Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-21
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 graph illustrates the working days for trainee in three different countries such as UK,Japan,Germany.
Japanese students spent thier time on study were higher than others.They stood at 13%. On the other hand,japanees trainee were lower in relaxing than others. They stood at 4%. Japanees in typical days were higher in sleeping than others. european students were greater in sleeping than others.they were 8.5%. European learners in working days showed no big change in study and relaxing. They remaind same with slight differences. They stood at 8%and 7%. German students showed subtle difference with European students in sleeping. They were 8%.European and german students remained same in relaxing. They stood at 7%. German learners were higher than european in studies. Japanees were lesser in sleeping than others.
In conclusion,Japanees students were greater in study than others. European students were higher in sleeping than others. Japanees were lower than others in relaxing.
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 address the task by reporting data from the bar chart regarding the typical weekday for students in three countries (UK, Japan, and Germany). However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation. For instance, the student states that Japanese students stood at '13%' and European students at '8.5%', misinterpreting the hours on the chart as percentages. Furthermore, the overview is extremely basic and repetitive, and key comparisons are poorly articulated. The response covers the main categories (sleeping, studying, relaxing) and mentions all three countries, but the data misreadings and underdeveloped analysis place it within the Band 5 descriptor, where the task is addressed only partially and key features are mishandled.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into brief paragraphs, but the overall organization lacks logical progression and clear cohesion. Cohesive devices are minimal, mechanical, or misused (e.g., repeating 'On the other hand' and 'They stood at...'). The sequencing of ideas jumps abruptly between countries and activities without clear signposting or a cohesive thread. Paragraphing is present, but the body paragraph consists of a string of disjointed, repetitive sentences that make the text difficult to follow. Pronoun referencing is also weak, with ambiguous references to 'European students' and 'they'. This aligns with Band 5, where there is some organization but no clear overall progression and repetitive cohesive devices.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, heavily relying on formulaic phrases such as 'higher than others', 'lower than others', and 'They stood at'. There are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'trainee' instead of 'trainees' or 'students', 'Japanees' instead of 'Japanese', and 'remaind' instead of 'remained'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the topic, but inaccuracies in word formation and spelling are frequent. Because the vocabulary is limited and contains errors that cause minor friction for the reader, it meets the criteria for Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student uses a very limited range of sentence structures, mostly consisting of simple sentences and repetitive subject-verb-complement patterns (e.g., 'They stood at...', 'German students showed...'). Attempts at complex structures are virtually absent. Grammatical errors are frequent throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('European learners in working days showed no big change... They remaind same'), spelling errors affecting word forms, and missing articles. Punctuation is also erratic, with missing spaces after periods. These frequent errors and the lack of structural variety firmly place this response at Band 5.
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