Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-13

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 6.0)

The bar chart compares the typical weekday elaborating sleeping, studying and relaxing time for the students living in The UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, it is clear that, Japan has the highest proportion of students focused on their studies, while the students in the UK tends to sleep more.

Students of The UK, tends to sleep ( which is 8.5%)more than they study or relax, their figures accounting for 8% in studying and 7% for relaxing, whereas, the students of Japan spends most of their time studying ( which is 13%) rather than sleeping and relaxing more which accounts for 7% in sleeping and the least time they spend is while relaxing which is 4%.

Students in Germany are more focused on studying which is 9%, lower than Japan but slightly higher than The UK, while only 8% of german students relax which is slightly higher than that of Japan but lower than that of The UK. In addition German students spend 7% of their time to relax which is same as the students

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response successfully addresses the prompt by selecting and reporting the main features of the bar chart, making direct comparisons between the three countries. The overview paragraph captures the key trends effectively, noting that Japan focuses most on studies while the UK sleeps more. However, the report suffers from some data inaccuracies in the body paragraphs and noticeably trails off in completeness at the end, ending abruptly mid-sentence ('same as the students'). Because the text hits the 150-word minimum, length is not penalized directly, but the incomplete concluding sentence and minor inaccuracies pull the development down to a Band 6.0 level. To reach a higher band, all data points should be verified against the visual prompt and the concluding sentence must be fully completed to ensure all parts of the task are fully rounded out.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is organized into a logical four-paragraph structure, featuring an introduction, an overall summary, and two body paragraphs. Cohesive devices are utilized to connect ideas, such as 'Overall, it is clear that', 'whereas', and 'In addition'. However, referencing and cohesion become faulty in the later sections, particularly with repetitive phrasing like 'which is' and 'slightly higher than that of'. Furthermore, the abrupt ending of the final sentence disrupts the overall logical progression and flow. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct parts of the data, but the mechanical use of cohesive ties and the broken final sentence limit the score to a Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range suitable for the task, successfully employing terms like 'proportion', 'compares', and 'focus'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with varying degrees of success, such as 'elaborating sleeping' (which is stylistically awkward) and 'accounting for'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation issues throughout the text, such as 'students of The UK, tends to sleep' and repetitive structures using 'which is'. Spelling is generally accurate, but lexical control is inconsistent. Because the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the basic message despite these inaccuracies, it meets the criteria for Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writing contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in structure. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement and punctuation. For example, the student writes 'students in the UK tends to sleep' (plural subject with singular verb) and misuses commas and parentheses, such as '( which is 8.5%)more'. Additionally, the response contains a glaring truncation error at the very end ('same as the students'). While these errors do not completely obscure the intended meaning, their frequency prevents the writer from achieving a Band 6.5. Good control of basic structures is evident, but better oversight of agreement and punctuation is needed.

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