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 charts present the number of electrical items owned by people and how many hours were spent in doing household chores in the years from 1920 to 2019.

The first chart depict the gradual increase in the use of refrigerator, as in 1920 almost nobody owns it but this number increased to 90 percent in the year of 1960. In 1980, this number reached to 100 percent till 2019. There is only an increase of about 20 percent in the ownership of washing machine from the year 1920 to 2019. The number of people buying vaccum cleaner increased constantly till 2000 when it touched to 100 percent.

The second chart shows the number of hours per week doing these chores. This number was 50 hours per week in 1920. In 1960, this number reduced to 20 hours and untill 2019, it became 10 hours per week.

Overall, these charts help us understanding the number of hours reduced because there is an increase in the number of ownership of the electrical appliances.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall relationship: appliance ownership generally rose while weekly housework time fell, and you report several key figures accurately, including refrigerators reaching 90% in 1960 and full ownership by 1980, and vacuum cleaners reaching 100% in 2000. However, some features are covered less fully. The washing-machine trend is described as an increase of “about 20 percent,” but its rise from 40% to 75% is closer to 35 percentage points, with a dip around 1980 that is not mentioned. The housework figures also omit the intermediate 1940 and 1980 values and the plateau around 15 hours. Clarify the distinction between percentage points and percent, and include the notable exceptions as well as the broad trends.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on appliance ownership, a paragraph on housework, and a concluding overview. This makes the information easy to follow, and the final sentence links the two charts. Some cohesion is nevertheless repetitive and occasionally imprecise. “This number” is used several times, so the reader must infer whether it refers to ownership or hours; name the item or measure instead. The conclusion also repeats the relationship already stated rather than adding a concise synthesis. To strengthen progression, group the appliance trends by their different patterns—rapid refrigerator growth, steady vacuum-cleaner growth, and the washing-machine fluctuation—and use clearer references between comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for describing the charts, with relevant terms such as “ownership,” “increased,” “reduced,” and “per week.” The meaning is generally clear, but some word choices and collocations are imprecise: “number of electrical items owned by people” does not accurately describe a chart showing the percentage of households owning appliances, and “touched to 100 percent” is not idiomatic. “Buying” also suggests purchases rather than household ownership. Spelling errors such as “vaccum” and “untill” are noticeable, though they do not prevent understanding. Use more precise chart language, for example “the proportion of households with a refrigerator” and “reached 100%,” and check spelling and collocations during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple statements and longer clauses, and the main comparisons remain understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly with agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction. For example, “The first chart depict” should be “depicts,” while “almost nobody owns it” shifts into the present tense despite the historical period; use “owned one.” The phrase “hours were spent in doing household chores” is awkwardly constructed, and “help us understanding” should be “help us understand.” There are also article and preposition issues in phrases such as “reached to 100 percent.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting and verb patterns, while retaining some complex sentences to show range.

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