Electrical Appliance Ownership and Housework Time

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.

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Key features: Electrical Appliance Ownership and Housework Time

WhyThis is aLine graph — it asks you to report the main trends and changes over time.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main trends over the period)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Overview

2 points

Key features

7 points

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Response 01

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Answer · 126 words · 1 paragraph · 19 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band5.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response uses appropriate data-reporting language and generally accurate trend description in its strongest passages, but it omits the second chart on housework hours entirely, which is a major task failure. Some garbled, repeated sentences and an under-length response further weaken coverage and coherence.

TA

Task Achievement

The response reports some appliance trends with largely plausible figures, but it completely omits the housework-hours chart, contains garbled and contradictory statements about washing machine ownership, and falls short of the required length, so achievement is only partial.

5.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Progression is broadly followable but mechanical, with repeated 'Following that' openers and a confusing, redundant sentence about 1960 washing machines that disrupts the flow of information.

5.5
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is generally adequate for describing trends and proportions, with reasonable use of items like 'increased markedly' and 'modestly', though some phrasing is imprecise and the range is not extensive.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of structures including complex relative and comparative clauses is used with generally acceptable accuracy, but errors such as 'ownership of 1960 washing machines was acquired' and faulty punctuation reduce flexibility and precision.

6.0

What to work on next

Cover both charts, including the decline in weekly housework hours, and remove confusing repetitions while extending the response above the minimum length.

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Useful vocabulary: Electrical Appliance Ownership and Housework Time

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