Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar graph illustrates the usual weekday for students in three different countries about sleeping, studying and relaxing.

Overall, it is noticeable that in UK everything is almost same . In case of Japan the number of studying is very high and in Germany almost all are same.

To begin with, in UK the number of sleeping in more which is 8.5 than in studying it is 8 and 7 in relaxing . In Japan the number of sleeping in 7 and 4 in relaxing but it is very high studying which is 13. Germany is 8 in sleeping, 9 in studying and 7 in relaxing.

Furthermore, if we compare the numbers than Japan is in top in studying while it is roughly equivalent in UK and Germany. In sleeping all the three countries are almost same. On the other hand, in relaxing, it is exactly same in UK and Germany but it's very low in Japan which is only 4.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three countries and all three activities, and the main comparisons are generally accurate: Japan has the highest study figure at 13 hours, while its relaxation figure is lowest at 4; the UK and Germany both show 7 hours of relaxation. Your overview also identifies Japan’s unusually high study time. However, some statements are imprecise or unclear, such as “in UK everything is almost same” and “in Germany almost all are same.” The figures for Germany are not all the same, and the UK’s sleeping and studying values are close but not identical. Make the overview more precise by highlighting the clearest contrasts and describing the smaller differences accurately; this would develop the relevant features more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs presenting details and comparisons. This helps the reader follow the information, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “Furthermore” signal progression. However, the final paragraph repeats several comparisons already given in the preceding paragraph, so the progression is not consistently clear. Some linking phrases are also awkward or do not express the relationship precisely, including “On the other hand” before the relaxation comparison. Grouping the figures more deliberately—for example, comparing countries within each activity—would reduce repetition. Use fewer, more accurate transitions and make sure each paragraph adds a distinct feature.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” “compare,” and “roughly equivalent,” so the topic remains understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are unnatural or imprecise, such as “the number of studying,” “in top,” and “everything is almost same.” These choices make some comparisons less clear and reduce the precision expected when describing chart data. Use terms such as “hours spent studying,” “highest,” and “similar” to express the information more naturally. Also vary the repeated phrase “the number of” with accurate alternatives such as “figure” or “time spent.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, errors in articles, sentence structure, and verb patterns occur throughout. For example, “in UK” needs an article, while “the number of sleeping in 7” is not a complete or correctly formed clause. In “in UK the number of sleeping in more which is 8.5 than in studying it is 8,” the comparison structure is difficult to follow. There are also punctuation and spacing problems, such as the space before the full stop in “same .” Practise forming direct comparative sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “Students in the UK sleep for 8.5 hours, compared with 8 hours of study.”

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