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 illustrates significant data about the typical weekday for students which were sleeping , studying and relaxing in three different countries ; UK , Japan and Germany .

Overall , reagading the graph that studying in Japan and Germany was the most popular acititive by contrast in the UK sleeping had the periority . relaxing made up the lowest scores in the three country .

In Uk most of people give the priority for sleeping it made up 8,5 followed by studying was 8 , while relaxing decreased to 8 .

In Japan studying peaked the highest propotion with 13 , by contrast sleeping declined to 7 , wheares relaxing was the lowest with 4 .

In Germany , the tends fluctuated between 7 and 9 . studying accounted for the highest proprtion followed by sleeping at least relaxing was the third priority for German students .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main categories and make relevant comparisons, including Japan’s high study figure and the UK’s emphasis on sleeping. The overview also attempts to summarise the pattern across countries. However, some details are inaccurate: UK relaxing is 7 hours, not 8, and the claim that relaxing has the lowest score in all three countries is not true for the UK and Germany, where it is below sleeping but the comparison with studying is clear only in context. The Germany paragraph gives a general range rather than reporting the key figures of 9 for studying, 8 for sleeping and 7 for relaxing. More precise, consistently accurate reporting and a clearer overview of the main contrasts would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and separate country paragraphs. This makes the information generally easy to follow, and comparisons such as Japan’s study figure against its sleeping figure are placed together. However, some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “by contrast in the UK sleeping had the periority” and “followed by sleeping at least relaxing.” The country paragraphs also repeat a similar listing pattern rather than developing comparisons across countries. Use clearer linking phrases and organise details around the main contrasts—for example, compare study hours across all three countries, then sleeping and relaxing—to make progression more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of task-relevant vocabulary, including “peaked,” “priority,” “accounted for” and “proportion,” and the reader can usually understand the intended comparisons. However, inaccurate word choice, collocation and spelling are noticeable: “most popular activity” is not a precise way to describe time spent, “scores” is unsuitable for hours, and forms such as “acititive,” “reagading” and “proprtion” reduce accuracy. Some phrases, including “the tends fluctuated,” are also unclear. Aim for precise chart language and check spelling and word forms carefully; straightforward terms such as “spent,” “recorded” and “hours” would often communicate the data more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and some more complex comparisons, such as “In Japan studying peaked the highest proportion with 13, by contrast sleeping declined to 7.” However, sentence control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships difficult to follow. For example, “studying in Japan and Germany was” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “relaxing made up the lowest scores in the three country” has problems with number and sentence construction. Commas and spaces around punctuation are also handled inconsistently. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and check agreement, articles and plural forms before finishing.

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