Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-21

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 4.5)

There are three different chart shows the typical weekday for in three different countries

1) uk

2) Japan

3) Germany

So the first is uk how are stuyding 8 persent and they sleeping 8.5 persent and relexing 7 persent in a weekday.

while the other side Japan student studing is 13 and they are sleeping 7 and the last they are relaxing 4.

in Germanay student are student are sleeping 8 and the studing 9 persent and relexing is 7 persent .

Now let we collect to it and we find the all three country student arehow studing and sleeping and relaing beacause i want to germanay .

So the japan student are heigh in studing since germany and uk.

while the uk student are heigh in sleeping .

And the germany student and uk are same in relaing mode because they are both same .

Always japan is very heigh in technology and their student are very hard working .

while the other side see the other country student are average in study .

At last the uk student are like sleeping because their student are enjoy sleeping .

In chart the heighst line is japan who is in study.

the second heighst line german student in studing.

The third heighst line is uk student are in sleeping.

the all chart often is japan is 1st number on study ,german student 2nd number in study,and uk student 3rd number in study.

the UK student 1st number in sleeping , while the other german student 2nd number in sleeping and 3rd one is japan.

In relaing german and uk student are same while the other japan are 3rd number

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main figures for all three countries accurately: for example, Japan’s study time is 13, compared with 9 in Germany and 8 in the UK, and you identify that UK and German students relax for 7 hours. These comparisons show a relevant understanding of the chart. However, the response does not establish a clear, concise overview of the main patterns, and some claims are unsupported or inaccurate. In particular, the chart does not show that Japanese students are “very hard working” because of technology, or that UK students enjoy sleeping. The repeated rankings also take space without adding much analysis. Focus on the chart’s key contrasts and avoid explanations or opinions that the data cannot support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response contains relevant information and attempts to group it by country, then compare the results. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the country-by-country reporting is followed by several overlapping summaries and rankings. Phrases such as “Now let we collect to it” and “the all chart often is” do not clearly signal how the next point relates to the previous one. The numbered list at the beginning also does not help organise the report. Use a clear structure: an introduction, an overview of the main contrasts, and one or two paragraphs comparing the figures. Avoid repeating the same rankings, and use straightforward links such as “By contrast” or “Similarly” where they clarify comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “studying,” “sleeping,” “relaxing,” and “highest,” so the reader can identify the chart categories and some comparisons. However, the range is limited and several words are repeatedly misspelled or used in unnatural combinations, such as “heighst line,” “in study,” and “relaxing mode.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning harder to follow. The response also uses informal or unsupported expressions such as “very hard working” rather than precise chart language. Build a small set of accurate terms for describing amounts and comparisons, and check spelling carefully. For example, use “hours spent studying” and “the highest figure” instead of the less natural phrases in the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, but sentence structures are limited and errors are frequent. For example, “There are three different chart shows” combines incompatible structures, while “the UK student are heigh in sleeping” has problems with agreement and sentence formation. Missing or incorrect articles and verb forms also appear in “the Japan student are” and “Now let we collect to it.” These errors can make relationships between ideas difficult to understand, especially in the longer sentences. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, such as “UK students sleep for 8.5 hours,” then combine them with controlled comparisons using “whereas” or “while.” Check subject–verb agreement and use consistent plural forms for students.

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