Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-06

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)

Introduction : This chart shows the data of students from three countries UK, Japan and Germany . It reveals how much time learners from different nations spends on sleeping, studying and relaxing weekly.

Summary : However the given chart shows that children from all regions invest lesser time on relaxing compared to study hours but among these 3 territories Japanese are at lowest rank whereas UK and Germany are at same level. Earlier we saw Japanese students score was only 4 in terms of "relaxing" but when it comes to study duration, they are at highest point with average number of 13, Germany is at place 2 with the number 9 and lastly we have UK at the lowest with an average of 8 . In terms of sleep UK is at first place with a score of 8.5 , Germany secured the second place with a total of 8 and Japan is last with only 7 weekdays on average.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the chart and making relevant comparisons between the three countries. You provided an adequate overview of the data, noting key trends such as Japanese students spending the most time studying and the least time relaxing. However, some ideas are under-developed or expressed informally, such as the conversational phrasing 'Earlier we saw Japanese students score was only 4'. While all major categories—sleeping, studying, and relaxing—are mentioned with supporting figures, your analysis would benefit from a more academic tone and greater depth in synthesizing the comparisons to reach a higher level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a clear logical sequence from an introductory overview to specific body details. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. For instance, transitional phrases like 'However the given chart shows' and 'Earlier we saw' feel conversational rather than cohesive in an academic context. Paragraphing is attempted with labelled sections like 'Introduction :' and 'Summary :', but these labels are non-standard for IELTS Writing Task 1. Referencing is generally clear, but using more varied and sophisticated cohesive devices would improve the flow and progression of your ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating key topic-related terms such as 'data', 'duration', 'average', and 'territories'. There are attempts to use less common vocabulary, though this is accompanied by some word-choice and stylistic inaccuracies, such as using 'score' instead of 'hours' or 'time' when referring to duration, and 'invest lesser time' instead of 'spend less time'. Spelling and word-choice errors are present ('territories' instead of 'countries', 'lowest rank' instead of 'lowest position'), but these errors do not impede communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

Your writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'It reveals how much time learners from different nations spends on sleeping...'. There are some grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('nations spends' instead of 'nations spend', 'weekdays' instead of week or days), missing articles ('at first place' instead of 'in first place'), and punctuation errors. However, these errors are relatively infrequent and rarely impede communication, allowing the reader to follow your intended meaning without significant difficulty.

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