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 given bar chart illustrates the types of wekend for students in three different countries such as Uk, Japan and Germany.

Overall, the given chart shows the typical weekend for student in three seperate countries. It define that the weekend was sleeping, studying and relaxing.

The studying was highest in japan and sleeping was highest in Uk and relaxing was similar in Uk and Germany while the lowest studying was in Uk and lowest sleeping was in Japan while the lowest relaxing was in Japan.In Uk the ratio of sleeping was the highest it was around 8.5 while studying was in cetre which was at 8 and the relaxing was the lowest ratio that was 7.

In Japan the sleeping ratio was about 7 however studying was at 13 and the relaxing was approximately 4. In Germany the sleeping was at 8 while the studying was around 9 and the relaxing was about 7.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the three countries and all three activities, and the main comparisons are mostly accurate: Japan has the highest study figure (13), while its relaxation figure (4) is the lowest; the UK and Germany both show 7 hours of relaxation. You also report the country-level figures correctly. However, the opening and overview repeatedly call this a “weekend,” although the chart is about a typical weekday, which misrepresents the task. The overview does identify key highs and lows, but it could be clearer and more selective—for example, highlight Japan’s unusually high study time and the broadly similar relaxation figures in the UK and Germany. Some comparisons are stated without explaining the overall pattern.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and details organised by country. This makes the figures reasonably easy to locate. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the overview lists the highest and lowest activities, then the body repeats much of the same information before giving the country figures. The long overview sentence beginning “The studying was highest…” is difficult to follow, and the transition into the country-by-country details is abrupt. Punctuation is also needed to separate the final comparison about Japan from the UK discussion. Grouping the data into a clearer overview followed by two concise comparison paragraphs, with linking phrases such as “By contrast” and “Similarly,” would improve flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant basic terms such as “highest,” “lowest,” “similar,” and “approximately,” which allow the reader to understand the main comparisons. However, the vocabulary is repetitive, especially the repeated use of “ratio” and “was at,” and some choices are inaccurate for this chart. “Types of weekend” and “typical weekend” mislabel the weekday data, while “ratio” is not the right term for the hours shown. There are also spelling and form errors, including “wek(end),” “seperate,” and “cet(re).” Use precise chart language such as “hours spent,” “figure,” and “recorded,” and vary comparison verbs to make the description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate the figures using mostly simple sentence patterns, and the country-by-country statements are generally understandable. However, the range is limited, and several sentence-level errors reduce accuracy. For example, “It define” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, and “the typical weekend for student” has an article and singular/plural problem. The sentence beginning “The studying was highest…” joins several comparisons without clear grammatical structure, while the final overview sentence runs into the UK details without appropriate punctuation. Try using accurate comparative structures, such as “Study time was highest in Japan, at 13 hours,” and check articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries. More controlled complex sentences would add range.

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