Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-07

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 6.5)

The bar chart illustrates how students of three different nations spend their weekdays.

Overall, it can be seen that Japanese students spend most of their time in studying which is the highest and UK has the lowest. However, in relaxing both UK and Germany students are equal whereas, Japan fall short in it.

To begin with, during sleeping, students of all three countries spends almost similar time. UK students spends 8.5 hours in sleeping and German students spends 8 hours followed by Japanese with 7 hours.. In addition, at studying students take 8 hours in the UK which is lowest among these nations whereas Japanese students take 13 hours which is highest followed by Germany with 9 hours.

Furthermore, during relaxing in their free time, British students spend around 7 hours similar to German students also 7 hours. However, Japanese students spends just 4 hours relaxing which is the lowest.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: Japanese students spend the most time studying and the least relaxing, while the UK and Germany have equal relaxation figures. The overview is relevant, and the body includes the key comparisons and all nine figures correctly. This gives the response clear coverage of the chart. However, the overview’s statement that the UK “has the lowest” is unclear because it does not specify which activity; the UK is lowest only for studying, while Japan is lowest for relaxing. Make the overview more precise by summarising the contrasting patterns across activities, rather than leaving this comparison ambiguous. The response is otherwise focused and selects the chart’s important features appropriately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping the activity details. The progression from sleeping and studying to relaxing is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “To begin with,” and “Furthermore” help signal the stages of the report. This is a coherent organisation with relevant comparisons placed together. Some transitions are slightly mechanical, and “However” is used for contrasts that could be expressed more precisely. The overview also leaves “the UK has the lowest” without a clear reference, which weakens cohesion. Use explicit references such as “the UK records the fewest study hours” and vary linking devices so that relationships between figures are clear without relying on repeated formulaic transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “highest,” “lowest,” “followed by,” and “similar,” so the chart’s comparisons are generally understandable. There are also attempts to vary references to the countries, such as “British students.” However, several word combinations are unnatural or imprecise: “spend most of their time in studying,” “during sleeping,” and “take 13 hours” do not sound idiomatic in this context. “Fall short in it” is also an awkward way to describe the lower relaxation figure. These choices do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Prefer standard reporting collocations such as “spend time studying,” “spend eight hours asleep,” and “record the lowest figure.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a comparison using “followed by.” The main information remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent: “students … spends” and “Japan fall short” should use plural agreement or a singular subject with the correct verb form. There are also problems with articles and sentence construction, as in “at studying students take 8 hours,” and punctuation is inaccurate in “7 hours..” The sentence beginning “Overall” also joins contrasting ideas awkwardly. To improve control, use straightforward patterns such as “UK students spend…” and check agreement, articles, and punctuation when editing each sentence.

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