Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-07

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 the proportion of the typical weekday for students in three different countries.

Overall, typical weekday for students in three countries including Uk, Japan,Germany and there proportion of sleeping , studying and relaxing in which it is compared in three colors blue, red and green.

Japan is accounted for highest proportion of studying whereas lowest in relaxing. Uk and germany approximately equal in sleeping .

In UK sleeping schedule stood dramatically highest in sleeping while it is similar to studying .Germany and Uk has exactly same value while they students were relaxing in weekdays.

Furthermore, germany has highest value in studying as compare to Uk students respectively.

Japan stood at lowest value at 4 while relaxing whereas Uk and germany stood at largest value 7 as compare to japan.Green category is dramatically lowest in whole chart .However, red category accounted as highest in studying as compare to uk and germany.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address the task by summarizing the bar chart, but it fails to clearly identify and report the main features. The description of the data is often confusing and inaccurate, such as stating that the UK and Germany have 'exactly same value' for relaxing, which is not supported by the chart. Furthermore, the response lacks a clear overview, as the second paragraph is cluttered with unnecessary details about colors rather than synthesizing the trends. The comparisons are frequently vague or incorrect, making it difficult for the reader to understand the actual data presented in the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks a logical structure. While there is an attempt at paragraphing, the progression of ideas is disjointed. Cohesive devices are used in a mechanical and often incorrect manner, such as the repetitive use of 'stood at' and 'as compare to'. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow which country or category is being discussed. The overall arrangement of information is confusing, and the lack of clear transitions between sentences hinders the flow of the report.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive. The student relies heavily on basic terms and struggles with accurate word choice and collocation. Phrases like 'Japan is accounted for highest proportion' and 'stood dramatically highest' are unnatural and imprecise. There are also errors in capitalization (e.g., 'Uk', 'germany') and spelling, which, while not always impeding communication, demonstrate a lack of control over the vocabulary required for an academic task. The student struggles to use precise language to describe statistical trends.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that often impede clarity. There are issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'Japan is accounted for', 'germany and Uk has'), missing articles, and awkward sentence structures. The attempt at complex sentences is often faulty, leading to confusion. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with spacing and capitalization. While the meaning can sometimes be inferred, the high frequency of errors in basic sentence construction prevents the response from reaching a higher band score.

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