Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-15

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 graph is depecting the information about the three activities i.e. sleeping, studying and relaxing.

In the Uk, the proportion of students spening time in sleeping is more than the Japan and Germany.

Whereas in the Japan and Germany, students are very brilliant and utilise most of their time in studying.

The figures depicted in the graph shows that in Japan, there is hug & significant difference in the time spent for studying than other activies. Due to this fact, the students are excelling in academics and their physical health is also improving. Whereas in UK and Germany, students spent the balanced life in all the three areas shown in the graph.

Japan is emerging and developing continuously as the youth is involved more in learning and less in relaxing and sleeping.

However, the balanced routine is required in all the three areas to lead a healthy and smart life.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three activities and make relevant comparisons, including that Japanese students spend much more time studying and less time relaxing than students in the other countries. However, the response only partially reports the chart: it gives no figures and does not clearly state the main pattern that studying is highest in Japan (13 hours), while sleeping is highest in the UK (8.5 hours). The claim that students in Japan and Germany use “most of their time” studying is inaccurate for Germany, where studying is 9 hours compared with 8 hours sleeping. Explanations about academic success, physical health and Japan’s development are not shown by the data. Focus on describing the measured hours and avoid unsupported conclusions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has some organisation: it begins by introducing the activities, then compares countries, and ends with a general comment. However, the progression is not consistently clear because chart description, interpretation and advice are mixed together. The repeated use of “Whereas” and “However” does not always create a clear relationship between ideas, and the final comments about a healthy life do not follow from the chart data. There is also no clear overview paragraph that summarises the main contrasts before details. Group the key comparisons logically—for example, describe studying across the countries, then sleeping and relaxing—and use linking words only where they accurately show the relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “figures depicted” and “balanced life,” and the reader can generally understand the topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unsuitable for a factual chart report. “Brilliant” and “excelling in academics” evaluate the students rather than describe the data, while “hug & significant difference” is not a natural expression. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “depecting,” “spening” and “activies,” which reduce accuracy. Use precise terms for chart comparisons, such as “hours,” “spent studying” and “considerably higher,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “Whereas” and “as,” but control is uneven and errors occur frequently. For example, “The figures depicted in the graph shows” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “in the Japan” uses an unnecessary article. “Students spent the balanced life” also has an incorrect article and sentence construction. Several sentences are fragments or awkwardly joined, particularly the opening “Whereas” clauses, which are not complete independent sentences. Practise forming complete sentences with accurate agreement and articles, and use a mix of straightforward comparisons and controlled subordinate clauses. Careful proofreading would also help with punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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