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 activties of students for weekday in three different countries including Japan, Uk and germany.

Overall, the most noticeable feature is the maximum number of students studying in Japan which is 13 and the minimum number of students relaxing in Japan shows 4. Whereas the highest number of activity in sleeping is in UK which is 8.5.

In detail, the highest number of activity by students in sleeping which showed 8.5 in UK , studies showed 8 and relaxing showed the least which was 7. However, the activity of students in studies showed at its peak in Japan which was 13 , Sleeping showed moderate which was 7 and relaxing showed the slightest which was 4.

Subsequently, the activities done by students in germany where studying showed the rise of 9, sleeping showed similar as UK which was 8 and relaxing showed moderate as UK which was 7.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important features accurately, including Japan’s peak for studying (13 hours), its low for relaxing (4), and the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep. The country-by-country paragraphs also report the main figures for all three activities, so the response addresses the chart. However, the overview is selective: it does not clearly summarise the broader pattern that studying takes the most time in Japan and Germany, while sleeping is highest in the UK and relaxing is lowest in Japan. Some descriptions, such as “moderate” and “slightest,” are vague and do not add much beyond the figures. A more complete overview and clearer comparisons across countries would make the key features more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate detail paragraphs covering the countries. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow. You also use linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “Subsequently” to signal movement between points. At times, though, the progression feels mechanical, and the comparisons are mostly presented as lists of figures rather than connected relationships. For example, the final paragraph could explicitly compare Germany’s nine hours of studying with Japan’s 13 and the UK’s eight. Some references, including “the highest number of activity,” are not expressed clearly. Grouping related comparisons and using more precise links would strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “maximum,” “minimum,” “peak,” and “similar,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are awkward or repetitive. “The highest number of activity” is not a natural way to describe hours, and “studies showed at its peak” is less precise than saying that students spent the most time studying. “Moderate” and “slightest” are also vague when describing the figures. There are spelling and capitalisation slips, such as “activties,” “Uk,” and “germany.” More accurate collocations for time spent, alongside careful proofreading, would improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple sentences and more complex structures, including the contrast introduced by “Whereas” and the clause beginning “which showed 8.5.” The main comparisons remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the maximum number of students studying in Japan which is 13” has an unclear clause structure, while “the activity of students in studies showed at its peak” has problems with sentence construction and verb form. In “the activities done by students in germany where studying showed the rise of 9,” the clause is difficult to follow. Commas are also misplaced in “UK , studies.” Aim for complete, direct sentences such as “Students in Japan spent 13 hours studying,” and check clause structure and punctuation.

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