Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-09-18
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 5.5)
In this analysis we will examine two pie charts which are describing the normal day of a working adults of a particular country in the year 1958 and 2008.
Firstly, in 1958 individuals were spending one third of their day in jobs and travelling . Furthermore, after work a major amount of time of a person was utilized in sleeping (about 32%). At last, they distribute their remaining time in leisure activites like meeting their friends and family or just relaxing at home .
In contrast, working individual spent almost half of his day at the work place and in travelling (total 49%) in 2008. After that, another quater of the day was utilized in sleeping at night. In the mean time people loved to spent their spare time with their loved once and friends , playing different sports and just relax at their home. this all sum up to 26% of the total day.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student attempts to cover both charts, noting key changes such as working hours increasing from 33% to 42% and sleeping decreasing from 32% to 25%. However, the overview lacks a clear, overarching summary of the main trends (such as the shift from socialising to work and domestic relaxation). There are minor inaccuracies in data reporting; for example, grouping working and travelling together as 'one third' in 1958 or combining multiple categories in 2008 without precise individual breakdowns. While the response satisfies the basic requirements of selecting and reporting main features, the lack of a distinct overview and some vague data groupings place it at Band 6.0 according to official descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is divided into logical paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by body paragraphs for 1958 and 2008 respectively. Cohesive devices are used to guide the reader (e.g., 'Firstly', 'Furthermore', 'In contrast'), though some transitions feel slightly mechanical or are misused (e.g., 'At last', 'After that'). Paragraphing is generally sufficient and appropriate, though the final paragraph mixes several distinct categories ('loved once', 'playing different sports') in a somewhat cluttered manner. Progression is visible, but referencing and logical flow can be sharpened to reach a higher band level.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting some less common collocations such as 'leisure activities', 'spare time', and 'work place'. However, there are noticeable word-choice errors and typos throughout the text, such as 'working adults' written as 'a working adults', 'quater' instead of 'quarter', 'loved once' instead of 'loved ones', and 'this all sum up'. While these errors do not severely impede communication, they restrict the lexical score to Band 5.5, reflecting a limited range and frequent minor inaccuracies in spelling and word formation.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'Furthermore, after work a major amount of time of a person was utilized in sleeping...' and 'In contrast, working individual spent almost half of his day...'. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, featuring missing articles ('a working adults', 'at the work place'), subject-verb agreement issues, and awkward phrasing ('this all sum up to'). Punctuation errors also occur, such as spaces before commas. Because errors are frequent and occasionally cause minor difficulty for the reader, the grammar performance aligns best with Band 5.0 descriptors.
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