Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-13

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 bar chart illustrate ,the typicall weekdays activities of students in different three countries.The UK ,Japan and Germany in terms of sleeping studying and relaxing.

Overall ,the Japanese the students spend their most time in stydying then sleeping ,and the UK students spend a 8 hours in study and Germany students balance their daily routine and spent a good amount of time on studying and feel relaxed .

Looking at the UK Students , they are sleep for a 8.5 hours and relaxing for 7 hours ,and the Germany students sleep for 8 hours and 8 hours in studies and japanese students had a at least 7 hours sleeping then others.

Regarding studying, The Japan records the highest figure at 13 hour a per day.this is considerable the higher time then the UK and Germany .

Finally students , In uk and germany spend the equal time on studies and sleeping , and the Japanese student sleep only for 7 hour and relaxed for 4 hours which is lowest figure of the three countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three countries and activities, and you correctly report several key figures, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation, and the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep. However, the main comparisons are not consistently accurate: you say UK and Germany spend equal time on studying and sleeping, but the UK figures are 8 and 8.5 hours, while Germany’s are 9 and 8. The overview also does not clearly summarise the chart’s main pattern across all three countries. Some statements, such as Germany having a “good amount” of time to feel relaxed, are vague rather than data-based. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview and compare the highest and lowest figures accurately across categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an identifiable introduction, overview and body paragraphs, and phrases such as “Looking at” and “Regarding” help signal shifts between topics. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the final paragraph repeats figures already mentioned, and the discussion moves between countries and activities without a stable comparison pattern. Some linking is also awkward, as in “Finally students” and “then others,” which makes relationships between ideas unclear. Organise the body around either each activity or each country, and avoid repeating the same figures. Clearer topic sentences and more precise links between comparisons would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “highest figure,” “spend,” “sleeping,” and “relaxing,” so the reader can generally identify the chart categories. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or vague, such as “balance their daily routine,” “feel relaxed,” and “records the highest figure.” Spelling errors, including “typicall,” “stydying,” and “japanese,” are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the report. Aim for precise, repeated-use chart language such as “spent,” “accounted for,” and “was the lowest,” while checking spelling and choosing expressions that describe the data rather than adding unsupported interpretation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to use longer sentences and comparisons, but sentence structures are limited and errors occur frequently enough to make some relationships difficult to follow. For example, the opening lacks a complete sentence, while “the Japanese the students spend their most time” has faulty word order and agreement. Verb forms and articles are also inconsistent in phrases such as “they are sleep for a 8.5 hours” and “Japan records the highest figure at 13 hour a per day.” Punctuation and capitalisation are uneven, including spaces before commas and inconsistent country names. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled comparison clauses and check subject–verb agreement, articles and plural forms.

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