Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-12

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 bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for students in UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, it is clear that students in Japan and Germany spent most of their time studying, whereas in UK students spent more time sleeping more. Relaxing was the least interested activity for all the countries.

To begin with, in UK sleeping was the most prefered activity in UK at 8.5 hours, followed by studying at 8 hours and relaxing at 7 hours. In contrast, students in Japan spent most of their time studing at 13 hours making it the highest figure of time. Furthemore, students spent 7 hours in sleeping and just 4 hours of relaxing.

Turning to the remaining data, Germany showed relatively balanced time spent on all the activities. Students spent 8 hours at sleeping, 9 hours at studing making it the highest time consuming activity for Germany and finally they spent 7 hours relaxing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern that studying takes the most time in Japan and Germany, and you report the figures for all three activities in each country accurately. The overview also notes that relaxing is the lowest figure in Japan, though it overgeneralises by saying it is the least activity in every country: in the UK and Germany, relaxing is lower than studying but not sleeping, and the chart does not establish that it is the least preferred activity. The comparison between countries could be developed further, for example by highlighting Japan’s much higher study time and lower relaxation time. This covers the key information, but some overview claims and comparisons need greater precision.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs that group the UK and Japan before turning to Germany. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with” and “Turning to the remaining data” help guide the reader, and the country-by-country organisation is easy to follow. However, some linking is mechanical, and the overview’s broad claim about relaxing does not connect cleanly with the figures that follow. Repetition of “students spent” also makes parts of the report less fluid. To strengthen progression, organise comparisons around the activities or the most notable contrasts, and use referencing and transitions more selectively.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “relatively balanced,” and “highest figure,” so the meaning is generally clear. However, the range and control are uneven, with noticeable spelling and word-choice problems: “prefered” and “studing” are misspelled, while “least interested activity” and “spent more time sleeping more” are unnatural or unclear. Repeated use of “spent” and “time” also limits variety. Aim for accurate, natural collocations for describing chart data, such as “allocated … hours to” or “the lowest figure was for relaxing.” Proofreading spelling and avoiding awkward phrasing would make the report more precise and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast in “whereas in UK students spent…” and the clause beginning “making it the highest figure.” Most of the information remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Articles and prepositions are missing or awkward in phrases such as “in UK” and “spent 8 hours at sleeping”; the latter also shows an incorrect grammatical pattern. The opening overview contains a duplicated construction, “spent more time sleeping more,” and spacing and punctuation are not consistently controlled. Use “in the UK” and “spent 8 hours sleeping,” and check each sentence for a clear subject and a complete, correctly formed comparison.

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