Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-31

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 chart illustrates how working adults in a specific nation spent their time in 1958 and 2008.

Overall, working accounted for largest proportion of the time spent by adults in both years, whereas sleeping and going out with family/friends fell significantly. Time spent on relaxing also increased and travelling overtook going out with family/friends, however time allocated for playing sports remaind roughly same.

In 1958 around 33% time was spent on working which rose to 42 percent in 2008. Approximately 5% time spent on relaxing at home and travelling at work increased by 2008 which is 13% and 7%.

Sleeping time fell sharply from 32% to 25% and time spent by going out with family and friends also dropped from 19 % to just 6% in 2008, however time spent on playing sports remained almost constant over the years which is around 7% in 2008.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that work took the largest share in both years and accurately report its rise from 33% to 42%, alongside the falls in sleeping and socialising. You also note the increase in travel and relaxation. However, some details are incomplete or unclear: “Approximately 5% time” does not state the 1958 relaxation figure of 8%, and the chart shows sports only in 2008, so it is not possible to say it remained constant over the years. The overview also says travel overtook socialising without giving the comparison explicitly. The response is four words below the required 150-word minimum. Include the missing baseline and avoid claiming a trend where the chart provides no earlier figure.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a summary of the main trends, and paragraphs giving figures. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow. Linking words such as “Overall,” “whereas,” and “however” help show contrast, but the final sentence joins several comparisons together, making the relationship between them less clear. The overview also combines multiple trends in one long sentence. Improve progression by grouping increases and decreases separately, and use shorter sentences when reporting distinct categories. More precise referencing—for example, naming the activity rather than saying “which”—would also make the comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “proportion,” “fell significantly,” and “rose.” These choices communicate the main comparisons, and the response attempts some variation rather than repeating “spent” throughout. However, several phrases are imprecise or awkward: “travelling at work” does not describe commuting, while “time allocated for playing sports” suggests a figure that is not available for both years. There are also spelling and form errors, including “remaind,” and inconsistent phrasing such as “going out with family/friends.” Choose standard chart language and check spelling and collocations so that the vocabulary is more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple statements and more complex sentences, including contrast clauses with “whereas” and “however.” Most of the intended meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “working accounted for largest proportion” needs an article (“the largest proportion”), and “around 33% time” needs “of the time.” The phrase “Approximately 5% time spent…” is missing a clear subject and verb, while “which rose to 42 percent” has an unclear reference. Punctuation around “however” is also problematic in the final sentence. Review articles, sentence completeness, and punctuation, and make sure each comparison has a clear grammatical subject.

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