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 illustrate the three different activities including sleeping, studying and relaxing, that students does in weekday, in three different countries.

Overall, it can be seen that the Japan has the highest number of students who likes to study, while it has also the lowest number of students who usually relaxes. The Germany and UK have almost same numbers of students with different activities.

In terms of higher sleeping catagory, the UK has the highest humber of students at 8.5%, who prefers to sleep in weekday. The number of studying students was 8%, a little lower than the number of students who preferes to sleep. Relaxing students accounted for 7% which is quite lower in compare to the number of childrens who prefers to sleep.

In terms of the Japan and Germany, Japan ranked first about the number of students who studies much more in compare to other countries, it recorded at 13%. In contrast, relaxing activity attracts only 4% of the students. While seeping number of students recorded 7%, which was significanly lower than the number of the students who prefers to study. The Germany has recorded 9% children with studying, which was higher than other two activities. Sleeping and relaxing were accounted for 8% and 7% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three activities and all three countries, and your overview identifies the main contrasts: Japan has the highest study figure and the lowest relaxation figure, while the UK and Germany are broadly similar. Most figures are reported accurately, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and Germany’s 9, 8 and 7 hours. This meets the task well, with some of the detail and comparisons already approaching a more fully developed account. However, the overview’s phrase “highest number of students” misrepresents a chart about hours in a typical weekday, and the repeated references to percentages and numbers of students are inaccurate. Make the unit explicit and compare the hours directly; also clarify that the UK and Germany are similar in some activities, rather than implying they are alike across all three.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs. The country-based grouping makes the figures reasonably easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “respectively” help signal relationships. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is sometimes mechanical, particularly through repeated openings such as “In terms of…” and repeated comparisons with sleeping. The long Japan sentence beginning “Japan ranked first…” combines several points and is difficult to track. Some references, such as “it” in the overview, could also be clearer. Grouping the UK and Germany together for their similar figures, then contrasting Japan, would create a more purposeful comparison and smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “highest,” “lowest,” “accounted for,” “in contrast,” and “respectively.” These choices show an attempt to vary language, but the range is limited by repeated phrases such as “number of students” and “students who prefer to…”. Several word choices or collocations are inaccurate: the chart records hours, not a “number” or percentage of students; “higher sleeping category” is unclear; and “ranked first about the number” is unnatural. Spelling errors such as “catagory,” “humber,” “seeping,” and “significanly” also reduce precision. Use concise chart language such as “hours spent sleeping” and “the figure for studying,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses with “while” and “which,” and the overall meaning is generally understandable. However, errors occur across the response and sometimes make sentences awkward. For example, “The given bar chart illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “students does” and “students who likes” also use incorrect agreement. The phrase “the Japan” misuses the article, and “The Germany and UK have almost same numbers” has article and number-pattern problems. Some longer sentences, especially the one beginning “In terms of the Japan and Germany,” are not controlled clearly. Practise accurate agreement and article use, and build comparisons in shorter, complete sentences before adding subordinate clauses.

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