Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-09

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 presents how students spend their times on sleeping, studying, relaxing in weekday in across three different states.

Overall, it is cler that most of the students are studying on weekdays espacially in Japan and in germany, while some students sleep. However, least students spend time to relax.

According to the given chart, students in Janpan send 13 hours on studying, followed by sleeping for 7 hours. While few students preffer to relax for 4 hours. However in germany mostly students spend 9 hours on studying, meanwhile, some students choose to sleep for 8 hours. while, few students spend 7 hours to relax.

In thw UK most students spenmd time on sleeping of about 8.5 hours

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s three activities and report several accurate figures, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation, and Germany’s 9, 8 and 7 hours. However, the response only partially covers the data: the UK is mentioned only for sleeping, while its 8 hours of study and 7 hours of relaxation are omitted. The overview also says students are mostly studying, although this is not true for the UK, where sleeping is highest, and it does not clearly compare the countries. The response is also 32 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail you can provide. Include a complete overview and report the main comparisons across all three countries.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some organisation: you begin with an introduction, provide an overview, and then discuss Japan and Germany before the UK. This gives the reader a basic route through the response. However, the final UK point is incomplete, so the progression stops rather than presenting a balanced comparison of all three countries. Linking words such as “Overall,” “According to the given chart,” and “However” are used, but several are awkward or repetitive, and “While” begins a fragment after the Japan figures. Grouping the countries more systematically and connecting comparisons within complete sentences would make the progression clearer. A fuller concluding comparison would also help the response feel complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant basic vocabulary for the chart, including “studying,” “sleeping,” “relax,” and “spend time,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and some word choices or forms are inaccurate, such as “spend their times,” “students send 13 hours,” and “least students.” Spelling errors—including “cler,” “espacially,” “Janpan,” and “thw”—also make the writing less clear and reduce precision. Aim for accurate, natural phrases such as “spend 13 hours studying” and “the least time is spent relaxing.” Check spelling carefully and use a wider range of comparison language, for example “whereas,” “compared with,” and “the highest figure.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, for example “Overall, it is cler that…” and the sentence comparing Japan’s study, sleep and relaxation figures. However, complex attempts are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts difficult to follow. The opening sentence has an unclear structure (“spend their times … in weekday in across”), while “While few students prefer to relax…” is a fragment when separated from the preceding sentence. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “while” after a full stop and the incomplete final sentence about the UK. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use simple comparison structures accurately before adding more complex clauses.

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