Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-23
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 SHOWS TYPICAL WEEKDAYS FOR STUDENTS IN THREE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES UK, JAPAN AND GERMANY.
IF WE LOOK AT THE GRAPH OVERALL UK HAS THE MOST BALANCED WEEK DAYS WHERE STUDENTS ARE MOSTLY RELAXING 7 DAYS AND STUDYING FOR 8 WEEK DAYS AND SLEEPING FOR ALMOST 8.5 WEEK DAYS AS COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
SECONDLY COMES THE GERMANY WHERE WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE STUDYING DAYS TO 9 AND RELAX DAYS TO 7 AND SLEEP IS COMPROMISED TO 8 WEEK DAYS AND STUDENTS ARE MOSTLY STUDYING TO 9 WEEKDAYS MAKING IT TOUGH.
THIRDLY COMES THE JAPAN WHERE STUDYING DAYS ARE EXTENDED TO 13 WEEK DAYS AND SLEEP IS MORE COMPROMISED TO 7 WEEK DAYS AND STUDENTS ONLY GET APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEK DAYS FOR RELAXING MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS.
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 response covers the main features of the chart, reporting the hours spent on sleeping, studying, and relaxing across the UK, Japan, and Germany. However, there are significant misinterpretations of the data, such as stating that students study for '13 week days' or relax for '7 days' (misinterpreting hours as days). Furthermore, the response falls short of the 131-word count against the 150-word minimum requirement. Due to the under-length penalty and the data misreadings, this reaches a Band 5.0 level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into an introduction and three body paragraphs, each dealing with a different country. However, the progression is quite mechanical due to repetitive transitional phrases like 'IF WE LOOK AT THE GRAPH OVERALL', 'SECONDLY COMES THE GERMANY', and 'THIRDLY COMES THE JAPAN'. Cohesive devices are used rather clumsily, and referencing between sentences is weak. Paragraphing is present, but overall the structure lacks sophistication. This fits the Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary is very basic and repetitive, heavily relying on words like 'graph', 'days', 'studying', 'relaxing', and 'sleeping'. The student makes a major collocation and word-choice error by repeatedly referring to hours as 'days' (e.g., 'studying for 8 week days'). There are also awkward phrasings such as 'relax days' and 'sleep is compromised'. The lexical range is limited and barely adequate for the task, which corresponds to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response features a very limited range of sentence structures, relying on lengthy, run-on compound-complex sentences linked by conjunctions like 'and'. There are several grammatical errors and awkward articles, such as omitting articles or misusing them ('COMES THE GERMANY', 'COMES THE JAPAN'). Punctuation is entirely absent due to the use of all-caps throughout the text. These frequent errors and the lack of structural variety place this at a Band 5.0.
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