Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-20

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 pie chart compares the weekday routine categorised into sleeping, studying and relaxing for pupils in the UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, it is evident that students of Japan recorded the highest figure in studying, whereas the highest figures for the UK were sleeping. Meanwhile, German students maintained a proper balance between all three categories, no major fluctuations.

Turning to the sleeping and studying category, UK stood at 8.5, compared with 7 for Japan, for sleeping. Japanese and German students accounted for 13 and 9, respectively, for studying. Meanwhile, the UK constituted 8 for studies. The accounted figures for rejuvenation were higher by 0.5, compared with Germany.

With regard to remaining categories, the UK and Germany were similar in terms of students' relaxation by reaching 7, while Japanese pupils recorded the lowest figures for relaxing at 4. Among all the categories, the students of Japan noted the largest and smallest figures for studying and relaxing, respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student correctly identifies the task type as a chart showing student routines, though they mistakenly refer to it as a 'pie chart' in the opening sentence rather than a bar chart. Despite this misidentification, the report covers all parts of the data well. The main features are selected and reported, including the highest sleeping and studying figures and comparisons across the UK, Japan, and Germany. Key data points such as Japan's 13 hours of studying and the UK's 8.5 hours of sleeping are correctly cited. An overview is present in the second paragraph, capturing the main trends. The response could be slightly improved by ensuring absolute accuracy in chart type terminology and smoother integration of all comparative figures.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The response is logically organized with a clear overall progression. It begins with an introductory statement and an overview paragraph, followed by body paragraphs that group and contrast the categories. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'Meanwhile', 'Turning to', and 'With regard to' are used to structure the text effectively. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction/overview from the detailed body paragraphs. However, some referencing is slightly clunky, such as 'rejuvenation' being used as a synonym for relaxing without clear contextual preparation, which affects the smoothness of transitions between ideas.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully attempting less common vocabulary items such as 'categorised', 'fluctuations', 'constituted', and 'rejuvenation'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, most notably referring to the visual data as a 'pie chart' instead of a bar chart, and using 'rejuvenation' in a slightly unnatural way to refer to relaxing hours. Spelling is generally accurate, and vocabulary errors do not impede communication, allowing the reader to follow the intended data points easily.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including comparative clauses and prepositional phrases. There is good control over basic grammar, and many sentences are error-free. However, some minor grammatical lapses occur, such as omitting articles in 'UK stood at 8.5' (should be 'the UK') and awkward phrasing like 'students of Japan recorded the highest figure in studying, whereas the highest figures for the UK were sleeping', which lacks parallel structure. Punctuation is generally sound, and errors do not impede the overall communication of the data.

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