Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar graph provide the information about typical weekday for students in three different countries. There are three categories sleeping, studing and relaxing.

Overall, the bar graph shows the percentage of timeing. Alonge with this, people are spend for sleep in UK is 8.5%, Japan 7% and Germany 8%. Additionally, studends spend time for study is maximum in Japan is 13%, Germany is 9% and UK is 8%. Therefore, the bar graph shows the relaxing time of studends in UK and Germany both are similar but in Japan studends are spending minimum time for relaxing. The students of Japan are spent more time on study and less time for relaxing. On the other side UK and Germany's students almost similar time spend.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the three different activities from different countries which shows studends activities through the bar graph that during the weekday how students spend time in these countries

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three activities and report the main country comparisons, including Japan’s highest study figure (13%) and lowest relaxation figure (4%), as well as the similar relaxation totals for the UK and Germany. However, the overview is not clearly separated from the details, and the opening claim that the chart shows a “percentage of time” is inaccurate: the figures are hours, not percentages. The final sentence repeats the task rather than adding a meaningful summary. The response also contains 139 words, below the required 150, so it does not meet the minimum length. To strengthen the report, state the overall contrasts clearly, use the correct units, and add relevant comparisons without repetition.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the chart, gives comparisons, and ends with a concluding sentence. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Additionally,” and “On the other side” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is limited because the overview and data details are mixed together, and the final sentence largely repeats the prompt instead of concluding the report. Some connections are also unclear, particularly “Along with this,” which does not show how the following information relates to the previous point. Organise the response into a short introduction, a clear overview, and grouped comparisons, such as sleeping and studying first, then relaxing. Use fewer, more precise linking phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant basic terms such as “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” and “maximum,” so the reader can generally identify the chart’s subject and comparisons. However, the vocabulary range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce clarity: “studing,” “studends,” “timeing,” and “Alonge” are inaccurate. Phrases such as “spend time for study” and “spending minimum time for relaxing” are also unnatural collocations. Use standard chart-reporting language and check spelling carefully. For example, “students spend time studying” and “the least time on relaxation” would express these ideas more naturally and precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few longer sentence forms, including comparisons joined with “but” and “therefore,” but most structures are simple and several are difficult to follow because of frequent grammatical errors. For example, “The bar graph provide” has subject–verb disagreement, while “people are spend” and “The students of Japan are spent” use incorrect verb forms. Articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “the relaxing time of studends in UK and Germany both are similar.” These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. Practise accurate present-simple reporting patterns, such as “The chart shows…” and “Students in Japan spend…,” and build comparisons with a clear subject and verb.

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