Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-09

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 provided bar chart illustrate the normal weekday spent by students of Uk, Japan, Germany in numerous activites, The figures are measured in hours.

Overall, The students of Japan spent most of the time in studying, followed by German student.

German and American students contributed a lot of time in sleeping,while japanese allocated less hours in sleep.In terms of relaxing Germany and Uk devoted quite similar trend and japan

used minimal time on relax.

First of all, Study was the most popular activity and they spent 13 hours on that. Additionally Germany and Uk also allocated 9&8 hours in studying respectively. In sleeping Uk had the

highest hours for 8.5 hours moreover German students showed a figure of 8 hours. Japan

showed less interest in sleeping. Though relaxing stood higher position by remaining the same in Gemrany and Uk, Japanese learner expend less time than other two countries by 4 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that Japan spends the most time studying and the least time relaxing, and you include several relevant figures, such as 13 hours of study in Japan and 8.5 hours of sleep in the UK. The overview also notes the similar relaxation figures for the UK and Germany. However, some comparisons are incomplete or unclear: “Japan showed less interest in sleeping” does not report its seven hours, and the overview’s reference to “German and American students” is inaccurate because the chart shows Germany, not America. The claim that studying is the most popular activity is also too broad, since this is true for Japan and Germany but not the UK. A more precise overview and fuller comparisons across all three countries would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and a paragraph of supporting details. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “Overall” and “First of all” signal stages in the report. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview moves between studying, sleeping and relaxing, while the detail paragraph revisits the same categories without a clear comparison pattern. Some linking is awkward or mechanical, particularly “moreover” and “Though relaxing stood higher position.” The final sentence is also difficult to follow because it combines a contrast with an incomplete comparison. Grouping the figures by activity and using clearer links between countries would make the information easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “allocated,” “devoted” and “contributed,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There are, however, noticeable problems with word choice and collocation. “Normal weekday spent” and “showed less interest” are not natural ways to describe chart data, while “relaxing stood higher position” is unclear. Spelling errors such as “activites,” “Gemrany” and “japanese” also reduce accuracy. Some expressions are repeated or imprecise, including “time” and “hours.” Aim for standard reporting language such as “spent,” “recorded” and “accounted for,” and check spelling and capitalization carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “Though” and a relative clause in “students … in numerous activities.” However, errors in sentence formation and punctuation are frequent enough to make some parts difficult to read. For example, “The provided bar chart illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, and “The figures are measured in hours” is not well integrated with the opening sentence. Several sentences run together or use commas where full stops are needed, as in “sleeping,while japanese…” and “moreover German students…”. Capitalisation is also inconsistent. Use shorter, complete sentences, check agreement and articles, and punctuate each comparison clearly.

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