Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-09

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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for students in three different countries, and it represents three routine work in which it consists of sleeping, studying, and relaxing, and also how much time they spend in these routines.

Sleeping schedule illustrates that UK students typically sleep more than JAPAN and GERMANY students, but in study, JAPAN students are more attentive, and spend more time than UK and GERMANY students, and after this, in the end, students of JAPAN often do less relaxing, but students of GERMANY and UK has same proportion.

UK students often do sleeping of 8hours and 30 minutes of sleeping in the typical weekday. Whereas students of JAPAN and GERMANY do sleeping of 7 and 8 hours, which is less then typical hours of UK students.

JAPAN students concentrate more on their study, and do a studying of 13 hours, and far more than UK, and GERMANY. But, in relaxing UK and GERMANY students have mutual 7hours relaxing, but JAPAN students often do far less relaxing 4hours

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response covers the main features of the chart, such as the differences in sleeping, studying, and relaxing times across the three countries. However, the report lacks a clear overview or summary of the most significant trends. The data presentation is somewhat repetitive, and the comparison between countries could be more analytical. For instance, instead of listing each country's hours individually, you should group them to highlight the contrast between Japan's high study hours and the others. The information is accurate, but the lack of a cohesive summary paragraph at the beginning or end limits the score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organised into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is mechanical and sometimes awkward, such as 'after this, in the end' or 'Whereas students of JAPAN and GERMANY do sleeping of 7 and 8 hours'. The progression of ideas is somewhat disjointed, and the referencing is occasionally unclear. To improve, use a wider variety of linking words like 'in contrast', 'conversely', or 'similarly' to connect your sentences more naturally and improve the flow of your comparisons.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is quite limited and repetitive. You frequently use the same verbs and nouns, such as 'do sleeping', 'do a studying', and 'do relaxing'. These collocations are unnatural; in English, we 'spend time sleeping' or 'engage in study'. There is little attempt to use less common vocabulary or precise academic terminology. To reach a higher band, you need to vary your word choices and use more accurate collocations related to time and data reporting, such as 'allocate', 'devote', or 'a significant proportion'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede the flow of reading. There are issues with article usage (e.g., 'in study', 'in relaxing'), subject-verb agreement, and awkward phrasing like 'UK and GERMANY students has same proportion'. Sentence structures are mostly simple, and attempts at complex sentences are often faulty or lack proper punctuation. To improve, focus on basic sentence construction and ensure that you use correct prepositions and verb forms when describing data. Proofreading for basic errors like 'less then' instead of 'less than' is essential.

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