Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-08-09
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 chart illustrates the information of typical weekday for students in Uk, Japan and Germany for the purpose of sleeping, studying and relaxing. Overall, there is a maximum time for studying in Japan and minimum period for getting relaxed.
The chart demonstrates that in Japan, 13 days are kept for studying aim which is a larger proportion in contrast to other countries. In addition, only 4 days are allowed for relaxing and 7 days for sleeping. However, in Uk and Germany time period for all these purpose is quite similar with a little difference. UK allows 8 days and Germany 9 days for education purpose, in contrast, time for relaxing in both these countries are equal in proportion allowing 7 days to relax. On the other hand, there is a very little difference in the weekdays of sleeping in these two countries. In Germany, locals have 8 days for sleeping initiative and 8.5 days for the residents of the UK.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response attempts to summarize the data, but there are significant issues with the interpretation of the chart. The student refers to '13 days' and '8 days' for activities, which suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the data (likely representing hours rather than days). This misinterpretation leads to an inaccurate report of the main features. While the response covers all three countries and categories, the factual errors regarding the units of measurement significantly undermine the task achievement. To improve, ensure you carefully read the axes and labels of the chart before writing to avoid reporting impossible data.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is organized into two paragraphs, which is a basic structure. There is some attempt at logical progression, using transition words like 'In addition', 'However', and 'On the other hand'. However, the flow is hindered by the inaccurate data reporting, which makes the comparisons confusing. The referencing is sometimes unclear, such as when the text mentions 'these two countries' without explicitly linking back to the specific subjects in a natural way. The paragraphing is sufficient, but the overall coherence is affected by the lack of clarity in the information presented.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive. Phrases like 'time period for all these purpose' and 'equal in proportion' are used, but there is little evidence of less common lexical items. There are also issues with word choice, such as 'sleeping initiative' and 'residents of the UK', which are not appropriate in this context. The vocabulary is adequate to convey basic meaning, but it lacks the precision and flexibility required for a higher band score. Expanding your vocabulary to include terms related to data analysis, such as 'proportion', 'segment', or 'allocated', would be beneficial.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response uses a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'illustrates the information of typical weekday' (missing articles), '13 days are kept for studying aim' (awkward phrasing), and 'time for relaxing in both these countries are equal' (subject-verb agreement error). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to be noticeable. To improve, focus on basic sentence construction, article usage, and subject-verb agreement, and try to incorporate more varied sentence structures with greater accuracy.
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