Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The bar chart illustrates the busy weekday for students in three different countries such as in UK, Japan, and Germany in terms of sleeping, studying and relaxing, measured in hours.

Overall, it is evident that study occupied the highest share in two countries except UK. While, the hours for relaxation remained lowest among all.

The data reveals that the students in Japan spend 13 hours for studying, which marked the highest figure, followed by Germany and UK, at 9 and 8 hours respectively. In stark contrast, the least amount of hours were left for relaxation, UK and Germany accounted for equal 7 hours. While the students in Japan spend only 4 hours, which marked the lowest figure.

Moving further, the hours left for sleeping are almost same in each country with slight fluctuation. Students in UK used 8.5 hours, followed by Germany and Japan, at 8 and 7 hours of sleeping.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You identify the chart’s subject and give a clear overview: studying takes the most time in Japan and Germany, while relaxation is lowest in all three countries. The key figures are reported accurately, including Japan’s 13 study hours and 4 relaxation hours, and the comparisons for sleeping are also correct. This gives the response a strong, relevant account of the main features. To make the coverage more complete, state the UK exception in the overview more explicitly: studying is not the largest category there, since sleeping is slightly higher (8.5 versus 8 hours). You could also compare the categories within each country, rather than mainly listing values by activity. The information is well selected, though some comparisons could be developed further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear four-paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to study/relaxation figures and then sleeping. This makes the information easy to follow, and phrases such as “In stark contrast” help signal comparison. However, cohesion is not always smooth: “While” begins a sentence fragment in “While the students in Japan spend only 4 hours,” and the repeated “followed by” construction makes the reporting somewhat list-like. The overview’s “While” also does not clearly connect the two claims that follow it. For stronger progression, group comparisons more deliberately and use complete linked sentences, with clear references to the relevant country or activity.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “accounted for,” “stark contrast,” and “slight fluctuation.” These choices help describe the chart and show some variety beyond basic terms. Some collocations and phrasing are less natural, however: “busy weekday” is not quite the same as a typical weekday, “highest share” is imprecise for hours, and “hours were left for relaxation” suggests time remaining rather than time spent. “Spend 13 hours for studying” is also an awkward combination. Aim for precise chart language such as “spent 13 hours studying” and “the figure for relaxation.” This would improve naturalness and precision while retaining your useful range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the overview sentence beginning “While” and comparisons using “which.” Most of the meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors and awkward constructions persist. “While, the hours for relaxation…” has incorrect punctuation after the linking word, and “While the students in Japan spend only 4 hours” is an incomplete subordinate clause because it is not joined to a main clause. The phrase “such as in UK” also has an article/preposition problem; write “such as the UK” or simply “in the UK.” Check sentence boundaries and article use, and vary the structures without leaving dependent clauses unfinished. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen control.

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