Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-10

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 6.5)

The bar chart compares the usual days of the week for students from three different countries; the UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, the students regard studying over sleeping and relaxing with Japan being at the top of such practice. On the other hand, sleeping is given the second priority in all except the UK, while the least time is alotted to relaxing by all the students irrespective of the country.

In the UK most of the students prioritize their sleep time with an average number of 8.5 hours of sleep, whereas, 8 hours is alotted for studying and only 7 hours are spared for relaxing. On the other hand, Japan has no such balance with students spending much of their time studying and only sleeping for a total of 7 hours, meanwhile just 4 hours are spent on relaxing. In contrast, Germany shows a much more balanced lifestyle with adequate amount of studying time and a a fair proportion of 7 to 8 hours of sleep and relaxation as well.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: Japan allocates the most time to studying and the least to relaxing, while the UK gives slightly more time to sleep than to study. The figures you include for the UK and Japan match the chart, and your description of Germany as relatively balanced is supported by its 9 hours of study, 8 of sleep and 7 of relaxation. However, the overview overgeneralises when it says sleeping is the second priority “in all except the UK” and that relaxing receives the least time “by all”: in the UK, relaxing is least, but in Japan it is; in Germany, relaxing is also least, while studying is highest. Include Germany’s exact figures and make the comparisons more precise to strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to an overview and then country-by-country details. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” and “In contrast” help signal comparisons, and the reader can follow the main points. However, some connections are mechanical or do not express the relationship precisely: “On the other hand” introduces Japan after the UK, although a direct comparison would be clearer, and “meanwhile” joins figures that would be better presented in a parallel structure. The overview also groups claims broadly rather than organising the countries around the chart’s main contrasts. To improve progression, compare the highest and lowest categories first, then support those points with each country’s figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing routines and comparisons, including “prioritize,” “balance,” “proportion,” and “in contrast.” These choices make the response understandable, but some expressions are imprecise or unnatural for reporting chart data. “Usual days of the week” misrepresents the chart, which shows hours in a typical weekday, and “students regard studying over sleeping” is not a natural way to describe time allocation. “Alotted” is also misspelled, and “spared for relaxing” is an awkward collocation. Choose precise reporting language such as “hours spent on” and “allocated to,” and check spelling and collocations. This would make your adequate range more accurate and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including clauses with “whereas” and “with,” and most of the meaning remains clear. Some grammatical errors and punctuation problems remain. For example, “the UK, Japan and Germany” is an incorrectly punctuated list after a semicolon, while “whereas, 8 hours” places a comma where the clause should continue without one. The phrase “with adequate amount” needs an article, and “a a fair proportion” repeats the article. The long Japan sentence also joins several ideas with “meanwhile,” making its structure less controlled. Use shorter, parallel comparisons and proofread articles, commas and repeated words to improve accuracy.

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