Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-15

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 6.0)

The pie charts illustrate the comparison of time spent by working adults in 1958 and 2008 in a specific country. The charts has different activities where the adults used to spent their time. Overall, people used to spend equal time in sleeping and working in 1958; however, working time has increased and sleeping time dropped in 2008.

In 1958, the largest proportion of day time spent on working with 33%, along with sleeping with 32%. Similar records in 2008, working time contributed the most with 42%; however sleeping time has decreased and at 25%. People used to spend more time of their day in going out with friends or family in 1958, spent their 19% of the day, comparing to adults in 2008 who spent just 6% of their day. The time of the day to travel to work has also escalated over years from 2% in 1958 to 7% in 2008. Adults used to spend almost same amount of their day in playing sports in 1958 and 2008 with 6% and 7% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main shift clearly: work rises to 42% while sleep falls to 25%, and you compare the sharp decline in socialising with the increase in commuting. Most figures you report are accurate. However, the overview says working and sleeping took “equal time” in 1958, although the chart shows 33% and 32%, and the discussion of sports is inaccurate: the chart includes sports only in 2008, at 7%, not 6% in 1958. Relaxing at home (8% to 13%) is also omitted. These gaps and the unsupported sports comparison make coverage uneven. For a stronger response, give a precise overview and include the omitted category while avoiding claims about data not shown.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence, with an introduction and overview followed by comparisons of the main categories. Linking expressions such as “however,” “along with,” and “from…to…” help show contrast and change, and the reader can follow the overall account. This meets the requirements for a coherent response and shows some flexibility in connecting information. To make the progression more consistently clear, group related figures more deliberately—for example, compare the increases in work, commuting, and relaxation together, then the decreases in sleep and socialising. Some phrasing, such as “Similar records in 2008,” makes the relationship between the figures less clear, so use more precise transitions and references.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing charts, including “proportion,” “contributed,” “decreased,” and “escalated,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts to avoid repeating “spent,” although some choices are inaccurate or unnatural in this context. For example, “Similar records” is not a natural way to introduce the 2008 figures, and “time of the day to travel to work” is wordy. “Almost same amount” is also an imprecise description of the sports figures, quite apart from the data error. Aim for standard chart language and accurate collocations, such as “accounted for,” “the share of the day,” and “rose from…to…”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “however” and comparisons using “from…to…”. The main information remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The charts has” has subject–verb disagreement, while “adults used to spent” uses the wrong verb form; “used to spend” is also unsuitable for describing chart data. In “spent their 19% of the day,” the sentence structure and possessive are faulty. There are also missing articles or awkward constructions in phrases such as “in going out” and “almost same amount.” Use present-tense reporting verbs consistently and check agreement, verb forms, and article use when revising.

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