Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
the bar chart below illustrates The bar chart shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries.
Overall, it is clear that the most hours in Japan for studies while the smallest time is for relaxing. But in the UK and Germany remain stable . And also they cut thier day the same hours for these three typical.
Looking first in the Uk people sleep about 8.5 hours more than studying and relaxing while in Germany studying hours are the highest about 9 hours. but really recorded that the hours are near compared with in UK .
secondly, it is clear the typical weekday in Japan fluctuate dramaticlly in Japan. Japannesse people study about 13 hours which is more than half day , while they relax only 4 hours and sleep about 7 hours which is the overage in all countries .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to address the prompt by summarising the bar chart showing typical weekdays in three countries, mentioning key features such as studying and relaxing hours in Japan, the UK, and Germany. However, the student fails to meet the minimum length requirement, containing only 143 words instead of the required 150 words. This shortcoming directly impacts the overall development and completeness of the task. Furthermore, some data points are inaccurate or poorly supported, such as claiming that UK students sleep about 8.5 hours more than studying and relaxing. Because the response is under length and features under-developed comparisons with some inaccurate data reporting, it falls under the Band 5 descriptors where the task is only partially addressed.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay displays some basic attempts at organisation with transitional phrases like 'Overall,' 'Looking first,' and 'secondly,' but there is no clear overall progression or logical structure. Paragraphing is poorly handled, with run-on sentences and disconnected thoughts forming fragmented sections. Cohesive devices are often inadequate, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as the awkward transition 'compared with in UK.' Referencing is unclear in places, making it difficult for the reader to follow the flow of information between countries and activities. These structural and cohesive weaknesses align well with the Band 5 descriptors, where organisation lacks clear progression and cohesion is faulty.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on simple terms such as 'hours,' 'studying,' and 'relaxing.' There are noticeable lexical errors and inappropriate word choices, such as 'fluctuate dramaticlly' (spelling and collocation error), 'overage' instead of 'average,' and 'small time' instead of 'fewest hours.' The range of vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic ideas about the chart, but these frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the response from achieving a higher band. This performance corresponds to a Band 5 lexical resource level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty, leading to severe grammatical breakdowns. Examples include 'the most hours in Japan for studies while the smallest time is for relaxing' and 'Japannesse people study about 13 hours which is more than half day , while they relax only 4 hours and sleep about 7 hours which is the overage in all countries.' There are numerous punctuation errors, missing verbs, and capitalization mistakes. These frequent grammatical errors cause significant difficulty for the reader and reflect the characteristics of a Band 4 grammatical performance.
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