Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-03

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 5.0)

The illustration showing changes in ownership of electrical appliances and quantity of time spend doing in housework in households item in one country between 1920 and 2019.

In first we discuss about refrigerator uses in house for various purposes.In 1920 small number of houses used such as technology as there is no awarness how to use electrical equipments. Envoirment is safe and people did not think about it to store things in cold atmosphere like refrigerator have. When people use refrigerator in 1920 they think it's very useful item to store foods and for ice in summer season. After knowing importance of refrigerator, purchace demands increasing and going to 100 percent as before it is only 10 percent. Refrigerator is very useful houshold item for people to store food and different eating items.

Washing machine uses in 1920 is 40 percent in houses because people use different ways of washing clothes. As it take more electricity and house ladies afraid to use this.Water use in washing machine continousely and some time it is dangerous if some circuit or wire is not properly fixed. It just increase 30 percent in century.

Vacuum cleaner used for cleaning different parts of house like floor, sofa or mats that is very useful. In 1920 people use brushes or different types of tools for cleaning but when they use vacuum tey find it good source for cleaning. 30 percent people use it before and after using it its became more popular and going to 100 percent in century.

In 1920 people use home appliences more for different situations and after technology introduced in many way that reduce hours for using these types of households. In 1920 people use 50 percent and in 2019 it will decrease and it's just 10 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad subject and discuss all four series, including the overall rise in appliance ownership and fall in housework time. However, the response only partially reports the chart: it gives little systematic comparison across years and includes explanations about awareness, safety, electricity use and people’s reactions that are not shown in the data. Several figures are inaccurate: refrigerator ownership was about 2% in 1920, not 10%, and reached 100% by 1980; washing-machine ownership rose from 40% to 75%, rather than increasing by only 30% across the period. The housework figures are hours, not percentages. A concise overview of the main trends, followed by accurate key figures, would make the report more complete and data-focused.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has separate paragraphs for the refrigerator, washing machine, vacuum cleaner and housework, so the reader can identify the topic of each section. However, the organisation follows appliance-by-appliance commentary rather than presenting a clear overview and then comparing the main trends. Transitions such as “In first” and “After knowing importance” do not clearly connect chart information, while repeated explanations about usefulness interrupt progression. Some references are also unclear, for example “it just increase 30 percent in century,” which does not specify the exact change. Begin with a short overview, group related trends, and use clear time comparisons such as “by 1980” and “over the period” to improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “refrigerator,” “washing machine,” “vacuum cleaner,” and “housework,” and attempt phrases such as “ownership” and “purchasing demands.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, including “quantity of time spend doing in housework,” “refrigerator uses,” and “going to 100 percent.” Spelling errors such as “awarness,” “Envoirment,” “purchace,” and “appliences” are noticeable and sometimes make reading harder. Prefer precise chart-reporting language, for example “the proportion of households owning a refrigerator rose,” and avoid unsupported descriptions of people’s motives. Checking spelling and using standard collocations would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer sentences, but grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors frequently affect clarity. The opening is a sentence fragment: “The illustration showing changes…”; it needs a main verb, such as “The illustration shows…”. Other examples include “In first we discuss,” “Washing machine uses in 1920 is 40 percent,” and “it just increase 30 percent,” where articles, verb forms and sentence structure are faulty. Tense also shifts between past and present, as in “people use” and “it will decrease,” although the chart describes a completed period. Practise complete subject–verb sentences and consistent past-tense reporting, while checking articles and singular/plural agreement.

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