Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-16

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 5.5)

The charts illustrates the management and distributing of time spending during year 1958 compeared with year 2008 by those adults of a country who are working.

We can see that workers were spending there more time in working and sleeping among these both years, the percentage of working time is 33% in 1958 and 42% in 2008 which are higher percentages among all activities. While the time spending in going out with freinds or families and relaxing at home is changed a lot. We can notice by chart in previous year more people were likely go to out side with there people, and in 2008 people were not choosing to go out side, the difference in there percentage is 19 percent in 1958 and only 6% in 2008. However the preority of people were increased for relaxation at home. And in both years the timespending in playing sports is remain unchanged. Traveling to work also show us increased percentage in 2008 with compered to 1958.

We can say that sleeping and working are in higher percent among all activities in these years, while people change there habit for going out and relaxing in home, travelling to work.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important comparisons accurately: working rises from 33% to 42%, sleeping falls, and going out with friends or family drops from 19% to 6%. You also note the increase in travel and home relaxation. However, the overview is limited and does not clearly summarise the main changes across the charts. A key factual error is the claim that time spent playing sports “remain unchanged”: sports appears only in 2008, at 7%. The response also omits the actual sleeping figures and the 2008 sports figure, while some comparisons are described generally rather than precisely. To strengthen the report, give a concise overview of the largest shifts and accurately cover the categories that changed or appeared.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction to comparisons and then a concluding statement. Linking expressions such as “While,” “However,” and “We can say” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is not consistently clear: several categories are combined in long sentences, and the final paragraph largely repeats the earlier claim that working and sleeping have high percentages. References such as “there” and “these both years” also make some relationships difficult to follow. Organise the body around clear comparisons—for example, increases in work, travel and home relaxation, followed by decreases in sleep and socialising—and use more precise referencing to make the sequence easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “relaxation,” “increased,” and “compared,” so the reader can generally identify the intended categories and trends. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “management and distributing of time spending,” “higher percent,” and “priority of people were increased.” Spelling errors, including “compeared,” “freinds,” and “preority,” also reduce accuracy. Some phrases are repeated, particularly “time spending” and “percentage.” Aim for concise chart language such as “the proportion of the day spent working” and “the share allocated to socialising,” and check spelling and natural word combinations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the main comparisons are often understandable. However, errors occur frequently in sentence structure, agreement, verb forms and articles, sometimes making the meaning harder to follow. For example, “The charts illustrates” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “the timespending in playing sports is remain unchanged” combines incompatible verb forms. “Workers were spending there more time” also has an unclear structure, and several clauses are joined without clear grammatical control. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “The proportion spent working increased from 33% to 42%.” Check agreement, tense consistency and sentence boundaries when proofreading.

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