Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for students in three countries such as The UK, Japan and Germany

Overall, The students from Japan are studying more than the other two countries, although the took the lowest time for relaxing during their weekdays. Both the students from Germany and The UK spent same time for relaxing as 7 hours and almost same in Sleeping arount at 8 and 8.5

In contrast, Germany students takes 9 hours from their hole day for studing, which is the seocend positon in the bar cart about studying. The stundents of The Uk pass their most of time from a day in sleeping, respectively, it is the highest hour for sleeping among the three countries.

Drawing attention to the rest of the data, Japanies students are passing more than half of a whole day for studying and takes surpricingly the lowest time for relaxing only at 4 hours and an avarage time for sleeping at 7 hours. Students from Germany could able to the balance timing for week days takes 9 hours for studying, 8 hours for sleeping and 7 hours for relaxing

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast accurately: Japanese students spend the most time studying (13 hours) and the least relaxing (4), while Germany and the UK both record 7 hours of relaxation. You also report the sleeping figures and note that Germany’s 9 hours of study is second-highest. This covers the key categories and includes relevant comparisons. The overview is present, but it could be clearer and more selective: the UK’s 8 hours of study is not highlighted, and the claim that Japanese students spend “more than half” of the day studying is inaccurate, since 13 hours is less than half of 24. Some comparisons are also difficult to interpret. A sharper overview and consistently precise reporting would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an opening, an overview, and two detail paragraphs, so the reader can recognise an attempt to organise the information. Comparisons are grouped to some extent, and transitions such as “In contrast” and “Drawing attention to the rest of the data” signal movement between points. However, progression is not consistently clear: the final paragraph repeats Germany’s figures already given, while the UK’s study figure receives little attention. Some linking phrases feel mechanical, and unclear references such as “the took” interrupt the flow. Group the figures by activity or by country, avoid repeating data, and use concise links that show the comparison directly. This would make the organisation more coherent and reduce the effort needed to follow the account.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “relaxing,” “highest,” and “lowest,” and you attempt to describe comparisons rather than simply list figures. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “takes the lowest time,” “pass their most of time,” and “balance timing.” Spelling errors—including “studing,” “seocend,” “Japanies,” and “avarage”—are noticeable and sometimes make reading less smooth. Aim for precise, natural phrases for chart descriptions, such as “spend the most time studying” and “record the fewest hours of relaxation.” Proofreading spelling and avoiding repeated use of “time” would improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with contrast, for example, “although…” and “In contrast…,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in verb forms and agreement appear in “Germany students takes” and “the took,” while sentence construction is faulty in “Both the students from Germany and The UK spent same time for relaxing as 7 hours.” Articles and prepositions are also often missing or awkward, as in “from a day” and “for week days.” These problems can make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and punctuation. More reliable control of these patterns would make your range of sentence structures more effective.

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