Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar chart gives and compares the information about typical weekday for students in three different countries.

Overall, there are three types of activities discussed in this bar chart of three countries : UK, Japan and Germany. The proportion of studying in Japan was at the highest figure in the chart. Activity of relaxation was the lowest figure in the chart.

The proportion of sleeping activity in UK was 8.5%. The percentage of studying was 8%. The least percentage presents the activity of relaxing in the UK. The most highest bar in the chart was the studing activity in Japan. The sleeping proportion in Japan was 7% and the relaxing proportion was just 4%.

In the Germany, the percentage of the studying was the highest number which was 9%. The proportion of sleeping was 8%. At the last, the relaxing activity was at the 7 percent, which was the lowest number in this country.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three countries and activities, and correctly report several figures, including Japan’s 13 hours of studying and Germany’s 9 hours. However, the response does not cover all the chart data: Germany’s relaxation figure is described as the lowest in that country, although sleeping is lower, and the UK’s relaxation value is omitted. The overview also calls relaxation the lowest figure overall without clearly comparing it with the other activities. The chart reports hours, not percentages, so describing values as percentages is inaccurate. The response is 146 words, four words below the 150-word minimum; the eight words copied from the prompt are not counted. Include a clearer overview and accurate comparisons to address the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for the UK/Japan and Germany. This gives the reader some organisation, and country names help signal the topic of each section. However, progression is limited: most details are presented as a sequence of short statements rather than being grouped into meaningful comparisons. For example, the UK and Japan figures appear together, but the response does not explicitly compare their study or relaxation times. Linking phrases such as “At the last” are awkward, and repeated sentence openings with “The proportion” and “The percentage” make the writing feel repetitive. Group related figures and use clear comparison links to improve flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “proportion,” “percentage,” “activity” and “figure,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural. “Percentage” and “proportion” do not fit this chart because the values represent hours, while “the most highest bar” is redundant and “studing” is misspelled. Phrases such as “the lowest figure” are repeated without specifying which activity or country is being compared, which reduces precision. Use a wider range of accurate terms for time and comparison, and check spelling and collocations. This would make the descriptions clearer without requiring overly complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences communicate a basic meaning, and you attempt some variation through statements such as “The proportion of sleeping activity in UK was 8.5%” and “In the Germany, the percentage of the studying was the highest number.” However, the range is limited, with many short, simple sentence patterns and repeated use of “was.” Errors in articles and sentence construction occur frequently: “in UK” needs an article, while “In the Germany” uses an unnecessary one. The construction “The least percentage presents the activity” is also grammatically awkward and unclear. Practise accurate article use and build comparisons with varied structures, such as clauses using “whereas” or “compared with,” while checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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