Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The bar graph compares how students spend their weekday time in three nations UK, Germany and Japan in three primary activities. The measure in hours.

Overall, mostly students of Japan and Germany spend their week time in studies and UK students spen their time in sleeping. And all pupils in three nations spend their least time in leisure activities.

Regarding sleeping UK students spend about 8.5 hours in sleeping, in japan students spend 7 hours in sleeping and German students spend 8 hours of sleeping. In Japan students spend 13 hours in study which is realitively high among all three nations. In Germany pupils spend 9 hours in studies which is higher than UK. And in UK students give only 8 hours to study.

Students spend least time in relaxing in all three nations. Both UK and Germany students spend 7 hours to lesiure activities. And in Japan students give the least time to relaxing among all three nations about 4 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover the three activities and all three countries, and the figures you report match the chart. The overview identifies studying as prominent in Japan and Germany, and relaxing as the least time-consuming activity in each country; the body then supports this with relevant comparisons, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation. This gives the response a clear, well-supported account of the main features. However, the overview slightly overgeneralises by saying UK students spend their time sleeping: sleeping is their largest category, but the difference from studying is only half an hour. Make that comparison more precise, and state explicitly that Japan has the highest study figure overall.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by paragraphs covering sleeping and studying, then relaxing. The information is generally easy to follow, and comparisons such as Germany’s 9 study hours being higher than the UK’s 8 help connect the figures. This organisation is effective, though cohesion is sometimes mechanical: several sentences begin with “In Japan” or “In Germany,” and “And” starts a sentence in the second body paragraph. The overview also groups Japan and Germany together without immediately clarifying their different leading activities. Use a wider range of linking and referencing, and organise the body more consistently by activity or by country to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “compares,” “activities,” “higher than,” and “least time,” so the meaning is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. Phrases such as “spend their week time in studies,” “give only 8 hours to study,” and “spend 7 hours to leisure activities” are not natural ways to describe time allocation. There are also spelling errors, including “spen,” “realitively,” and “lesiure.” Use precise chart language such as “devote,” “spend,” and “account for,” and check spelling carefully to improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You communicate the main comparisons using mostly simple sentence patterns, and some sentences are clear, such as “In Germany pupils spend 9 hours in studies which is higher than UK.” However, the range of structures is limited, and errors recur in sentence formation and grammatical patterns. The opening fragment “The measure in hours” needs to be joined to the preceding sentence or rewritten as a complete sentence. In “students of Japan and Germany spend their week time in studies,” the construction is awkward, while “higher than UK” needs an article before the country name. Several sentences also rely on repeated subject–verb patterns. Practise accurate complex sentences with clauses such as “whereas” and “while,” and check articles, prepositions, and sentence boundaries.

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