Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-11

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 bar chart demonstrate information of typical weekend for pupils in three different countries are UK, Japan and German

To begin with, UK had highest amount of sleeping weekend for pupils was 8.5 following to the next country Japan had lowest number of student who had sleeping weekend was 7 and continue to upcoming country it had same number of sleeping as UK was 8.5. In addition, the highest amount of studing pupils was in Japan were 13, Germany were at 9 and weekend for student in UK was lowest rather then other countries was 8. Moreover, UK and Germany had same number of typical weekend student who had relexing, Japan lowest level of relexing student in typical weekend was 4

In conclude, Japan have highest number of students who are studing and lowest number of pupils for relexing. Furthermore UK was catched highest pupils ifoe sleeping weekend Germany were stable

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three countries and cover all three activities, reporting several key comparisons: Japan has the most studying (13) and least relaxing (4), while the UK and Germany both record 7 hours of relaxing. However, the opening calls the chart a “typical weekend” rather than a weekday, and the sleeping comparison incorrectly gives Germany 8.5; the chart shows 8. Your overview is also incomplete: it mentions Japan’s extremes but does not clearly summarise the main pattern across all activities. Some details are difficult to interpret, especially the final claim about Germany being “stable.” A more accurate overview and careful checking of figures would make the report more complete and clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an opening to comparisons and then a concluding paragraph. Linking expressions such as “To begin with,” “In addition,” and “Moreover” help signal new points, and the activities are generally discussed in a sensible sequence. However, the progression is weakened by long, awkward sentences that combine several comparisons, and the conclusion repeats earlier information rather than providing a clear overview. Some connections are unclear, as in “following to the next country” and “continue to upcoming country,” so the reader must work out which country is being discussed. Use shorter comparison sentences and organise the body by activity or by country, with clear references throughout.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “highest,” “lowest,” “number,” and “same,” which allows you to make basic comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear. For example, “amount of sleeping weekend” and “number of student who had sleeping weekend” do not naturally describe hours spent sleeping, while “stable” is not an appropriate description of Germany’s figures here. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “studing,” “relexing,” and “German” for the country name Germany. Build a more precise set of phrases for describing time and chart values, and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “who” and comparisons joined with “and,” but control is limited. Errors are frequent and can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For instance, “The bar chart demonstrate information … are UK, Japan and German” has problems with subject–verb agreement and sentence construction. In “Japan have highest number,” the verb form and article are incorrect, while “UK had highest amount … was 8.5” combines clauses without a clear grammatical structure. Most sentences rely on similar patterns, and punctuation does not consistently separate complete ideas. Practise accurate simple comparison sentences first, then add subordinate clauses while checking agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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