Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates the daily activities of students in Uk, Japan and Germany.

Overall, study was the most common activity in Japan and Germany, while relaxing is least common in all three countries.

In Uk students sleep for 8.5 hours, while it decreased by 1 hour in Japan and in Germany the time for sleeping is same as UK. In Uk students study for 8 hours and there was a rapid increase in number of hours in Japan, students study for 13 hours. The number fell significantly in Germany for studing, students study for 9 hours.

The number for relaxing was least in all three countries. In Uk students relax for 7 hours. There was a gradual decrease in the number of hours for relaxing in Japan, students relax for only 4 hours which was overall lowest number among all. In Germany students relax for 7 hours which is same as UK.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main categories and report most figures accurately, including Japan’s high study total of 13 hours and its low relaxation figure of 4. The overview also highlights study as prominent in Japan and Germany and relaxation as low. However, the overview is not fully accurate: relaxing is not the least common activity in all three countries, since in the UK and Germany sleeping takes fewer hours than relaxing. The claim that studying is the most common activity in Germany is also incorrect; sleeping is slightly lower, but studying at 9 hours is higher than both other activities, so this part is correct—make the comparison explicit. The response covers the chart, but the overview and comparisons need more precise selection and development to show the main patterns clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of sleeping/studying and relaxing. This gives the reader a workable progression through the chart. Linking expressions such as “while,” “Overall,” and “In Germany” help connect comparisons. However, several sentences repeat the same reporting pattern, especially “students study for” and “students relax for,” and some comparisons are joined awkwardly: “In Uk students sleep for 8.5 hours, while it decreased by 1 hour in Japan” leaves the reference of “it” unclear. The overview also conflicts with the later data discussion. To strengthen cohesion, group related country comparisons more deliberately and use clear references to the activity or number of hours.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of chart vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “increase,” “decreased,” “fell significantly,” and “overall lowest.” These choices make the main comparisons understandable, and you attempt to describe changes rather than simply list figures. However, some wording is imprecise or repetitive: “the number for relaxing” and “the number of hours for relaxing” are less natural than direct references to time spent relaxing. “Rapid increase” and “gradual decrease” also suggest trends over time, whereas the chart compares countries. There are spelling and capitalization slips, including “Uk” and “studing.” Aim for precise comparison language such as “spent,” “recorded,” and “compared with,” and check spelling and country-name capitalization.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and some longer comparative sentences, for example, “In Uk students study for 8 hours and there was a rapid increase … in Japan.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors and awkward constructions reduce accuracy. In “while it decreased by 1 hour in Japan,” the pronoun does not clearly refer to the time spent sleeping; “the figure was one hour lower” would be clearer. The sentence beginning “In Uk students sleep” also needs an article or a more natural subject construction, and “the time for sleeping is same as UK” is missing “the” before “same.” Use consistent past or present reporting forms and punctuate longer comparisons carefully. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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