Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The chart displays different holiday activities for learners among three different countries.

Overall, Japanese are used to studying in a large scale whereas German and British are keen on sleeping on their offdays.

Firstly, Japanese learners enjoys to study on there weekdays the unit of it is 13. Moreover, sleeping and relaxing rate of them is 7 and 4 respectively. If we pay sight on British we found that, sleeping is most favourite activities of them and the unit is 8.5. Their studying scale is 8 unit and relaxing unit is 7.

On the other hand, German are also keen on studying most of them and its rate is 9 unit. Therefore, sleep lover among German pupils are 8 unit and people who likes to relaxing is at unit 7. Sleeping lovers rate is almost same everywhere but studying rate has a noticeable difference among Japanese and other two countries learners. Also Relaxing scale has separation on Japan and other two nations.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast: Japanese students spend the most time studying, while the UK and Germany show higher figures for sleeping and relaxing. You also report most of the chart’s key values accurately, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation. However, the overview is not fully accurate: German students’ highest figure is studying (9), not sleeping, and the UK’s sleeping figure (8.5) is only slightly above studying (8). The opening also describes “holiday activities” and “offdays,” although the chart concerns a typical weekday. To strengthen the response, give a precise overview of the main patterns and avoid claims such as “German and British are keen on sleeping” when the figures show a more balanced picture, especially for Germany.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview, and paragraphs comparing Japan, the UK, and Germany. This helps the reader locate the country-specific figures, and phrases such as “On the other hand” signal a comparison. However, progression is not consistently clear: the final paragraph repeats details already given and introduces broad comparisons without explaining them fully. Some linking phrases are awkward or do not show a clear relationship, as in “Therefore” before the German sleeping figure. References such as “them” and “their” can also be unclear when several countries or groups are discussed. Grouping the figures by activity, or making each comparison explicit, would create a more logical flow and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “rate,” “noticeable difference,” and “respectively,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural for describing data. For example, “studying on a large scale,” “pay sight on,” and “relaxing scale has separation” do not express the intended comparisons clearly. “Holiday activities” and “offdays” are also inaccurate for a weekday chart. Aim for precise, conventional expressions such as “spend time studying,” “the figure for relaxation,” and “the difference is most pronounced.” This would make the report clearer and more appropriately formal without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including comparisons and clauses introduced by “whereas” and “if.” However, errors occur frequently in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction, sometimes making the relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Examples include “Japanese learners enjoys,” “German are,” and “people who likes,” where the subject and verb do not agree. The sentence beginning “If we pay sight on British we found that” also has an unstable clause structure and tense. There are punctuation problems, particularly missing commas after introductory phrases and run-on sentences. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build comparisons in shorter, controlled sentences before adding subordinate clauses.

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