Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The given bar chart compares the time children spend on weekday in three different continents. All the figures are represented as hours.

It shows that there are three things that are done by all students in every country. First is sleeping, which takes the most time in the UK, about 8.5 hours, followed by Germany with 8 hours. The least sleeping time is in Japan, at about 7 hours. Second is studying, which takes up most of the time of students in Japan, about 13 hours, and followed by germany with 9 hours. Less time is given by the minors to studying in the UK, with 8 hours only.

The third and last is relaxing, the pupils in the UK and Germany both spend 7 hours onrelaxing, but teenagers in Japan pass only 4 hours relaxing.

Overall, the minors in the UK and Germany spend equal time on all things, but students in Japan pass their more time on studying.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three activities and compare the countries, with accurate figures such as Japan’s 13 hours of studying and 4 hours of relaxing. The overview also identifies the main contrast: students in Japan devote more time to studying. This gives the response a clear, relevant summary. However, the claim that students in the UK and Germany “spend equal time on all things” is too broad: their sleeping figures differ, and their study hours differ as well; only relaxing is equal. Also, “continents” is inaccurate because the chart compares countries. To strengthen the response, make the overview more precise and highlight the clearest overall patterns without overgeneralising.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a sequence covering sleeping, studying and relaxing, and a concluding overview. Signposting such as “First,” “Second” and “The third and last” helps readers follow the categories, and the comparisons are generally easy to locate. However, this sequence can feel mechanical, and the final overview repeats information rather than synthesising the main contrasts accurately. The long middle paragraph also groups two activities together, while relaxing is separated into a short paragraph. A more deliberate paragraph structure—an overview followed by two grouped comparisons—would improve progression. Use linking phrases to show contrasts and similarities, rather than relying mainly on numbered transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to describe the chart and make comparisons, including “followed by,” “takes up most of the time” and “spend 7 hours.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for this task. “Continents” mislabels the categories, which are countries, while “minors,” “pupils” and “teenagers” introduce age descriptions that the chart does not provide. Phrases such as “pass only 4 hours relaxing” and “spend on weekday” are also awkward. These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the main information, but they limit precision and naturalness. Prefer neutral terms such as “students” and standard chart language such as “spend time relaxing” or “devote time to studying.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple sentences and longer structures, and most comparisons remain understandable. For example, “The pupils in the UK and Germany both spend 7 hours…” communicates a clear comparison. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in sentence construction and articles: “spend on weekday” needs an article or plural form, and “and followed by Germany” is not a complete parallel construction. The final sentence, “students in Japan pass their more time on studying,” also has an incorrect comparative structure. Capitalisation is inconsistent in “germany.” These issues rarely obscure the intended meaning, but they reduce accuracy. Practise parallel phrasing, comparative forms, and article use while retaining the range of sentence patterns you already attempt.

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