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)

The bar graps illustrate how learners spent their weekly days in three different activities such as; sleeping, studying and relaxing in UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, in Japan, learners who prefered studying had the highest figure compared to other activities. While, students who undertake relaxing had the lowest figure.

To begin with UK, sleeping stood at 8.5, that was the highest movement by learners. In addition, studying and relaxing accounted for 8 and 7 respetively. In Japan, by 13, studyinh had the highest hobby from young learners. On the other hand, relaxing stood at 4, which was rhe lowest prefered by students. sleeping constituted 7.

Turning to the another country Germany, sleeping and studying accounted for 17 collectively, studying had the highest figure than sleeping. Moreover, Relaxing occupation considered lowest figure, that was 7.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarise the main features of the chart, noting data points for sleeping, studying, and relaxing across the three countries. However, there are some inaccuracies in the data reporting. For example, for Germany, the student states that 'sleeping and studying accounted for 17 collectively, studying had the highest figure than sleeping' and mentions 'relaxing occupation considered lowest figure, that was 7' which is actually tied with sleeping or incorrect regarding the totals. Furthermore, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 134 words. This under-length aspect negatively impacts the overall task achievement score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is organized into basic paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the countries. However, the logical progression is hindered by awkward transitions and confusing phrasing, such as 'To begin with UK' and 'Turning to the another country Germany'. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and sometimes incorrectly. Paragraphing is attempted, but the overall structure lacks smooth flow and clear signposting.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is fairly basic and repetitive, with several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'graps' instead of 'graphs', 'weekly days' instead of 'weekdays', 'studyinh', 'respetively', and 'rhe' instead of 'the'. While the student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the prompt, inaccurate collocations and lexical errors impede clarity in places.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('To begin with UK', 'in Germany'), incorrect prepositions, and awkward phrasing ('learners who prefered studying had the highest figure compared to other activities. While, students who undertake relaxing had the lowest figure'). These errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, placing the response in the Band 5 range.

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