Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for students in three different countries Uk ,Japan and Germany.

Overall, it has been seen that sleeping ,studying and relaxing is a weekday for pupils in three separate nations.

This bar chart shows the sleeping graph with blue color the studying graph with red fade and relaxing graph with green colour. In United kingdom the weeekday for students the sleeping is at eight and half which is comparatively slightly more than other two nations, the studying graph is at eight which much more less than japan and a little bit less than germany the last graph of uk is relaxing which is at seven that is more than japan and equal to germany.

In japan starting graph is sleeping which is at seven that is less than one to germany and one and half to Uk, upcoming graph is studying which is at thirteen significantly more than both of countries Uk and Germany,the last graph of japan is relaxing which is at 4 and very less from both nations.Germany demonstrates the graph in which sleeping is at eight and less than Uk and more than Japan, studying is at nine which is lower than Japan and upper than Uk, relaxing is at seven that is equal to Uk and above than Japan.

So, these three nations have their different typical weekday for students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response covers the main features of the bar chart, identifying the three categories (sleeping, studying, relaxing) and comparing the three countries. However, the presentation of data is somewhat repetitive and lacks analytical depth. For instance, the description of the data is overly reliant on listing numbers rather than synthesizing trends. While the main features are reported, the comparison between countries is occasionally confusing, such as the phrasing 'less than one to germany'. To reach a higher band, you should focus on grouping information more effectively and using more precise comparative language to highlight the differences between the countries.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the flow between sentences is often mechanical. The use of cohesive devices is limited and sometimes repetitive, such as the frequent use of 'the graph is at'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparisons between the three nations. While there is an overall progression, the lack of varied linking words and the somewhat disjointed sentence structure hinder the logical flow. Improving the use of transition signals and pronouns would help to create a more cohesive and professional-sounding report.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but remains quite basic and repetitive. You rely heavily on the word 'graph' to describe the data points, which is inaccurate as the chart is a bar chart. There are also issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'much more less' (which is grammatically incorrect) and 'upper than'. To improve, you should aim to use a wider range of vocabulary to describe trends, such as 'significant', 'marginal', 'proportion', or 'allocate', and ensure that your terminology for describing data is precise and varied.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains a mix of simple and some attempted complex structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. Issues include incorrect comparative structures ('more less'), missing articles ('in United kingdom'), and punctuation errors. Subject-verb agreement and preposition usage are also inconsistent. While the meaning is generally understandable, the high frequency of errors in basic sentence construction prevents the writing from reaching a higher band. Focusing on sentence structure, accurate use of articles, and correct comparative forms will significantly improve your score.

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