Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-12

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)

The rendered pie charts depict the information about how on the job adults utilized their time on divergent sector from 1958 to 2008.

Overall, it can be analyzed that working was he dominant in the last year. However, the smallest contribution was noticed in travelling to work.

It can generally seen that in 2008, 42% time spent by adults on working inspite of the smallest was identified in travelling to work in 1958. As far as playing sports and travelling to work are concered, there was an almost identical proportion witnessed in 2008. It is interesting to notice that there was a greater disparity observed in going out with friends in 1958 and 2008, which was around 13%.

Regarding the further details, the percentag eof time utilized on sleeping by adults in both of the years were 32% ans 25% repectively. Moving onto, the smallest contribution come from relaxing at home in the beginning of the year rather than from the last year which was 13%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify some important features, including the rise in working time to 42%, the fall in sleeping from 32% to 25%, and the sharp difference in socialising between the two years. However, the overview is not fully accurate: travelling to work was the smallest category in 1958, but in 2008 it was tied with playing sports at 7%, while going out with friends or family was lowest at 6%. The claim that travelling was the smallest in the last year therefore misreads the chart. Several comparisons are also unclear or incomplete, and the 1958 working figure and the 2008 relaxation figure are not clearly integrated into a reliable summary. Select the main changes and state them precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable paragraph structure, with an overview followed by details, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Regarding the further details” signal stages in the report. However, progression between points is not consistently clear. The second paragraph combines sports, travel and socialising without explaining their relationships, and “the smallest contribution” is repeated without a clear reference to the relevant year or category. The final paragraph moves from sleeping to relaxation, but the comparison is awkwardly expressed and does not develop a clear sequence. Organise the details by major increases and decreases, and use explicit references such as “in 1958” and “by 2008” to make comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of formal reporting vocabulary, including “depict,” “disparity,” “proportion” and “contribution.” This shows some effort to move beyond basic wording, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing charts: “divergent sector,” “on the job adults,” and “the smallest contribution was noticed” make the meaning less clear. There are also spelling and word-form errors, such as “concered,” “percentag,” “ans” and “repectively.” Prefer precise, familiar chart language, for example “categories,” “working adults,” “accounted for,” and “the proportion of time spent.” Check spelling and collocations carefully so that ambitious vocabulary supports rather than obscures the comparisons.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use some longer sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “As far as” and “which,” but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships difficult to understand. For example, “It can generally seen” is missing “be,” while “the percentag of time utilized on sleeping … were 32% and 25%” has problems with the article, subject–verb agreement and sentence construction. “Moving onto, the smallest contribution come from…” also has faulty punctuation and verb form. Some sentences communicate a basic comparison, but the range is limited and complex attempts are often unreliable. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and build comparisons with clear patterns such as “The figure for sleeping fell from 32% to 25%.”

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