Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The bar chart illustrates the average weekday of students from different location of the world and comparisons of activities of students of sleeping,studying and relaxing.
overall,three main trends can be observed.The first is that activities from Japan with higher studying tend to have 13.The second is that although from Germany studing has been higher at 9 and Studying from UK has lower at 8 in the list.
in the trem of activities of students about sleeping UK with highest around at 8.5 and following lists of activies of sleeping Germany students at 8 and lowest of sleeping from Japan at only 7.Relaxing come next,where the figures are approximately Germany and UK are same level at 7.finally,in the lists of Relaxing of lowest in Japan at only 4.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main features of the chart, including sleeping, studying, and relaxing across the UK, Japan, and Germany. However, the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 127 words, which incurs a mandatory penalty under Task Achievement. Furthermore, some data points are misreported or expressed confusingly (e.g., stating Japan's studying trend is '13' without clear context, and awkward phrasing like 'activities from Japan with higher studying tend to have 13'). While an overview is attempted ('three main trends can be observed'), the development and selection of data lack precision and clarity. As a result, the response meets the criteria for Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into three short paragraphs, including a brief introductory overview and two body paragraphs. However, logical progression is severely hindered by poor punctuation, capitalization errors, and disjointed sentence structures (e.g., 'in the trem of activities of students about sleeping...'). Cohesive devices are either missing, inaccurate, or used mechanically ('The first is that...', 'The second is that...', 'finally...'). Paragraphing is poorly executed, as the text is clumped together without proper sentence boundaries or logical transitions between the overview and detailed points. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it hard to follow the comparisons. This aligns closely with the Band 5 descriptor for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a very limited and repetitive range of vocabulary, relying heavily on basic terms like 'activities', 'students', 'sleeping', 'studying', and 'relaxing'. Word choices and collocations are often unnatural or incorrect, such as 'different location of the world', 'higher studying tend to have 13', and 'in the trem of'. There are also vocabulary errors and awkward phrasings that occasionally impede communication. While the topic-specific words from the prompt are present, the overall lexical control and flexibility remain weak, corresponding to a Band 5.0 level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but these attempts are frequently faulty and ungrammatical. There are persistent errors in basic grammar, sentence construction, capitalization, and punctuation (e.g., missing spaces after commas and periods, lowercase letters at the start of sentences like 'overall', 'in the trem', and 'finally'). Sentences often lack verbs or are poorly linked, leading to frequent errors that cause difficulty for the reader. Complex structures lack accuracy, anchoring the response at Band 5.0.
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