Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates, most of the weekdays for students in three different countries.

Overall, this shows that the three activities in three individual countries. From all three countries japan stands first in spending weekday productively and has approximatly highest rate in all three activities compared to other countries. hence, japan stands first in today's world and growing fast rather than other countries.

The UK shows approximately same number in all 3 activities which shows 8.5% for sleeping 8% for studying and 7% for relaxing.

Whereas, japan has almost 4% a tiny proportion in relaxing and 7% a small minority in sleeping and 13% a large proportion in studying which is a dramatic increase.

However, Germany the proportion varies and spends about 9% in studying and jess less than that one percent down which is 8% on sleeping and 7% on relaxing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report several key figures accurately: the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep, 8 hours of study and 7 hours of relaxation, and Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation. However, the overview is unclear and includes an unsupported claim that Japan has the highest rate in all three activities; Japan has the lowest sleeping figure, while Germany studies more than the UK. The claim that Japan is “growing fast” is not shown by this chart and should be omitted. The response also falls 8 words short of the 150-word minimum. To strengthen the summary, give a concise, accurate overview of the main contrasts and compare the countries without adding interpretations the data cannot support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to country-specific details, and paragraph breaks help distinguish the comparisons. However, progression is weakened by the vague overview (“the three activities in three individual countries”) and by linking ideas that do not follow from the chart, such as Japan’s supposed growth. Connectors such as “Whereas” and “However” signal contrast, but the relationships are not always clear, and the final sentence is difficult to follow. Organise the body around clear comparisons—for example, study hours first, then sleep and relaxation—and use linking words only where they accurately show the relationship between figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “proportion,” “dramatic increase” and “approximately,” and the activity labels are generally clear. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a static chart: “spending weekday productively,” “stands first,” and “large proportion” do not express the comparisons precisely. Repeated use of “small” and “proportion” also limits flexibility, while “approximatly” is misspelled. Prefer direct language about hours and relative amounts, such as “spent studying” or “the highest figure.” Avoid evaluative claims like “growing fast,” which are not supported by the data. More accurate collocations and consistent use of “hours” would make the report clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use some simple and compound sentence forms, but the range is limited and attempts at longer structures are often faulty. For example, “Overall, this shows that the three activities in three individual countries” is incomplete, while “From all three countries japan stands first…” has an awkward sentence structure and missing punctuation. The sentence beginning “Whereas” is a fragment, and the final sentence contains a confusing comparison structure. Articles, capitalization and punctuation also need attention, as in lowercase “japan” and the missing commas around introductory phrases. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use straightforward comparative structures such as “Germany recorded 9 hours of study, compared with 8 in the UK.”

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