Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-10

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 illustrates how the students are spending their weekday in three different regions, UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, it can be observed that the students in Japan, recorded the highest number of weekdays, they spend for studying, while they also recorded the lowest number of time spent by relaxing. Moreover, other two countries students maintain a relatively balanced schedule on their weekday.

First and foremost, the Japanese students spend most of the weekend time, 13 hours by doing study, whereas in UK and Germany , the students spend 8 hours and 9 hours , respectively by studying. Moreover, UK students take the highest number in sleeping, 8.5 hours spent on weekend, while Japan and Germany students are in the second and third in sleeping category, 7 hours and 8 hours respectively.

On the other hand, the Japan students only spent 4 hours for relaxation, whereas the UK and Germany students 7 hours each for their relaxation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrasts accurately: Japan has the most study time (13 hours) and the least relaxation (4), while the UK and Germany each have 7 hours of relaxation. You also report the study and sleep figures for all three countries. The overview recognises Japan’s distinctive schedule and the relative balance in the other two countries, so the response addresses the task. However, the overview is not fully clear: “highest number of weekdays” does not describe the chart, which compares hours spent on activities. The claim that the UK has the highest sleeping figure is also inaccurate, since Germany’s 8 hours is below the UK’s 8.5 but above Japan’s 7; avoid calling the other countries “second and third” without clarifying the ranking. A sharper overview and more precise comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting study and sleep before relaxation. This makes the main comparisons reasonably easy to follow. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Moreover,” and “On the other hand” help signal the stages of the report, although some are used mechanically or do not express the relationship precisely. For example, “First and foremost” is unnecessary in a factual summary, and “On the other hand” suggests a contrast that could be stated more directly. The overview sentence also combines several ideas in a way that obscures the meaning. Improve progression by grouping the key comparisons more deliberately and using concise links, while ensuring each sentence clearly refers to the relevant country and activity.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “relatively balanced schedule,” “studying,” and “relaxation,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a chart. “Highest number of weekdays” confuses days with hours, while “spend most of the weekend time” is unsuitable because the chart concerns a typical weekday. Phrases such as “take the highest number in sleeping” and “number of time spent” also reduce precision. Use standard reporting language such as “spent,” “accounted for,” and “hours devoted to,” and keep the activity labels consistent. More precise vocabulary would make the report sound more natural and help distinguish the chart’s categories clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “whereas” and a subordinate clause beginning “while.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. In “the students in Japan, recorded,” the comma incorrectly separates the subject from its verb; “they spend” also shifts tense within the overview. The construction “the students spend 8 hours and 9 hours, respectively by studying” needs a clearer structure, and “the UK and Germany students 7 hours each” is missing a verb. There are also inconsistent article and plural patterns, as in “the Japan students.” Check sentence boundaries and ensure each clause has a complete, correctly formed verb phrase. Greater control of these patterns would make the varied sentence forms more effective.

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