Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-08-21

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 bar chart illustrates students who spent their time on three different activities during weekdays in three different countries.

Overall, students consumed the highest weekdays for studying in japan, while they were taken the least days for relaxing. In other countries, students consumed average days for over the period.

In UK, student were taken 8.5 days for sleeping and relaxing accounted for 7 days. They spent 8 days for studying. In japan, students gave time on study for 13 days, while they gave only 4 days for relaxing. Sleeping consumed their 7 days compared with other activities.

In Germany, students spent 9 days on study, while they spent 7 days for relaxing also. They gave more important to sleeping also, which accounted for 8 days compared with other two activities.

In conclusion, UK students gave important to all three activities, while Japan students gave important most on studying. In addition, Germany students also gave important to all three activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to summarise the data, but it fails to accurately interpret the chart. The student refers to 'days' (e.g., '8.5 days for sleeping'), whereas the chart clearly refers to hours. This fundamental misinterpretation of the data significantly impacts the accuracy of the report. While the response covers all three countries and the three activities, the lack of data accuracy means the main features are not correctly reported. Comparisons are attempted, but because the underlying data is misunderstood, the comparisons are factually incorrect. To improve, ensure you carefully read the axis labels and units of measurement before drafting your response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organised into logical paragraphs, including an introduction, body paragraphs for each country, and a conclusion. However, the progression of ideas is hindered by the factual errors. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'In UK', 'In japan', and 'In conclusion', but they are often used mechanically or with grammatical errors (e.g., missing articles). The referencing is sometimes unclear, and the overall flow is somewhat repetitive due to the limited sentence structures used to describe the data for each country.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is quite limited and repetitive. The student frequently uses 'consumed', 'spent', and 'gave time on', which lacks the variety needed for a higher band. There are also issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'gave more important to sleeping' instead of 'placed more importance on sleeping'. The misuse of 'days' instead of 'hours' is a major lexical error that distorts the meaning of the entire report. To improve, focus on learning collocations related to data description, such as 'allocate time to', 'account for', or 'the majority of'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. Examples include 'students who spent their time on three different activities' (the relative clause is unnecessary here), 'they were taken the least days' (incorrect passive voice), and 'Japan students gave important most on studying' (incorrect word order and adjective usage). There is a lack of complex sentence structures, and the control over basic grammar, such as subject-verb agreement and article usage, is inconsistent. The frequent errors in tense and structure prevent the response from reaching a higher band.

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