Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-08

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 chart details the activities of the students on weekday in three different countries.

Overall, it is inferred from bar chart that most time is spent in studying which is followed by sleeping and then relaxing at last.

Focusing on UK, it is observed that most time is spent on sleeping which is about 8.5 hours. Then studying which fall just below sleeping, accounting for 8 hours. And least time is given to relaxing which is 7 hours.

In Japan the most time is given to studying which is 13 hours, significantly dominating both other categories which fall very short to this. About 7 hours is utilized in sleeping and relaxing accounts for 4 hours only.

As in Japan, studying hours also dominate in Germany, typically forming 9 hours duration. Not clearly dominant but still above others. Sleeping accounts for 8 hours and relaxing only form a duration of 7 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers the chart’s three countries and all three activities, and its main comparisons are generally accurate: Japan has the highest study figure at 13 hours, while the UK and Germany show similar relaxation figures of 7 hours. The overview identifies studying as the largest activity overall, although this is driven especially by Japan; it would be more precise to note that sleeping is the largest category in the UK and that Germany’s figures are comparatively close. Some details are unclear or incomplete, such as “both other categories which fall very short” without giving the Japanese sleeping and relaxing figures in that comparison. A sharper overview and more consistently explicit comparisons would make the key features better developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by separate paragraphs on the UK, Japan and Germany. This makes the country-by-country information easy to locate. However, progression within some paragraphs is choppy, particularly the UK section, where “Then studying…” and “And least time…” are sentence fragments rather than smoothly connected statements. Linking phrases such as “As in Japan” also create a comparison that is not fully explained, since the German figures are less strongly dominated by studying. Use complete sentences and connect the comparisons more explicitly—for example, contrast the UK’s sleeping figure with its study figure, then compare Germany’s pattern with Japan’s. This would make cohesion less mechanical and references clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is an adequate range of vocabulary for describing the chart, including “accounting for,” “dominating,” and “duration,” and the meaning is generally clear. The writer also varies expressions for reporting figures, rather than relying only on “is.” Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “most time is given to studying,” “relaxing accounts for 4 hours only,” and “fall very short to this” do not express the comparisons idiomatically. “Details the activities” is also less precise than wording that describes time spent on activities. Aim for natural chart language such as “students spend,” “is followed by,” and “is considerably lower than.” More precise collocations would improve clarity and flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple statements and more complex forms, including “which is followed by sleeping” and “which is 13 hours,” and the intended meaning is usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain. The opening says “on weekday” rather than “on a weekday,” and “it is inferred from bar chart” is missing an article. The UK paragraph contains fragments: “Then studying which fall just below sleeping” and “And least time is given to relaxing.” There is also a verb-form problem in “studying which fall,” where the singular activity requires “falls.” Use complete sentences and check articles, agreement and clause structure. These corrections would make the range already attempted more controlled.

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