Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The graph displays information on the usual sleeping, studying, and relaxing schedule of students who are living in three developed countries.

Overall, the most notable feature to report is that studying makes up the biggest part of students' day in Japan. Germany, although studying is also the dominant part of students' schedules, the schedule is more balanced. In contrast, the most dominant part in the UK is sleeping.

Regarding the schedule of British students, sleeping, which plays a dominant role, makes up to 8.5 hours a day. Sleeping is closely followed by studying and relaxing at 8 and 7 hours a daz, respectively. Compared to Japan and Germany, sleeping is more important in this country.

Japan and Germany, follwes a rather different pattern, with studying accounting for the biggest number in both countries. In Japan, studying takes the most part of the students work day, at 13 hours. Relaxing in Japan is three times smaller at 4 hours a day. Germany

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several key features accurately: Japan has the highest study figure at 13 hours, while the UK’s largest category is sleeping at 8.5 hours, and Germany’s schedule is described as more balanced. However, the overview is not fully reliable: studying is not Germany’s dominant activity, since sleeping is 8 hours compared with 9 for studying—so studying is still the largest, but only slightly; the claim that the UK sleeps more than both other countries is also inaccurate, as Germany records 8 hours. The response gives little information about Germany after introducing it, and the final sentence is unfinished. Develop the country comparisons more evenly and report Germany’s relaxing figure of 7 hours to make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to country-specific details. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “Regarding” help signal the organisation. However, progression becomes uneven: the UK is covered in a full paragraph, while Japan and Germany are grouped together and the response ends abruptly at “Germany”. The sentence beginning “Japan and Germany” also promises a comparison that is not completed. Some connections are unclear, particularly “Compared to Japan and Germany, sleeping is more important in this country,” which does not specify the relevant figures. Complete each paragraph’s point and organise the comparisons consistently to make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “dominant,” “accounting for,” “schedule,” and “balanced,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, several inaccurate or awkward choices that limit precision. “Makes up to 8.5 hours” is not the natural way to report a figure, while “the biggest number” and “takes the most part” are imprecise collocations. “Three times smaller” is also ambiguous; state directly that relaxing accounts for 4 hours, compared with 13 hours of studying. Spelling slips such as “daz” and “follwes” are noticeable. Aim for standard chart language such as “stood at,” “accounted for,” and “was the highest figure.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a relative clause in “sleeping, which plays a dominant role,” and a comparison introduced by “although.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some sentence structures are incomplete or awkward. “Germany, although studying is also the dominant part of students’ schedules, the schedule is more balanced” combines clauses without a clear grammatical connection; revise it as “Although studying is the largest category in Germany, the figures are relatively balanced.” The final “Germany” is a sentence fragment, and “Japan and Germany, follows” has a subject–verb agreement problem. Check clause boundaries and ensure every sentence has a complete main clause.

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