Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-19

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)

below the bar chart show the typical weekday for students in three different countries. summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevent. so we saw the chart and explore the activities of various countries student.

So,firstly we saw the students of uk according to chart most of the students prefer to sleep its about the 8.5 percent and although the 8% of student do their studies and lastly 7% of students take relaxing accor to chart.How ever on the other hand we saw the people japan they greatly chose the studies about to 13% its really impressive and the their sleeping ratio is 7% but the relaxing is decrease at 4% hardly they seems very hard working.

Moreever, talk about the germany their 8% students take sleep and aboutto 9 percent of student focus on their studies and lastly 7% of people looking forward for relaxing in germany. overall the all the countries student most prefer the studies then sleeping or relaxing but the japans relaxing ratio is tensionly decrease.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarise the data from the bar chart, covering all three countries (UK, Japan, and Germany) and the three main activities (sleeping, studying, and relaxing). However, the data is incorrectly interpreted as percentages (e.g., 'its about the 8.5 percent' and '13%') when the chart measures hours in a day. Furthermore, the instructions and prompt are copied verbatim into the opening sentences rather than being paraphrased. While the main features are identified, the misinterpretation of the unit of measurement and the inclusion of prompt instructions prevent a higher score, placing this response at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into three paragraphs, attempting an introduction and body paragraphs for the countries. However, the logical progression is weak and heavily disrupted by informal, conversational transitional phrases such as 'so we saw the chart', 'So, firstly we saw', and 'Moreever, talk about the germany'. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, and referencing is often unclear. Paragraphing is present, but overall the organization lacks academic formality and clear cohesive links, resulting in a Band 5.0 for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and heavily influenced by spoken rather than written English (e.g., 'hardly they seems very hard working', 'tensionly decrease'). There are frequent errors in word formation and choice, such as 'relaxing ratio' and 'take sleep'. While the response does attempt some task-related vocabulary like 'prefer', 'studies', and 'relaxing', the limited range and noticeable errors cause difficulty for the reader, aligning with Band 4.5, which rounds to Band 5.0 based on standard half-band increments.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The student demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple or poorly constructed compound sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions or run-on structures, such as 'How ever on the other hand we saw the people japan they greatly chose the studies about to 13% its really impressive...'. Punctuation and capitalization are frequently neglected (e.g., missing capitals for 'uk', 'japan', 'germany'). Errors in tense, subject-verb agreement, and preposition usage are pervasive throughout the text, impeding readability and capping the grammar score at Band 4.5, which is reported as 4.5.

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