Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-16

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 indicates the typical weekday for childrens in three different countries: UK , Japan, Germany in three main categories Sleeping, Studying, Relaxing.

From an overall perspective, UK has the best balanced weekdays for children while Japan has more in studying weekdays thn others.

To begin with, UK has 8.5 hours for sleeping and 8 hours in studying and 7 hours relaxing. While in japan 7 hours for sleeping

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the chart’s subject and include several accurate figures: for example, the UK figures are correctly given as 8.5 hours sleeping, 8 studying and 7 relaxing, and you note that Japanese students spend the most time studying. However, the response addresses the task only minimally. It stops partway through the Japan description and omits Germany, the remaining Japanese figures, and a complete comparison of the three categories. The overview claim that the UK has the “best balanced” weekday is not clearly supported or explained. The response is also 80 words below the required minimum, leaving too little information to summarise the chart adequately. To improve, provide a complete overview and select key comparisons across all three countries.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence is followed by an overview and then a detail paragraph beginning “To begin with”. This gives the reader some sense of structure. However, the progression is incomplete because the final sentence breaks off after “While in japan 7 hours for sleeping”, and there is no concluding comparison or coverage of Germany. The transition “While” introduces a dependent clause without a main clause, so the relationship between the UK and Japan details is left unfinished. The short response also offers few linking devices or clear paragraph development. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and grouped comparisons, and complete each comparison before moving to the next country or category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant basic vocabulary for describing the chart, including “typical weekday”, “categories”, “sleeping”, “studying” and “relaxing”. These terms make the topic recognisable, and “balanced” shows an attempt to summarise a broader pattern. However, the range is limited and some phrasing is awkward or imprecise, such as “more in studying weekdays” and “has 8.5 hours for sleeping”. There are also spelling and capitalisation slips, including “childrens”, “thn” and lowercase “japan”; these reduce accuracy and polish. Aim for standard chart language such as “spend time studying” and “the figure for sleep”, and check spelling and country names carefully. More precise comparison vocabulary would help you report the data clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few different sentence forms, including an overview sentence and a contrast introduced by “While”. However, the range remains limited, and several sentences are incomplete or awkwardly formed. “While in japan 7 hours for sleeping” has no main verb, while “UK has 8.5 hours for sleeping” uses an unclear grammatical pattern for reporting time. The opening also needs more accurate article and plural structures, as in “the typical weekday for children”. Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, and the comma-separated country list is not integrated smoothly into the sentence. Practise complete subject–verb sentences, for example, “In Japan, students sleep for seven hours,” and connect contrasts with a complete main clause.

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