Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-13

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 graph illustrates the information regarding th hard weekday for lerners in few countries. The data has been calibrated in numbers.

Overall, it is clear that the maximum number showed in studying according to given all countries. While, the minimum number showed in relax.

To start with, in United Kingdom, the sleeping nuber was recorded at 8.5 and the studying sligtly down from it which was at 8. However,7 considerd for relaxing. Furthermore, in Japan, the number of 7 showed at sleeping and 13 for studying which was also highest at that time. Whereas, only 4 number showed for student realxing.

Moving on, in Germany, student slept an showed the number at 8. While, for study it was at 9 and 7 for relax respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three countries and all three activities, and the figures you report—such as 8.5 hours of sleep in the UK, 13 hours of study in Japan, and 4 hours of relaxation in Japan—match the chart. The overview also correctly highlights studying as the highest figure overall and relaxation as generally lower. However, the overview is too broad: studying is not the maximum in every country, since UK students sleep slightly longer than they study. The response also gives little comparison between countries and does not explain the main contrasts in enough detail. It is 23 words below the required minimum, which limits the opportunity to select and report key features fully. Add a clearer overview and compare the figures directly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the countries. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow, and phrases such as “To start with” and “Moving on” signal progression. However, the organisation is somewhat mechanical, and the country-by-country listing does not develop comparisons across the chart. Some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “While, the minimum number showed in relax” and “Whereas, only 4 number showed.” The final paragraph is very brief and ends without a concluding comparison. Grouping the most important similarities and differences, and using clearer links between related figures, would make the progression more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “bar graph,” “recorded,” “studying,” and “relaxing,” so the reader can generally identify the activities being described. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning harder to understand. For example, “the maximum number showed” and “4 number showed for student realxing” are not natural ways to report chart data; “hours spent” or “the figure stood at” would be clearer. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “lern ers,” “nuber,” “sligtly,” and “considerd.” Use precise terms such as “hours,” “figure,” and “spent,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “While” and “which,” but control is inconsistent. Several sentences are incomplete or awkwardly joined: “While, the minimum number showed in relax” is a fragment, and “Whereas, only 4 number showed” also lacks a clear main clause. There are recurring problems with articles, agreement, and sentence construction, as in “the sleeping nuber was recorded” and “student slept an showed the number at 8.” Punctuation after introductory linking words is also often misplaced. These errors sometimes make the reader pause to interpret the intended meaning. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and vary structures only when you can control them accurately.

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