Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)
The bar chart illlustrates the information about activities of Students on weekday.
the bar chart shows and compare data of students from three different countries.
Overall, the statistics from germany and England are aprroximatey simillar, However, in Japan studying is the most popular activity.
Furthermore, in England the most influential activity is sleeping with 8.5 percentage, whereas studying is behind slleeping with 8 percent and least favourite activity is relaixing. While in germany studying is the significantly more popular with 9 percent contribution, as sleeping and relaxing are behind it with 8 percent and 7 percent.
Furthermore, if we look at the statistics of japan . The most dominent category is studying with 13 %of contribution more than England and Germany. In addition, sleeping is similar to sleeping category of England and Germany. Moreover, Relaxing is the category which is lower than any sector and if compare to segment of
England and Germany it still has the lowest contribution with only 4%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student covers all parts of the task by reporting the main activities (sleeping, studying, relaxing) across the three countries (UK, Japan, Germany) and provides an overview. Key features and comparisons are highlighted, such as Japan's high studying hours (13 hours) and the similarities between Germany and England. However, the data reporting contains minor inaccuracies or awkward phrasing, such as translating hours into percentages (e.g., '8.5 percentage', '13 %of contribution'). The overview is somewhat basic, but the response satisfies the core requirements of Task 1 by selecting and comparing the relevant data points accurately enough to convey the main trends.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a clear overall progression and attempts to structure the information logically with an introductory overview followed by body details. However, paragraphing is weak and fragmented, with several very short, repetitive paragraphs and sentences starting with 'Furthermore' multiple times. Cohesive devices are mechanically used rather than managed smoothly. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the text lacks sophisticated transitions between sentences and ideas. Although the general flow allows the reader to follow the comparisons, the structural arrangement requires better organization and more natural linking.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, attempting some less common words and descriptive terms such as 'influential', 'significant', and 'dominant'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors, such as using 'percentage' instead of 'hours', and misspelling words like 'illlustrates', 'aprroximatey', 'simillar', 'slleeping', 'relaixing', and 'dominent'. These lexical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes detract from the overall quality, though they do not completely impede communication. To reach a higher band, the student needs to use precise vocabulary related to data trends and ensure accurate spelling and word forms.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional structures ('if we look at the statistics') and comparative clauses. However, there are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the text, including capitalization issues (e.g., 'germany', 'England'), missing articles, awkward preposition usage ('contribution with only 4%'), and run-on comparisons. Despite these errors, the core meaning remains mostly understandable. The control over grammar is inconsistent, placing the response firmly in the Band 5 category for this criterion due to the frequency of structural and mechanical slips.
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