Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for lisners in three different states. Units can be measured in horns.

Overall, majority of the states have highest ratio for studying, while some countries students sleeping time increased, Such as UK. In all states learners relaxing time is low.

In the beginning, we see in Japan the highest percentage of students spend time for studying purpose, but in Germany and Uk few percent lisners spend time in study ( about 9 horns and relatively 8 horns ). All states learners ratios is very low for relaxing during the weeddays.

In contrast, Uk sleeping time is more as compared to others, whereas in Germany students are sleep 8 horns, which is around about to Uk. In addition, sleeping horns in Japan is only 7 that is less than to others states.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify relevant comparisons, including Japan’s high study figure (13 hours), the UK’s longer sleeping time (8.5 hours), and the lower relaxation figures. However, the overview is not fully accurate: studying is not the highest activity in every country, since UK students sleep longer than they study, and relaxation is not uniformly “very low” when it reaches 7 hours in the UK and Germany. The response also gives limited coverage of the chart and does not clearly report that Germany’s study figure is 9 hours. The task requires at least 150 words, and this response is 12 words short. To strengthen the report, give a precise overview and compare the main figures accurately, using hours rather than percentages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview, and paragraphs comparing studying and sleeping. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “In addition” help signal relationships between points. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the overview’s claim that studying is highest in most countries is not reconciled with the later UK comparison, and the paragraph beginning “In the beginning” does not describe a sequence in this chart. Some references, such as “all states learners ratios,” are difficult to follow, while repeated statements that relaxation is low add little new information. Organise the body by activity or by country, and use clear comparisons to create a more logical progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “studying,” “relaxing,” and “compared to,” so the reader can generally identify the activities being discussed. However, word choice and spelling errors are frequent and sometimes make the meaning unclear. “Lisners” appears to mean students, “states” is used for countries, and “horns” is repeatedly used instead of hours. Phrases such as “highest ratio” and “spend time for studying purpose” are also unnatural for describing chart data. The vocabulary range is limited, with repeated use of “time” and “students.” Learn accurate terms for units and comparisons, and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with contrast, for example, “In contrast, Uk sleeping time is more as compared to others.” This shows an effort to connect ideas, but the range remains limited and errors occur frequently. Examples include “majority of the states have,” which needs an article or a different construction, and “In Germany students are sleep 8,” where the verb form is incorrect. “All states learners ratios is” also has problems with possessive form and subject–verb agreement. Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, including “Uk” and the comma splice after “increased.” Practise accurate comparative sentence patterns and check agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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