Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The given charts illsutrates the changes of electronics ownership and the amount of time consumed doing the housechores in homes in a single country between the years 1920 and 2019.

Overall, use of all electronic devices are increased but the use of washing machine remained comparatively low, despite the increase in usage. Use of refrigerator is massively increased. Surprisingly, usage per hour is massively decreased.

Data shows use of refrigerators in 1920 is zero percent per hosuehould which plunged to around 53 percent after two decades. Refrigerators were almost 90 percent in 1960. In 1980, it reached to 100 percent wh9ich remained constant till 2019. 1920 data shows use of washing machines was around 40% per house hold. 1940's data shows it around 60% and in the year 1960 it is around 70 percent however it's usage is lowered around 8% in the year 1980. In 2019, washing machine were present in about 65% households. Use of vacuum cleaners is massively increased where in 1920's it started from 30% and constantly increased till 2000 where it is 100% and remained constant till 2019.

Usage of electronic devices for housechores is dramaticallly fallen wher in 1920's it is 50 weeks per week, lowered to around 35 hours/week in 1940. The number of hours fallen to around 11 in the year 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and provide a clear overview: appliance ownership generally rose, while housework time fell. Several key trends are supported with figures, including refrigerators reaching 100% by 1980 and vacuum cleaners reaching full ownership by 2000. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear. The refrigerator figure in 1920 was about 2%, not zero, and washing-machine ownership fell by about five percentage points in 1980, not eight; it then rose to around 75% in 2019, rather than ending at 65%. The overview also says washing-machine use remained comparatively low, which is less precise than noting it fluctuated and finished below the other appliances. More accurate reporting of these details would make the account more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs describing appliance ownership and housework hours. This makes the two charts easy to identify, and the chronological sequence in the appliance paragraph generally helps the reader follow the changes. Some linking and reference choices are less clear, however. For example, “usage per hour” does not clearly identify the housework measure, and “it” in “it is around 70 percent” could refer to either the year or washing-machine ownership. The final paragraph also gives only the starting, intermediate, and ending housework figures, leaving the middle trend less fully connected. Use explicit labels and clearer transitions between series to strengthen progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “remained constant,” “increased,” “lowered,” and “households,” so the main trends are usually understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. “Electronics ownership” and “use of electronic devices” are less suitable for describing the percentage of households that own appliances, while “time consumed doing the housechores” is awkward. “Massively increased” is repeated and sounds imprecise for a data summary; “rose sharply” or “increased substantially” would be more appropriate. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “illsutrates,” “hosuehould,” and “dramaticallly.” More precise trend vocabulary and careful proofreading would improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including contrast in “but the use of washing machine remained comparatively low” and a relative clause in “where it is 100% and remained constant till 2019.” The meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in “The given charts illustrates” and “Use of all electronic devices are increased.” Tense control also shifts between past and present when describing historical data, as in “Data shows” and “it reached.” Articles, plurals, and sentence construction need attention in phrases such as “washing machine were present” and “it reached to 100%.” Aim to use consistent past-tense reporting and check agreement and sentence patterns; this would make your varied structures more accurate.

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