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 is describing the typical weekday of the students of three countries, Uk, Japan and Germany, that how they spend thier day and it devides their day in three activities, sleeping, studying and relaxing.

Bar chart illustrates that the most balanced routine can be seen in both UK and Germany. They spend almost same time for all of these given three activities but in Japan students spend the major part of thier day while studying. They relaxed too less as compared to the students of other two countries.

In UK a typical day of a student consist over 8.5 hours of sleep, offcourse which is the heighest, 8 hours of study and 7 hours of relaxing. In the case of Germany there is almost same routine with a bit difference as a half hour less sleep,1 hour of extra study and thier relaxing time is same. In Japan student spend nearly half of thier day while studying and they sleep for seven hours and thier relaxing time is far less than the rest which is 4 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main contrast clearly: the UK and Germany have broadly similar routines, while Japanese students devote much more time to studying and less to relaxing. The figures you report are accurate, including the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep and Japan’s 13 hours of study. You also compare the countries rather than listing figures in isolation. The overview is useful, although describing the UK and Germany as “the most balanced” is a little broad: the chart shows their similar patterns, but studying still differs between them. To strengthen the response further, make the overview more precise and explicitly highlight the main extremes, especially Japan’s highest study time and lowest relaxation time.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction, a summary of the main pattern, and then country-specific details. Comparisons such as “In the case of Germany” and “In Japan” help readers follow the shift between countries, and the information is generally grouped sensibly. However, the first paragraph is a long, awkwardly connected sentence, and some links between ideas feel mechanical. The final paragraph also packs several figures and comparisons into long sentences, making the details less easy to scan. Use clearer sentence boundaries and more deliberate grouping—for example, compare the UK and Germany together, then contrast Japan—to make the progression smoother and cohesion more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “routine,” “major part,” “compared to,” and “difference,” so the meaning is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural, such as “spend the major part of their day while studying,” “They relaxed too less,” and “a typical day … consist over 8.5 hours of sleep.” Spelling errors such as “thier,” “devides,” and “heighest” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, conventional chart language, such as “spend the most time studying,” “relax for the fewest hours,” and “a typical student sleeps for.” Check spelling carefully and avoid repeating “spend” and “time” where a more exact verb is available.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons between countries, and the intended meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors occur across sentence structures and agreement. For example, “the typical weekday … that how they spend” is not a well-formed clause; “a typical day … consist” needs subject–verb agreement; and “In Japan student spend” needs a plural or an article. The sentence beginning “In UK” also has a faulty construction around “over 8.5 hours of sleep.” Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly around commas. Build accuracy by using straightforward patterns such as “Students in the UK sleep for…” and then adding comparisons in a separate, correctly punctuated sentence.

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