Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-09-16

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The pie charts below show how working adults in a particular country spent their time in 1958 and 2008.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

* Note: these aren’t the original diagrams given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Student answer (Band 7.0)

The pie charts describe how working adults in a particular country spent their time on different activities in 1958 and 2008.

Overall, working took the largest percentage of time in both years. In 1958, sleeping and going out with friends or family also look a significant amount of time. In 2008, working increased while sleeping and going out decreased. New activities, such as playing sports, also appeared.

In 1958, working accounted for 33% of the day, followed by sleeping at 32%. Going out with friends/family made up 19%, while relaxing at home was 8%. Only 2% of the day was spent travelling to work.

In 2008, the percentage of time spent working rose to 42%. Sleeping decreased to 25%, while relaxing at home increased to 13%. Travelling to work also rose from 2% to 7%. Going out with friends/family fell sharply to 6%, and 7% of the day was spent playing sports.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the pie charts comparing working adults' time allocation in 1958 and 2008. An appropriate overall trend is provided in the second paragraph, noting that working time increased while sleeping and going out decreased, and new activities like playing sports emerged. Key data points and comparisons are accurately reported, such as working rising from 33% to 42%, and travelling to work increasing from 2% to 7%. The figures align well with the provided visual data, and there are no significant omissions or inaccuracies. The response satisfies all requirements for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The text is logically organised into four clear paragraphs, moving from an introduction to an overview, followed by distinct body paragraphs detailing the data for 1958 and 2008 respectively. Cohesive devices are used effectively to guide the reader through the comparisons, using transition phrases such as 'In 1958', 'followed by', 'while', and 'In 2008'. Paragraphing is used appropriately and supports the overall structure of an Academic Task 1 response. Progression of ideas is clear and logical from start to finish.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The student demonstrates an adequate to good range of vocabulary suited to describing statistical data, employing terms such as 'accounted for', 'percentage of time', 'rose', 'decreased', and 'fell sharply'. There are occasional minor lexical inaccuracies, such as writing 'look a significant amount of time' instead of 'took', but this appears to be a minor typographical slip. Less common lexical items are used with general awareness of style and collocation, ensuring that communication remains clear and precise throughout the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

The response exhibits a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including subordinate clauses and comparative structures ('while relaxing at home increased', 'Travelling to work also rose from 2% to 7%'). Grammatical control is generally strong, with the majority of sentences being error-free. Punctuation is accurate, and verbs referring to past data are correctly conjugated in the past simple tense. The minor slip with 'look' instead of 'took' is an isolated error and does not impede overall comprehension.

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