Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-08-22

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)

In the bar charts it relates routine work of students which belonged from different countries. In which it included UK, Japan and Germany and each of these countries are very progressive and also holds a very high protentional .

By comparing each country we see that according to study students of Japan are very progressive means they would like to study about 13hours a day and then looking towards Japan and UK they would like to study about 8 and 8.5hours a day and after this the sleeping and relaxing schedule of Japan is very low as comparing to UK and Germany. It means students of Japan would like to relax about 4hours and sleep about 7hours. But in UK and Germany routine of their students are different they would like to relax about same 7hours but in sleeping schedule they would like to sleep about 8.5 and 8hours.

After reviewing whole graph we come to know that the most hard working students are from Japan and than Germany and at the last UK and because of their hard work they are now becoming very progressive.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to summarise the data but fails to provide a clear overview or accurately report the main features. The interpretation of the data is flawed; for instance, the student claims Japanese students study 13 hours a day, which is not supported by standard interpretations of such charts. The response lacks a clear summary of the key trends and makes inaccurate comparisons. The inclusion of subjective commentary about countries being 'progressive' is irrelevant to the task of describing the data. To improve, focus on identifying the highest and lowest values for each category and reporting them objectively without adding personal opinions.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The use of cohesive devices is mechanical and sometimes confusing, such as 'looking towards Japan and UK' and 'after reviewing whole graph'. The referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparison between the three countries. The flow of ideas is disjointed, and the transition between the introduction, body, and conclusion lacks the necessary academic structure required for a Task 1 report.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive. There are several instances of word-choice errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'relates routine work', 'holds a very high protentional', and 'means they would like to study'. The vocabulary is not sufficiently precise to describe statistical data effectively. To reach a higher band, you should learn specific collocations for describing charts, such as 'the figure for', 'account for', 'a significant proportion', and 'in contrast'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede communication. There are issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'each of these countries... holds'), incorrect preposition usage, and awkward sentence structures. The writing relies heavily on simple sentence patterns, and attempts at more complex structures often result in errors, such as 'In which it included UK, Japan and Germany'. Punctuation is also inconsistent. Improving basic sentence construction and proofreading for subject-verb agreement would significantly enhance the clarity of your writing.

See this exact question answered at other band scores — the same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.