Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-17

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 bar chart depicts information about students ubiquitous weekdays in Uk, Japan and Germany.

From an overall perspective, it can clearly be seen that most of the students from japan and germany spend their weekdays by studying whereas uks student demonstrated sleeping as their first priority. One the contrary, relaxing holds the least time during weekdays.

In UK, learners average time for sleep is 8.5 hour which is the highest time period compared with other two country. About 8 hour time is being used for study purpose and 7 hour for relaxing. In japan , students are more concious about their studies as a consequence they spend 13 hour more than half day in studying , which is the peak amount of time used in any purpose throughout the three country and category. Then they sleeps for 7 hour and does relax for only 4hour , that is also the least comparing to other countries.

Germany maintains a balance in every portion. Students of germany invest their 9 hour of a day by studying , 8 hours for sleeping and relaxes same time as UK.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrasts and report the figures accurately: Japan has the highest study time at 13 hours, while its relaxing time is lowest at 4; the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep is also correctly identified as the highest. The overview gives a useful summary of the broad pattern, and the country-by-country details address the task. However, the claim that students in both Japan and Germany spend most of the day studying is not accurate for Germany, where sleeping (8 hours) is close to studying (9). The overview also says relaxing is least overall, although this is true only for Japan; in the UK and Germany, relaxing is 7 hours. Clarifying these qualifications and developing the overall comparisons more precisely would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs describing the countries. This makes the information easy to follow, and comparisons such as Japan’s 13 hours of study against the other countries’ figures help connect the data. Some linking is effective, including “On the contrary” and “Then,” but the connections can feel mechanical or imprecise. For example, “One the contrary” introduces a contrast, but the following claim about relaxing being least does not apply to every country. The country-by-country approach also limits direct comparison across categories. Use more precise transitions and group related figures—for instance, compare study hours across all three countries—to create a more continuous progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “depicts,” “demonstrated,” “priority,” and “peak amount,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a chart. “Students ubiquitous weekdays” does not express the intended meaning, while “invest their 9 hour” and “does relax” are awkward collocations. There are also noticeable spelling and form errors, such as “concious,” “japan,” and “germany.” These reduce precision even when the reader can infer the intended message. Aim for straightforward, accurate chart language—such as “spend,” “recorded,” and “the highest figure”—and check spelling and country-name capitalization.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a cause-and-effect construction in “as a consequence they spend 13 hour…” and comparisons across countries. However, errors in agreement, articles, plurals, and verb forms occur in several places. Examples include “uks student,” “other two country,” “Then they sleeps,” and “Germany maintains a balance in every portion.” The final sentence also shifts awkwardly between “Students … invest” and “relaxes.” These errors sometimes make the phrasing difficult to process, although the main data remain understandable. Practise building accurate comparison sentences, paying particular attention to plural subjects and matching verb forms, and use articles and plural endings consistently.

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