Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-20

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 graph illustates the general weekdays spent by students in three different countries UK, Japan and Germany.

It is clear that the students spent most hours of their day on study. By contrast, the students find that they have fewer hours to relax.

Looking at the graph in more detail, The UK and germain students spent almost similar hours of their day on sleeping and relaxing respectively at 8.5 and 8 on sleeping and 7 hours for relaxing themselves. In addition, the UK students spent one-third of their day on studying. While, the germain students spent one more hour rather than UK students at 9.

For the remaining figures, Japan students are totally different compared than UK and Germany. They almost spent most of the hours on studying at 13 hours. While, they maintain a ideal time table on sleeping at 7 hours. Also, Japan students spends just only four hours of their day on relaxing themselves.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast: studying takes the most time in Japan, while relaxing is comparatively limited, and you include relevant figures for all three countries. The comparison between the UK and Germany is also useful. However, the overview is not fully accurate: studying is not the largest activity in every country, since UK students sleep longer than they study (8.5 versus 8 hours). The statement that students generally spend most of the day studying therefore overgeneralises. Some details are also unclear, such as “almost similar hours” for sleeping and relaxing, and the UK’s study time is described as one-third of the day without a direct comparison. A more precise overview and clearer country-by-country comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the UK and Germany, then Japan. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes weakened by abrupt or repetitive linking, particularly the repeated use of “While” to begin sentence fragments or loosely connected statements. “For the remaining figures” is also an imprecise transition, as the paragraph presents Japan as a separate comparison rather than simply remaining data. Grouping the figures more systematically—for example, comparing each activity across the three countries—would make the relationships easier to follow. Clearer links between claims and supporting figures would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “spent,” “hours,” “studying,” “sleeping,” and “relaxing,” so the topic remains understandable. There are also attempts at more descriptive phrasing, such as “maintain a ideal time table,” but this is not a natural way to describe the figures and does not add precision. Several word-choice and spelling problems reduce accuracy: “illustates” and “germain” are misspelled, while “relax themselves” and “totally different compared than” are awkward or redundant. Repeated use of “students spent” also limits flexibility. Aim for concise chart language such as “allocated,” “recorded,” and “compared with,” while checking spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple statements and more complex forms, including “It is clear that…” and a comparison introduced by “While.” The main information is generally understandable, but some sentence structures are incomplete or inaccurately formed. For example, “While, the germain students spent…” and “While, they maintain…” are fragments because “while” introduces a dependent clause that needs to be joined to a main clause. There are also agreement and article errors in “Japan students spends” and “a ideal time table,” as well as inconsistent capitalisation after a full stop in “The UK and germain.” Use complete clauses, check singular and plural subjects, and proofread articles and punctuation to make the range of structures more controlled.

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