Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-18

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)

This graph illustrates the normal weekday activities for students in UK, Japan and Germany. On a scale from 0 to 14 it measures the time spend on different activities of students in all three countries, these activities are Sleeping,Studying and Relaxing.

Overall, Japan is more hectic for students with more study and less relaxing time, However UK is much relaxing country with evenly distributing hours between study and rest.

In UK, students spend most time sleeping with 8.5 hours a day, Moreover studying for 8 hours and Relaxing for 7 hours everyday.The ratio between all the three is nearly close to each other.

In Japan, students sleep less only 7 hours and have to study alot for 13 hours a day which is quite difficult and hardwork for students, additionally relaxing time is much lesser then others around 4 hours a day.

In Germany, it is quite similar to UK here students sleep for 8 hours and study for 9 hours. Relaxing time is also good which is around 7 hours.

In conclusion, UK and Germany are good countries for students who want to study and also enjoy at the same time. but in Japan the study load is much higher.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the chart’s three countries and all three activities, and the key figures are accurately reported: for example, Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation contrast with the UK’s 8 and 7 hours. Your overview identifies Japan as study-heavy and notes the more balanced pattern in the UK and Germany. This meets the task well, with some features developed more fully than others. However, the overview’s claim that the UK is “much” more relaxing is not quite supported: UK and Germany both show 7 hours of relaxation. The concluding judgement that these are “good countries for students” also goes beyond what the chart measures. Keep the overview focused on measurable comparisons and make the UK–Germany similarity explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the UK, Japan and Germany. This makes the country-by-country comparisons easy to follow, and phrases such as “In Japan” and “In Germany” provide useful signposting. Cohesion is sometimes mechanical, however, with repeated “In [country]” openings and connectors such as “Moreover” and “additionally” joining information without always showing a precise relationship. The final conclusion repeats the overview and introduces a personal judgement, rather than adding a useful synthesis. Improve progression by grouping the strongest contrasts—for example, Japan’s unusually high study time against the similar relaxation figures in the UK and Germany—and use linking phrases selectively.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to describe the chart, including “activities,” “ratio,” “study load” and “relaxing time,” and the main meaning remains clear. However, several choices are imprecise or informal for an academic report: “more hectic,” “good countries for students,” “alot,” and “hardwork” do not describe the data neutrally. There are also awkward collocations, such as “much relaxing country” and “evenly distributing hours.” Aim for precise language about time allocation and comparisons, rather than evaluating students’ lifestyles. Check spelling and spacing as well: “a lot” is two words, and “hard work” is also written separately. More accurate collocations would make the description sound more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, and most of the comparisons can be understood. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with articles, verb forms and sentence boundaries. For example, write “in the UK” rather than “in UK,” and “the time spent” rather than “the time spend.” In “with evenly distributing hours,” the structure is not grammatical; a clearer form is “with hours distributed fairly evenly.” Several sentences run together or have inconsistent punctuation, such as the overview’s comma before “However” and “everyday.The ratio.” Capitalise country names consistently and use full stops to separate complete ideas. These corrections would improve accuracy while preserving your useful range of sentence forms.

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