Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The given bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for students in three different countries an UK, Japan, Germany. Overall it is clear that sleeping has highest in UK. Studying are most popular relevant, wheares relaxing has lowest with Japan. Relaxing has highest with UK and Germany.

In the context of, Uk, sleeping are highest at 8.5% closely followed by studying has 8%. In relaxing has 7% with the UK. In Japan, sleeping are lowest at 7%, closely foolowed by studying has most popular with the 13%. In relaxing are lowest at 4%.

On the other hand, Germany with all relevant has almost 1% defferents. In sleeping has 8%, closely followed by studying are 9%. In relaxing has highest at 7%, wheares UK and Germany with the relaxing are equil percentage.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three countries and activities, and several figures are accurate: for example, UK sleeping is 8.5 hours, Japan studying is 13, and Germany sleeping is 8. However, the overview is unclear and partly contradictory: you say sleeping is highest in the UK, although studying is higher there, and later describe studying as the most popular overall without clearly comparing all countries. The response also does not meet the 150-word minimum; 9 words copied from the prompt are excluded from the count. This short length contributes to limited coverage and underdeveloped comparisons. To improve, give a precise overview of the main contrasts, then report the figures consistently and compare the countries directly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: an opening paragraph gives an overview, followed by paragraphs that discuss the countries, and linking phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, the progression is not consistently clear. The second paragraph moves from the UK to Japan, while the final paragraph returns to a comparison with the UK, and several sentences repeat the same pattern (“In relaxing has…”). Some links do not express a clear contrast, particularly “On the other hand” before the Germany details. Group the information more systematically—for example, compare each activity across the three countries—and use linking words only where their relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses a basic range of task-related vocabulary, including “bar chart,” “closely followed by,” “highest,” and “lowest,” so the reader can generally identify the intended comparisons. However, vocabulary is repetitive and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “most popular relevant,” “all relevant,” and “almost 1% defferents.” Spelling errors including “wheares,” “foolowed,” and “equil” also make the writing less clear. In addition, percentages are used for what the chart presents as hours. Aim for precise terms such as “hours,” “time spent studying,” and “the figures are similar,” and check spelling and collocation before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, and the reader can recover some intended meanings. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in basic sentence structures and agreement. Examples include “sleeping has highest,” “Studying are most popular,” and “In relaxing has 7%,” where the subject and verb patterns are incomplete or incorrect. The sentence “In Japan, sleeping are lowest at 7%, closely foolowed by studying has most popular with the 13%” combines clauses without a sound grammatical structure. Practise complete patterns such as “The figure for sleeping was…” and “Studying accounted for…,” checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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