Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-04

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 graph charts below illustrate the change in proprotion of families with electronic products such as Washing machine , Refrigerator and Vacuum cleaner and the number of hours they spend per week on doing these works over a time period between 1920 to 2019.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that in first graph Washing machine and Refrigerator had high trends while Vacuum cleaner started with high trend but closed to lowest one. On other hand, in a second graph it started with high trend and reached to low trend in end.

Firstly, in 1920 washing machine had 40% trend which rose to 70% in next 40 years, then for next 20 years there was a decline of 8% then it again went up and reached to 72% in 2019. Next one Refrigerator, which started with 0 % in 1920 then it rocked to 100% in 1980 and remain constant untill 2019. Last one , Vacuum cleaner which had 30% trend in 1920 which skyrocket to 100% in 2000 and remained stable untill 2019.

However, in second graph the number of hours they spend per week, per household started with 50% trends in 1920 then start following and reached to 10% in 2019.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify the broad contrast: appliance ownership generally rose, while weekly housework time fell. The overview, however, is unclear and partly inaccurate: you say the vacuum cleaner “closed to lowest one,” although it rose to 100% and finished jointly highest, and the refrigerator also reached 100%. Several figures are close to the chart, but the washing-machine peak and final value are reported as 70% and 72%, rather than approximately 70% and 75%; the refrigerator begins at about 2%, not 0%. The housework figure is given as 10% in 2019, although it represents hours and is about 11. To strengthen the response, state the main patterns accurately and compare the series more explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the appliance data and housework hours. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Next,” and “However” help signal movement between points. However, the overview is difficult to follow because “high trends” and “closed to lowest one” do not clearly identify which appliances rose or fell. The final paragraph also gives only a compressed account of the second chart, and “However” does not express a clear contrast with the preceding paragraph. Use clearer comparisons and link each paragraph’s details to the overview; for example, group the refrigerator and vacuum cleaner as appliances that reached full ownership, while noting the washing machine’s slight fluctuations.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “proportion,” “remained constant,” “decline,” and “reached,” and the reader can generally understand the intended trends. However, several choices are imprecise or too informal for a data report: “rocked,” “skyrocket,” and “high trend” do not describe the figures naturally. “Trends” is also repeatedly used where “percentage” or “ownership” is needed, and “electronic products” is less accurate than “electrical appliances.” There are spelling and form errors, including “proprotion” and “untill.” Aim for precise reporting verbs and standard collocations, such as “rose sharply,” “increased to,” and “the proportion of households owning.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses linked with “which” and time expressions such as “then” and “while.” The main meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “in first graph” and “in a second graph” need articles, while “in 1920 washing machine had” needs clearer sentence structure and an article before the appliance. Tense and agreement are inconsistent in “it again went up and reached” and “remain constant,” and the final sentence shifts awkwardly from “started” to “start following.” Punctuation spacing is also uneven. Check articles, past-tense consistency, and sentence boundaries, while retaining the useful range of linked clauses.

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