Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-12

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 given bar chat compare information about the typical regular day for students in three various nations like uk, japan,and germany.

overall,according to the chart, it is evident that students were studying highest number of hours in all of the countrys.While,relaxing showed a lowest hour in every nations students.

To begin with,in japan, studying was the highest number of hours that students contribute like 13 hours.Whereas, uk was the lowest in studying ,8 Hours.However, sleeping was the highest in uk at 8.5 hours and japan followed up 7.

In contrast,germany students were studying most of there time,9 hours and uk and Germany students were relax same of the time 7 hours.Moreover,

germay and uk students approximately same in sleeping, like 8.5 and 8 hours.Japaese students were sleep just 7 hours a day and it is the lowest amoung uk and germany.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main categories and make a useful attempt at an overview by noting that studying takes the most time and relaxing the least. However, the overview is not fully accurate: relaxing is not the lowest activity in every country, since UK and Germany students sleep for more hours than they relax. You report several relevant figures, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and the UK’s 8 hours, but comparisons are incomplete and some statements are unclear. For example, the claim that UK students are the lowest in studying overlooks Germany’s 9 hours, which is lower than the UK’s 8 only if the figures are misread; in fact, the UK is lowest. The response is also 9 words below the required minimum. Cover all three activities more systematically and ensure each comparison matches the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview and paragraphs that attempt to compare the countries. Some linking expressions, such as “To begin with,” “Whereas” and “Moreover,” help signal relationships. However, progression is difficult to follow because the discussion shifts between activities and countries without a consistent pattern. The final paragraph repeats sleeping information already mentioned and includes a fragment-like transition after “Moreover,”. Connections such as “In contrast” do not clearly show what is being contrasted. Organise the details by activity or by country, and use linking words only when their relationship is clear. This would make the comparisons easier to track and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “studying,” “sleeping,” “relaxing,” “hours” and “overall,” so the reader can identify the subject of the report. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning difficult to interpret. For example, “students contribute like 13 hours” is not a natural way to describe time spent studying, and “relax same of the time” is unclear. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “countrys,” “germay” and “Japaese.” Aim for precise reporting language such as “spent,” “recorded” and “accounted for,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid informal fillers such as “like” when presenting chart data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “Whereas” and a sentence beginning “Moreover,”. However, grammatical errors are frequent, and some sentences are difficult to understand. The opening has subject–verb disagreement in “bar chat compare,” while “students were studying highest number of hours” is missing an article and has an awkward structure. Other examples include “uk was the lowest in studying” and “students were relax,” where the verb forms are incorrect. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, particularly after sentence openings and for country names. Practise accurate past-tense reporting patterns, such as “Japanese students studied for 13 hours,” and check that each sentence has a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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