Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-29

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 provided bar chart illustrates the weekday's routine of students in three distinct cities.

Overall, the studying is consumed most of the time of student's weekday in Japan and Germany, whereas sleeping is the most dominant among students in the UK.

Examining the chart in detail, typically students in Japan and Germany are dedicate the most of their time about 13 and 9 hours a day to studying, respectively, while in the Uk, studying is on the second number as students studying only for 8 hours a day. Sleeping hours are the highest in the UK; however, in Germany and Japan students sleep for 8 and 7 hours, as it is their second priority.

Students are dedicate the lowest time of their day to relaxing, in the UK and Germany students relax for only 7 hours. In Japan which is the lowest among the rest in relaxing, students only relax for 4 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The student successfully identifies the main features of the bar chart, accurately reporting the data for sleeping, studying, and relaxing across the three countries (UK, Japan, and Germany). An overview is provided, noting that studying consumes the most time in Japan and Germany, whereas sleeping is dominant in the UK. Comparisons are made effectively, such as contrasting Japan's high study hours (13 hours) with the UK (8 hours). However, the chart actually depicts countries rather than cities, as the student erroneously states in the introduction ('three distinct cities'). Despite this minor geographical misinterpretation, all core data points are correctly selected and reported, meeting the expectations for a Band 7 level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, divided logically into an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing specific categories. Cohesive devices and transition signals such as 'Overall', 'Examining the chart in detail', and 'whereas' are employed to guide the reader through the data. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different aspects of the visual information. Although referencing and linking are generally clear, some phrasing is slightly repetitive or mechanical in its transitions, which prevents the writing from achieving a higher band. Overall, logical organization and progression are maintained throughout.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a Task 1 response, incorporating terms such as 'illustrates', 'dominant', 'priorities', and 'respectively'. There are, however, some lexical and collocation errors, notably referring to the countries as 'cities' in the opening sentence, and awkward word forms such as 'are dedicate' instead of 'dedicate'. Despite these occasional inaccuracies and word-choice errors, communication is not impeded, and the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended comparisons and data points accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and comparative structures. However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent due to frequent structural errors. Examples include 'the studying is consumed most of the time' (passive voice error), 'students in Japan and Germany are dedicate' (incorrect verb form), and 'In Japan which is the lowest' (missing punctuation and awkward phrasing). While these errors do not completely obscure the meaning, they occur frequently enough to prevent the response from reaching Band 6.5, anchoring it solidly at Band 5.5.

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