Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the weekday for students in three different countries Japan Uk and Germany.

overall, Japan students had spend more hours in studying compare to other countries whereas they took least time for relaxing.But Uk students has spend more time conpare to other two countries.

The Uk students has spend nearly 8.5 hours in sleeping, while they use 8 hours for studying and 7 hours for relaxing.Whereas Japan students spend more time in studying nearly 13 hours on ther other hand they utilise 7 hours for sleeping and 4 hours for relaxing.

Germany students has used 8 hours in sleeping and 9 hours in studying and atlast 7 hours in relaxing.Compare to Uk they spend 1 hour more in studying

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast: Japanese students spend the most time studying and the least relaxing, while the UK and Germany figures are broadly similar for relaxing. Most reported figures are accurate, but the overview is unclear when it says UK students “has spend more time conpare to other two countries”; this does not specify the activity and is not true across the chart. The UK sleeping figure is also given as 8.5 hours, whereas the chart shows 8.5 for sleeping, so that detail is correct. Germany’s extra hour of study compared with the UK is relevant. However, the response is under the required 150 words, and the short coverage leaves important comparisons underdeveloped. Add a clearer overview and compare the three countries across each activity.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and country-specific details. This gives the reader some organisation, and “whereas” and “on the other hand” attempt to signal contrasts. However, progression is limited because the body moves from the UK to Japan and then Germany without consistently comparing the same activity across countries. The overview’s final sentence is also unclear, so it does not guide the reader effectively. Some linking is mechanical or awkward, particularly “Whereas Japan students…” and “Compare to Uk…”. Organise the details by activity—sleeping, studying, and relaxing—and use clear comparisons such as “by contrast” or “while” to make relationships easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant basic vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “hours,” “studying,” “sleeping,” and “relaxing,” so the chart’s subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate: “had spend more hours in studying,” “use 8 hours for studying,” and “utilise 7 hours for sleeping” are not natural ways to describe time allocation. Spelling errors such as “conpare” and “ther” also reduce accuracy, while repeated use of “spend” and “time” makes the report less precise. Aim for standard chart language such as “spent,” “allocated,” and “devoted,” and check spelling and country-name capitalisation before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates the general topic, but grammatical control is inconsistent. Verb forms and agreement are frequent problems: “Japan students had spend,” “Uk students has spend,” and “Germany students has used” should use a consistent past form, such as “Japanese students spent” and “German students spent.” Articles and sentence construction also need attention; for example, “The bar chart illustrates the weekday” does not clearly express what the chart measures, and “Whereas Japan students…” is an incomplete or awkwardly attached clause. You attempt longer sentences with “while” and “whereas,” but these are not reliably controlled. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then combine them using subordinate clauses, checking subject–verb agreement and tense.

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