Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The provided bar chart illustrates the general weekday activities of students across three countries.

Overall, study remains a prominent activity in Japan and Germany but the trend is different in the Uk with sleeping as the most prominent activity. While, relaxing is the least enjoyed activity in all three countries.

If we look more into detail, students in Japan spend 13 hours in their studies, and sleep for 7 hours, While they only spend 4 hours relaxing. When it comes to the German students, 9 hours are dedicated to study. Followed by sleeping at 8 hours a day and relaxing is at 7 hours. The time of relaxing in both the Uk and Germany is same at 7 hours. But the students in the Uk spend relatively less time studying at 8 hours marking the Uk as the only exception where study time is less than other activities in comparison Germany and Japan. Sleeping is the most prominent activity among the Uk students with 8.5 hours a day.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response identifies the main pattern accurately: studying is highest in Japan and Germany, while sleeping is the largest category in the UK, and relaxing is lowest in all three. It also reports the key figures correctly, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation, and the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep. This gives the overview clear support and addresses the comparison task well. One point is slightly over-generalised: “study remains a prominent activity in Japan and Germany” is less precise than stating that study is the highest activity in both. The UK comparison is also worded confusingly when it says study is “less than other activities in comparison Germany and Japan”; clarify that UK study is below sleeping but above relaxing. More direct comparisons would strengthen the account further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and a country-by-country account. The progression from Japan to Germany and then the UK is easy to follow, and phrases such as “When it comes to” and “But” help signal transitions. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear. “If we look more into detail” is an unnecessary signpost, while “Followed by sleeping…” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. The final UK comparison is long and difficult to track, particularly “in comparison Germany and Japan.” Grouping the UK and Germany together for their shared seven hours of relaxation, then contrasting their other figures, would create a more efficient progression and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

There is adequate vocabulary for describing the chart, including “prominent activity,” “dedicated to study,” “relatively less time,” and “exception.” These choices show some range beyond basic descriptions, and the meaning remains clear. However, several expressions are imprecise or awkwardly collocated: “the general weekday activities” is less natural than “how students spend a typical weekday,” and “the least enjoyed activity” suggests preference rather than time spent. “Spend 13 hours in their studies” is also less idiomatic than “spend 13 hours studying.” Repetition of “spend,” “hours,” and “activity” limits flexibility. Use precise time-use language and vary reporting verbs, for example “allocate,” “devote,” or “record,” while ensuring the wording describes duration rather than enjoyment.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and complex forms, including the contrast in “While, relaxing is the least enjoyed activity…” and the relative clause in “where study time is less than other activities.” Most information is understandable, but some grammatical and punctuation errors remain. “While, relaxing…” has an incorrect comma after the linking word, and “Followed by sleeping at 8 hours a day…” is a sentence fragment. The clause “in comparison Germany and Japan” is missing a grammatical link, and the sentence beginning “But the students in the Uk…” becomes difficult to control because several comparisons are compressed together. Capitalisation of “UK” should also be consistent. Aim to make each comparison a complete sentence and check clause boundaries and punctuation.

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