Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-22
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 isllustrates the weekend activities of students in Uk, Japan and Germany focusing on studying, sleeping and relaxing.
Overall,In the largest amount of students studying in japan at 8.5 percentage ,while on the other hand the students spents most of thier time in relaxing and sleeping.
In the Uk, the students spent most of their time in sleeping at 8.5, while in the japan the students sleeping at 7.Overall, japanese students studing more than all countries students at 13, on the other hand Uk students studies at 8.In the japan students relaxing at 4,while in the Uk students relaxing at 7.
In the germany, the students slept for 8 hour at the weekend and studied for 9 hour.Whereas they spent 7 hour in relaxing, On the other hand japanese students spent 4 hour at relaxing and they spent most of their time in studing.Overall,In the Uk and Germany the students were more relaxing than japan.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response attempts to cover the main features of the chart, noting data points for sleeping, studying, and relaxing across the UK, Japan, and Germany. However, the student misinterprets the task by stating the chart illustrates 'weekend' activities, whereas the prompt specifies a 'weekday'. There are also several inaccuracies in reporting the data; for example, the student claims the largest amount of studying was in Japan at '8.5 percentage', which confuses categories and values (studying in Japan is actually 13 hours). While some data points are correctly cited (such as UK sleeping at 8.5 hours), the numerous data mix-ups and the incorrect premise of weekend activities pull this criterion down to a Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response has an overall structure consisting of an introduction, multiple body sentences, and summary statements. However, paragraphing is poorly handled, with ideas crammed together rather than organized logically by country or category. Cohesive devices are repetitive and sometimes awkward, such as the frequent overuse of 'In the...' and 'on the other hand'. Progression is hindered by repetitive statements and sudden shifts between countries without clear signposting. Referencing is occasionally unclear, which creates confusion for the reader. This performance aligns with the Band 5.0 descriptors for logical flow and cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, relying heavily on fundamental terms like 'students', 'time', 'sleeping', 'studying', and 'relaxing'. There are notable lexical inaccuracies and awkward collocations, such as 'percentage' used instead of 'hours', and 'students were more relaxing than japan'. Spelling and word formation errors also appear, such as 'isllustrates', 'spents', 'thier', and 'studing'. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey a basic meaning, the lack of precision and frequent lexical errors keep this criterion at a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, using conjunctions like 'while' and 'whereas'. However, grammatical accuracy is weak throughout the text. There are persistent errors in article usage ('in Uk', 'in the japan', 'the germany'), prepositional phrases ('spent most of their time in sleeping'), and subject-verb agreement or tense consistency ('the students slept... and studied... Whereas they spent... On the other hand japanese students spent... and they spent'). Punctuation is also problematic with spacing issues around commas and periods. These frequent errors impede smooth reading, placing the grammar at a Band 5.0.
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