Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-06

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 5.5)

The bar chart compares the typical weekdays for students in three different countries UK, Japan, Germany.

Overall, the Japan studying was the highest figure over the period but relaxing was the least figure. While, the UK and Germany showed slightly similar figures.In many countries studying were the highest and relaxing were the lowest figures.

Looking at Japan, studying was the largest feature around 13 and sleeping was the middle position 7 while relaxing was the low position 4 in weekdays for students. In the UK, Students sleep more 8.5 , study 8 and relaxing only 7. It was the only country where students sleep more.

Lastly in Germany, on weekdays students have to study 9, sleep 8 and relax 7 that is lowest in this period. In this bar charts Japan people are more educated and they have not enough relaxation time. But UK is the one country where every features is low than others country.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: Japan has the most study time (13 hours) and the least relaxation (4), while the UK and Germany have similar figures. You also report the key values for all three activities, so the response addresses the chart rather than merely listing isolated details. However, the overview is unclear and partly overgeneralised: “In many countries studying were the highest” is not true for the UK, where sleeping is highest, and “every features is low than others” is inaccurate because the UK does not have the lowest value for every activity. The claim that Japanese students are “more educated” is not supported by a chart showing hours. Make the overview precise and compare the countries without drawing conclusions beyond the data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for Japan, the UK and Germany. This makes the country-by-country information reasonably easy to follow. Some links between ideas are mechanical or unclear, however. “While” begins a fragment-like contrast, and “Lastly” and “In this bar charts” do not create a clear relationship between the data and the concluding claim. The overview also repeats the idea that studying is highest and relaxing lowest without clearly distinguishing Japan from the other countries. Improve progression by grouping the main comparisons—for example, Japan’s unusually high study time, then the similar UK and German patterns—and use linking phrases that accurately express contrast or similarity.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “studying,” “sleeping,” “relaxing,” “highest,” and “lowest,” and the reader can generally understand which activities you are comparing. However, the range is limited and several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, including “the largest feature,” “middle position,” “low position,” and “sleep more.” “More educated” also gives an unsupported interpretation rather than describing the measured data. Use standard expressions for quantities and rankings, such as “spent the most time studying” or “recorded the lowest figure for relaxation.” Vary “figure” and “feature” with accurate terms such as “hours,” “amount of time,” and “category.” This would make the comparisons clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors recur, particularly with agreement and sentence construction: “studying were the highest” should be “studying was the highest,” and “every features is low” needs a plural subject and a clearer comparison. The opening sentence also needs punctuation or a linking word after “countries,” while “While, the UK…” is not a complete, well-formed contrast. There are some awkwardly joined clauses, as in “that is lowest in this period.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build comparisons as complete sentences. A wider range of controlled complex structures would help express the chart’s contrasts more precisely.

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