Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The graph presents the number of students who spend a very hectic weekday in three distinct countries. Overall, the study figure in Japan is high then other countries. The vertical line shows that sleeping figure steadily fluctaute between these three countries. Relaxing remain stable. The learners study 8% in typical weekday in UK, whereas figure shows dramatic rise in Japan around 13%, before declining at 9% in Germany. The sleeping figure illustrates just around 8.5% in UK and Germany. While 7% in Japan. The learners spend their typical weekday at relaxing around 7% same as sleeping rate in Japan. The students spend 7% of their weekday at relaxing in UK. Subsequently, the graph demonstrates a significant decline just over 4% in Japan when students feel relax. After this large decrease the relaxing rate in Germany is 7% similar to 7% in UK. The graph rising at studying rate in Japan because the learners over there are very industrious.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main contrast: Japanese students spend the most time studying, while the UK and Germany have similar relaxing figures. Several reported values are broadly accurate, including studying at 8, 13 and 9 hours and relaxing at 7, 4 and 7 hours. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “sleeping figure steadily fluctuate” does not describe a clear trend, and relaxing is not stable across all three countries because Japan is notably lower. The chart gives hours, not percentages, so repeated use of “%” misrepresents the units. The response also adds an unsupported explanation that Japanese learners are “very industrious.” State the overall comparisons clearly, use hours, and report only information shown in the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response moves through studying, sleeping and relaxing, so the reader can identify the three categories being discussed. However, the ideas are not arranged into a clear overview followed by organised comparisons, and several points are repeated: the UK and Germany relaxing figures are each given more than once. Linking words such as “whereas,” “before” and “subsequently” are attempted, but some do not establish a useful relationship between the data. For example, “After this large decrease” is followed by the German figure without clearly explaining the comparison. Group the information by category or by country, begin with a concise overview, and use references and transitions that make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “declining,” “dramatic rise” and “significant decline,” and the reader can generally understand which activities you mean. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural. “The study figure is high then other countries” is unclear, while “the graph rising at studying rate” is not a natural way to describe the increase. “Feel relax” and “hectic weekday” are also unsuitable in this context. In addition, “fluctaute” is misspelled, and “figure” is repeated frequently. Use precise chart language such as “time spent studying” and “the figure for,” and vary your verbs while keeping descriptions neutral.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few complex structures, including the comparison beginning “whereas” and the sentence using “before declining,” but control is inconsistent. Errors occur in both simple and more ambitious sentences: “Relaxing remain stable” lacks subject–verb agreement, and “The graph rising at studying rate” is missing a finite verb. The opening overview, “Overall, the study figure in Japan is high then other countries,” is also difficult to follow because its comparison structure is incomplete. Some sentences are understandable, but these recurring problems make relationships between figures less clear. Practise complete subject–verb clauses, agreement, and accurate comparative structures; for example, “Japan’s study figure is higher than those of the other countries.”

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