Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-02

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 line graps compare the proportion of households with washing machine,vacuum cleaner and refrigerator and the number of hours spent doing housework per week from 1920 to 2019.

Overall,it is clearly seen that the ownership of all electrical appliances saw a increase over a given period of time.Refrigerator's ownership increased dramactically.While the number of hours spent by households dropped during a given time frame.

In1920,40% of households bought washing machine,followed by the refrigerator at 30 percent while no one showed interest in buying vacuum cleaner.The ownership of washing machine saw a considerable rise until 1960 ,before a sudden dip in 1980, but it finished in an upward trend.In case of vacuum cleaner ,in 1920,no one showed any interest in buying it but after 1920 there was a surge in percentage and reached its universal value in 1980 and then levelled off until 2019.Vacuum cleaner ownership saw a simlilar trend as refrigerator .

In case of time spending by households in doing housework,there was adecrease in working hours during a given period of time.Households spemt almost 50 hours in doing their housework in 1920 , continuously dropping and reached nearly 20 percent in 1960.In 2019 , number of hours per week dropped to almost 10 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the broad pattern correctly: appliance ownership generally rose while weekly housework time fell, and you include several relevant figures. However, some key data are misreported: in 1920, refrigerators were at about 2% and vacuum cleaners at 30%, not the reverse, and the chart does not show that “no one” owned a vacuum cleaner. The washing-machine figure dips slightly around 1980 rather than showing a sudden fall, and the account omits the important plateau in housework at about 15 hours from 1980 to 2000. The overview is relevant, but comparisons and details are unevenly developed. More accurate figures and clearer coverage of the main stages would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, appliance details, and a final paragraph on housework. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “before,” and “In case of” help signal relationships, although some transitions feel mechanical or are used repeatedly. The appliance paragraph is crowded, and the shift between washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators is not always easy to follow; the sentence “Vacuum cleaner ownership saw a similar trend as refrigerator” is also unclear about which trend is being compared. Grouping the appliance trends more systematically and using clearer references would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “ownership,” “considerable rise,” “surge,” and “levelled off.” These choices show an attempt to describe trends rather than simply list figures. However, several word choices or collocations are inaccurate: households did not “buy” the appliances in the chart, and “universal value” is not a natural way to describe full ownership. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “graps,” “dramactically,” “simlilar,” and “spemt,” as well as inconsistent spacing around punctuation. Use precise trend language such as “the proportion of households owning…” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the contrast in “before a sudden dip in 1980” and the time clause “until 1960.” The main meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the ownership … saw a increase” needs the article “an,” while “In1920” and “there was adecrease” show missing spaces that affect punctuation and readability. Several sentences also have awkward or incomplete structures, such as “In case of vacuum cleaner, in 1920, no one showed any interest…” and “reached nearly 20 percent” when referring to hours. Practise accurate articles, sentence boundaries, and consistent units while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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