Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

In this given chart there is the information about the weekdays of students in three different countries including United Kingdom, Japan and Germany. In this chart there are different type of activities done by the students which includes sleeping which is shown by blue colour while red colour shows studying and green shows relaxing.

The sleeping comaprison of these three different countries have 8.5 in UK which is the most as comapre to other while in Japan it its value is 7. On other hand, in Germany its value is 8.

The chart shows that the students in Japan mostly study at weekdays and the given value is 13 while on other side in UK and Germany this value is 8 and 9 respectively.

The realxing time in UK and Germany are exactly the same and the value is 7 while in Japan the relaxing time of student is less which in 4.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify all three activities and report the main figures accurately: Japan has the highest study time at 13, while its relaxing time is lowest at 4, and the UK and Germany both record 7 hours of relaxation. However, the response mainly lists individual values rather than presenting a clear overall summary of the chart’s most important patterns. For example, it does not explicitly highlight that studying is the largest activity in Japan and Germany, whereas in the UK sleeping is slightly higher than studying. The opening describes the chart and its colours, but this does not replace an overview. To strengthen the report, add a concise overview and make the key contrasts explicit, then support them with selected figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The information is arranged in a generally coherent sequence: the introduction identifies the chart, followed by separate comparisons of sleeping, studying and relaxing. This makes the response easy to follow overall. Linking phrases such as “On other hand” and “while” help signal contrasts, although some transitions sound mechanical or are not used accurately. The response would progress more clearly if it included a distinct overview before the detailed comparisons, rather than moving directly from the introduction to the first category. You could also vary the sentence openings and use clearer references when comparing countries. The existing paragraphing and category-by-category structure provide a sound foundation for a more purposeful report.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” “comparison” and “value,” so the reader can understand the categories and figures. However, the range is limited and several phrases are awkward or repetitive, such as “the given value is” and “the relaxing time of student.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “comaprison,” “comapre” and “realxing,” which reduce accuracy and polish. Aim for more natural chart-reporting language and accurate collocations, such as “spend time studying” or “recorded 7 hours.” Check spelling carefully, especially in key terms, and avoid repeating “value” when a direct comparison can be expressed more concisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response uses mostly simple sentence patterns, with some attempts to connect ideas through clauses and contrast markers. Meaning is generally recoverable, but frequent grammatical problems limit accuracy. For example, “The sleeping comaprison … have 8.5” has an unclear subject and incorrect verb agreement, while “in Japan it its value is 7” contains a faulty pronoun construction. In “the relaxing time of student is less which in 4,” the sentence structure is incomplete and the comparison is not grammatically expressed. Practise forming clear subject–verb sentences, using articles and plural nouns consistently, and building comparisons with patterns such as “Japan recorded 4 hours, compared with 7 in the UK and Germany.”

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