Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-11

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 5.0)

This pie chart demonstrates the proportion of the day spent by woring adults on various activities. Activities are a part of our daily lives and people work on different activities to keep themselves busy and refresh.

In 1958, 19% of the adults spent time with their family and friends while 7% people played various sports. 33% of the people worked daily in the hustle and bustle of life whereas 8% of them relaxed at home. 32% of the people gave priority to sleeping while 2% travelled to their work.

On the other hand, in 2008, 6% of the adults spent time with their families and friends while 7% played sports. 42% of the adults spent their time in working where as 13% of them relaxed at home. 25% of the people slept at home. 7% of the pople travelled to their work. There were changes in various activities with the passage of time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You report several figures accurately, including work rising from 33% to 42%, sleep falling from 32% to 25%, and travel increasing from 2% to 7%. However, the response does not provide a clear overview of the main changes: the final sentence, “There were changes in various activities,” is too general to identify the key trends. More importantly, you include sports at 7% in 1958, although the chart shows no sports category for that year; sports is shown only in 2008. The response mainly lists figures rather than selecting and comparing the most significant features, and the opening comments about daily life do not summarise the chart. A concise overview and accurate, relevant comparisons would strengthen task coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic chronological structure: one paragraph covers 1958 and the next covers 2008. This makes the figures relatively easy to locate, and phrases such as “On the other hand” signal a shift between years. However, the organisation is largely a sequence of activity-by-activity statements, with little comparison across the two years and no distinct overview to guide the reader. The opening generalisation about activities also interrupts the focus on chart information. Some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “while,” and the final sentence does not effectively bring the main points together. Grouping related increases and decreases, then using clearer comparisons, would create stronger progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to describe the chart, including “proportion,” “relaxed,” “priority,” and “passage of time,” and the activity labels are generally understandable. There are, however, several imprecise or unsuitable choices for a formal data summary. “Hustle and bustle of life” is an unnecessary idiom, while “gave priority to sleeping” suggests a deliberate preference rather than simply reporting time use. “Spent their time in working” is also an awkward collocation. Spelling slips such as “woring” and “pople” are noticeable, though the intended meaning remains clear. Aim for precise reporting language such as “accounted for,” “spent time working,” and “the proportion allocated to,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You produce several clear simple sentences, and the past-tense reporting is generally understandable: for example, “19% of the adults spent time with their family and friends.” There is some attempt to vary sentence structure through clauses joined with “while” and the contrastive opening “On the other hand.” However, the range remains limited, with most information presented in similar sentence patterns. Errors and awkward constructions include “where as” in “42% … working where as 13%,” and “spent their time in working,” where the grammatical pattern is not well controlled. The sentence “This pie chart demonstrates” also uses a singular reference although the task presents two charts. Practise accurate comparative structures, such as “while X rose, Y fell,” to improve both range and control.

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