Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-08

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 6.0)

The bar chart maps out the information about typical time spent on weekdays by students in sleeping, studying and relaxing in three different countries. That includes UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall it noticeable that Japan's student spend their most of time on studying whereas Germany's and UK's student spent equal time in relaxing.

A close glance at the chart illustrates that student from UK spent highest time on sleeping that is 8.5 hours eventually 8 hours is spent on their study and 7 hours is spent on relaxing. However students from Japan spent 7 hours on sleeping, 13 hours on studying which is largest time spent among other 2 nation on studying. And only 4 hours for relaxation and that is the lowest time spent in compare to other countries.

Further analysis of the graph represents that German student has balanced time they take 8 hours of sleep. Subsequently 9 hours for study and 7 hours for relaxing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers all three countries and all three activities, and its figures are accurate: it identifies Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation, as well as the UK and Germany’s 7 hours of relaxation. The overview also highlights Japan’s emphasis on studying and the matching relaxation figures for the UK and Germany. This gives the report a clear central comparison. To make the summary more complete, identify other prominent patterns in the overview—for example, studying is the longest activity in Japan and Germany, while the UK’s sleeping and studying figures are close. The claim that UK students sleep the longest is accurate, but could be compared more explicitly with Germany’s 8 hours and Japan’s 7. Some comparisons are therefore less fully developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of the UK and Japan followed by Germany. This sequence makes the information generally easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall” and “Further analysis” signal changes in focus. However, the progression is somewhat mechanical, and the country-by-country approach leaves comparisons scattered rather than grouped around the main patterns. For instance, the UK’s 7 hours of relaxation and Germany’s matching figure could be presented together, as the overview suggests. Some references are also unclear, particularly “That includes UK, Japan and Germany,” where “That” does not have a precise antecedent. Organising the details around similarities and contrasts would make the cohesion more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses enough topic vocabulary to report the chart, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” “balanced,” and “largest.” The reader can understand the intended comparisons, and there is some attempt to vary phrasing through expressions such as “A close glance” and “Further analysis.” However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise, including “maps out the information,” “spent highest time,” and “lowest time spent in compare to.” Repetition of “spent” and “time” also limits flexibility. Aim for standard chart-reporting collocations and more precise nouns, such as “hours devoted to study” or “the highest figure.” This would improve naturalness and precision while retaining the clear, relevant vocabulary already present.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is a mix of simple and more extended sentence forms, and the response communicates the main figures despite some grammatical errors. For example, the sentence beginning “However students from Japan…” combines several comparisons, showing an attempt to use a more complex structure. Some errors occur in agreement and sentence construction: “Japan’s student spend” should use a plural noun and matching verb, while “Overall it noticeable” is missing a verb. The phrase “that is 8.5 hours eventually 8 hours is spent” also needs clearer punctuation and sentence boundaries. Articles and plural forms are inconsistent in phrases such as “other 2 nation.” These issues rarely prevent understanding, but more consistent agreement and clearer control of clauses would strengthen accuracy.

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