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 chart illustrates the average working days of students in three countries Uk, Japan and Germany.

Overall, bar chart shows that student spent more time in studying on weekdays in all countries except UK, whereas relaxing is less popular activity in the three countries. Sleep pattern is almost same in the students of all countries.

In UK students sleep maximum hours like 8.5, which was above 8, on scale moreover, it was higher than study time pupil study for 8, hours and and relaxed only for 7, hours. In Japan the students study 13 hours and its rate is above 14, and in Germany study activity is more common like students spent 9 hours on their education. Pupil sleep for 7 hour in japan and 8 hours in Germany respectively. However, student allocate only 4 hours on activities for relaxing in Japan which recorded below 4 on table, but in Germany students spent almost 7 hours on different hobbies to unwind and recharge.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three countries and activities, and your overview notes that studying is highest in Japan and Germany while relaxing is comparatively low. However, the overview is not fully accurate: studying is not the longest activity in the UK, where sleeping is 8.5 hours compared with 8 hours of study. Several figures are also misreported or described imprecisely: Japan’s study time is 13 hours, not “above 14,” and its relaxing time is 4 hours, not below 4. The response gives some relevant comparisons, but it omits the clear overall contrast that Japan spends much more time studying than the other countries. Check each figure against the chart and make the overview precise before adding details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and a paragraph of country-specific details. This gives the reader a general route through the information. However, progression within the final paragraph is uneven: it moves from the UK to Japan and Germany, then returns to Japan and Germany for relaxing, without a clear grouping or consistent comparison. Linking expressions such as “moreover” and “However” are used, but they do not always clarify the relationship between the figures. Some sentences also contain several details joined together, making comparisons harder to follow. Organise the body by activity or compare countries in a consistent order, and use clear links such as “by contrast” only where the data genuinely contrasts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “average,” “study time,” “sleep pattern” and “relaxing,” so the main topic is generally understandable. There is also an attempt to vary wording with “education” and “hobbies.” However, the range is limited and several choices are unnatural or imprecise for describing a chart: “average working days” does not describe the data, “rate” is unsuitable for hours, and “allocate … on activities” is an awkward collocation. Repetition of “students” and “hours” also limits flexibility. Aim for accurate chart language such as “spend,” “record,” “figure” and “time devoted to,” while avoiding synonyms that change the meaning of the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including the overview and comparisons introduced by “whereas” and “However.” Nevertheless, errors are frequent, and some sentences are difficult to process. For example, “students sleep maximum hours like 8.5” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “pupil study for 8, hours and and relaxed only for 7” has problems with verb forms, repetition and punctuation. There are also inconsistent singular and plural forms, as in “student allocate,” and missing or incorrect articles and prepositions. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “UK students slept for 8.5 hours, slightly longer than they studied.” Proofread for agreement and sentence boundaries.

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