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 illustrates the typical weekday for students in three distinct countries.

Overall, it is clear that Japan students the highest time spender in studying. Additionally, the UK registered the lowest hour spender at weekday.

Looking at the details, The UK allocate time in sleeping at 8.5 hours, while Japan invested 7 hours. Moreover, when The UK and Germany spending time for relaxing at 7 hours while Japan devote time in relaxing at only 4 hours. On the other hand, Japan and Germany spends major hour in studying respectively 13 and 9 on weekday, whereas the UK spends second major time at 8 hours.

In contrast, when Japan spends the lowest hour in relaxing at 4 while the UK and Germany both are spends 7 hours but relaxing spends the third highest time all of three countries. Also noted that, Japan recorded the highest time in studying at 13 hours then Germany registered second position at 9 hours and the UK accounted for at 8 hours in positioned of third.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast: Japan has the most study time, while its relaxing time is the lowest, and you include figures for all three activities. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “the UK registered the lowest hour spender at weekday” does not identify a category, and the UK does not have the lowest figure overall, since Japan relaxes for only four hours. The response also repeats the study and relaxation comparisons rather than selecting a fuller range of key features. For example, it omits the comparison that Germany has the most sleeping time, while Japan has the least. To strengthen the report, give a precise overview of the highest and lowest figures, then compare the three countries accurately without repeating the same points.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and detail paragraphs, and it uses linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “On the other hand” and “In contrast.” However, the progression is difficult to follow because the final paragraph repeats information already given about relaxing and studying. Some links also suggest a contrast where the ideas are not clearly contrasted, and the relationship between the overview’s claim about the UK and the later figures is unclear. Organise the details by activity or by country, and present each comparison once. Clearer paragraph focus and more accurate referencing would make the report easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “registered,” “devote” and “accounted for,” and you attempt to vary the wording for time use. However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise, such as “highest time spender,” “invested 7 hours” and “second major time.” These expressions make comparisons less clear, while “spends” is repeated frequently. Use standard collocations for describing chart data, such as “spent … hours” and “recorded the highest figure.” Also take care with forms such as “Japan students,” which should identify students from Japan or simply refer to Japan. More accurate, natural phrasing would improve clarity and range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer comparative sentences, but control is uneven, and errors occur often enough to make some sentences difficult to process. For example, “Japan students the highest time spender” is missing a verb, while “when The UK and Germany spending time” lacks a finite verb and has an incomplete clause. Subject–verb agreement is also inconsistent in “Japan and Germany spends,” and the sentence beginning “Also noted that” is not a complete sentence. Articles and sentence boundaries are sometimes mishandled as well. Practise building complete clauses with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement and punctuation. More reliable control of these patterns would make your comparisons easier to understand.

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