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 provided chart below displays the time in which students spend thier time on different habits (sleeping, studing and relaxing) in three distinct nations, the UK, Japan, and Germany.

Overall, it is immediately apparent that the way of students in Japan to apply for these three habits differs from the other two nations.

In the United Kingdom, students tend to spend their time more slightly on sleeping which stood at 8.5, while they spend seven hours of thier daily time on relaxing themselves. In Germany, there is a slight difference between the three habits, students spend eight hours on sleeping and seven hours on relaxing. However, they spend more hours on studing which is 9 hours compared to students in the UK.

Turning to students in Japan, they spend most of their daily time on studing which reaches a peak of 13 hours daily. Moreover, they spend only 4 hours on relaxing and 7 hours on sleeping.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three countries and all three activities, and the figures you report match the chart. The overview identifies Japan as the main contrast, supported by its 13 hours of studying and only 4 hours of relaxing. You also compare the UK and Germany, noting their similar relaxation figures and Germany’s higher study time. This gives the response a clear, relevant account of the main features. However, the overview could be more complete: it does not explicitly summarise the broad pattern that studying is the longest activity in Japan and Germany, while sleeping is marginally highest in the UK. Some comparisons are also left implicit. A more selective overview and clearer cross-country comparisons would make the key features more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of the UK and Germany followed by Japan. The progression from the general contrast to country-specific details is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “Moreover” help signal relationships. This organisation is effective, though the cohesion is not always fully natural. For example, “Turning to students in Japan” marks a clear shift, but the earlier UK and Germany information could be grouped and compared more explicitly rather than presented in a long sequence. Some links, including “Moreover,” simply add another fact without showing its significance. Use more precise comparisons and references to connect the figures, while keeping the paragraph structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the chart’s content, including “sleeping,” “relaxing,” “spend,” and “reaches a peak.” There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “it is immediately apparent” and “distinct nations.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, which limits precision: “the way of students in Japan to apply for these three habits” is unclear, and “spend their time more slightly on sleeping” does not express the comparison naturally. Spelling errors such as “thier” and “studing” are noticeable, and “habits” is not the most suitable label for chart categories. Aim for accurate, conventional reporting language and check spelling carefully; this will make the vocabulary more flexible and reliable.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mixture of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which stood at 8.5” and a contrast introduced by “while.” Most of the information remains understandable, and the response includes some generally controlled sentences, such as “In Germany, there is a slight difference between the three habits.” Some grammatical errors persist, however. In “the time in which students spend thier time,” the clause structure is awkward and repetitive; “students tend to spend their time more slightly” also has an unclear comparative construction. The sentence beginning “In Germany” joins two independent clauses with only a comma. Work on clause structure, comparative forms, and punctuation, while retaining the range of sentence patterns you already attempt.

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