Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-05
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 graph illustrates the weekly activities done by students in the given three countries.
overall, studying is the highly done activity in Japan and Germany except UK. relaxing is the least adopted activity in all three countries.
firstly, sleeping is the most admired activity in Japan and Germany with a number of 13 and 9 respectively. while, in Uk it was the second best activity with a number of 8. in addition to that, sleeping was the second most adopted activity in Japan and Germany with a count of 7 and 8. meanwhile in Uk it was ranked highest with 8.5 which is also lower from Japan and Germany.
In contrast, relaxing was the least done activity in comparison of other two activities. Japan shared the least with only 4 in numbers while the Uk and Germany shared a similiar interest in this with a number of 7.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response only partially addresses the task and falls slightly short of the 150-word minimum length requirement, containing 149 words. While the student attempts to summarise the bar chart, there are significant confusions and contradictions in the data reported. For instance, the text incorrectly assigns the figures for sleeping and studying, stating that sleeping had a number of 13 and 9 for Japan and Germany, whereas the chart shows these values belong to studying. Furthermore, the overview is extremely basic and contains inaccuracies, such as stating that studying is the highest activity in Japan and Germany 'except UK', when the chart clearly shows studying is also high in the UK (8 hours). Key comparisons are poorly developed and restricted to basic listing of figures with frequent data mix-ups.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
There is some organisation attempted through paragraphing, but the response lacks a clear overall progression. The use of cohesive devices is frequently mechanical, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as the overuse of transition phrases like 'firstly', 'in addition to that', and 'meanwhile'. Referencing is also faulty, making it difficult for the reader to follow which country or category is being discussed. For example, sentences such as 'meanwhile in Uk it was ranked highest with 8.5 which is also lower from Japan and Germany' are contradictory and disrupt the logical flow of ideas across the text.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, though it is minimally adequate for the task. The student attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'admired', 'adopted', and 'comparison', but these are often used with unnatural collocations or inaccurate word choices (e.g., calling daily hours of sleep an 'admired activity' or stating that relaxing is 'the least adopted activity'). There are also minor mechanical and spelling slips, such as 'overall' starting with a lower-case letter and 'similiar', but these do not completely impede communication. To improve, the student needs to use a wider range of precise vocabulary suited to statistical data.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and repetitive patterns. Attempts at complex or comparative structures are often faulty, leading to frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, and prepositions. Examples include missing articles ('in Uk'), incorrect prepositions ('in comparison of other two activities'), and awkward phrasing ('with a number of 7'). These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a weak control of basic grammatical patterns, restricting the response to a lower band level.
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