percentage of households owning…” and “housework hours,” and proofread carefully for spelling and word forms. This would make your vocabulary more accurate and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a time clause beginning “while.” The main trends remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The two line graph tracks” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the proportion … rosed” uses an incorrect verb form. Articles and plurals are also inconsistent in “the proportion of electrical appliance” and “all three household machine.” The sentence beginning “In the upcoming years” is long and joins several ideas without clear punctuation, which weakens control of the structure. Check agreement, verb forms, and singular/plural forms, and use shorter sentences when reporting multiple data points.

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