Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-10
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 table represents the days for pupils in three distinct nations such as UK, Japan and Germany. Less students prefer relaxing rather than other two activities.
In UK, most kids like to sleep as well as 8 teenagers love studying. Also, scholars give less importance to relaxing themselves.
Moving forward, Germany shows that students prefer almost equal number in sleeping, studing and relaxing which is 8, 9 and 7 respectively.
In addition, Japan pupils give more time to study. Besides of it, 7 scholars show interest in sleeping. Moreover, less teenagers spent time on relaxing.
Overall, although Germany and UK contains approximately same number of pupils who participate in these three activities, but Japan shows big difference in study.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, which significantly impacts the ability to fully develop the response. While the student attempts to summarise the data, the analysis is superficial and lacks a clear overview of the main trends. The comparisons are disjointed, and the data points are presented in a fragmented manner without sufficient synthesis. Because the response is under-length and lacks a comprehensive summary of the key features, it does not fully address the requirements of the task.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is organised into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is weak. The use of cohesive devices is mechanical and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'Besides of it' and 'Moving forward'. The referencing is occasionally unclear, and the logical flow between sentences is often interrupted by the lack of sufficient detail. While there is an attempt at an overall structure, the lack of development makes the progression feel disjointed and repetitive.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic terms like 'kids', 'pupils', and 'scholars' interchangeably, which is not always appropriate for an academic report. There are noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'relaxing themselves' and 'less teenagers spent time'. The range is insufficient to convey the information with precision, and the vocabulary remains at a very basic level throughout the text.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response relies on simple sentence structures with frequent grammatical errors. There are issues with subject-verb agreement, such as 'Germany and UK contains' and 'Less students prefer'. Articles are frequently misused or omitted, and there are errors in prepositional usage. While the meaning is generally understandable, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar and the lack of complex structures limit the score significantly.
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