Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-11

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 given bar chart shows the overall studends routine for weekdays routine. Here ,is the main comperison between three counteries which are Uk,Japan,Germany as given in the figure.Diagram discuss the main three habits in all three counteries sleeping ,studying and relaxiing.All these routines are demostrated with different colors like Sleeping with blue color, Studying with red color and relaxing with green color respectively.The figure tells that studying rate of japenes students is very high which comperies up to 13 that shows by diagram where as Germany is on the second whose studyng rate of students in week day is upto 9 and Uk students sltudying rate is about 8 as shown in diagram.Lets talk about sleeping rate which is much higher in Uk students which shown about 8.5 whereas students of japan sleep across weekday about 7 and Germany 8 respectively.As for as relaxing rate is concern Both Uk and germany are at same level which is 7 where for students of japan is about 4.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three countries and all three activities, and the comparisons you report are largely accurate: Japan has the highest study figure (13), the UK the highest sleep figure (8.5), and the UK and Germany share the same relaxation figure (7). However, the response mainly lists individual figures rather than presenting a clear overview of the chart’s most important pattern. For example, it does not explicitly summarise that studying takes the most time in Japan and Germany, while the UK’s three activities are relatively similar. The opening also spends space describing the colours, which is less important than interpreting the data. A concise overview followed by grouped comparisons would make the key features clearer and more fully address the summarising purpose.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a generally understandable order: it introduces the chart, then discusses studying, sleeping and relaxing. This helps the reader locate the comparisons, and phrases such as “whereas” and “as for” attempt to connect contrasting information. However, the writing is presented as one continuous paragraph, so the introduction, overview and detailed comparisons are not clearly separated. Several transitions are awkward or repetitive, including “Lets talk about” and “As for as relaxing rate is concern,” and the opening colour description interrupts the progression towards the data. Organise the response into clear paragraphs and use a brief overview before the details. More precise links between related country figures would also make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “comparison,” “rate,” “whereas” and “same level,” and the reader can generally understand which activities and countries you mean. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems make the description less clear or natural. Examples include “overall studends routine,” “main comperison,” “studyng rate” and “relaxiing rate.” “Rate” is also not the most suitable term for hours spent on an activity; “time spent studying” is more precise. The repeated use of “students” and “rate” further limits variety. Build a small set of accurate expressions for describing time and comparisons, and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine information using contrast clauses, as in “whereas students of japan sleep across weekday about 7,” and you include some longer sentences. However, sentence structures are limited and attempts to connect several ideas often produce faulty grammar or punctuation. For example, “The figure tells that studying rate of japenes students is very high which comperies up to 13” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “Both Uk and germany are at same level which is 7” has problems with articles and clause construction. Commas and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, particularly in the opening. Practise writing shorter, complete comparison sentences first, then combine them with accurate clauses such as “while” or “whereas.”

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