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 illlustrates how students spent there weekday routine as sleeoing or studying or relaxing among three different countries.

Overall, there are more students who spents there weekday in studying and there are less students who spent in relaxing in Japan. The ratios of UK and Germany are more close in sleeping and studying besides there are exact number of students who spent time in relaxing.

Looking at UK there are 8.5 students who are spenting time in weekday for sleeping and there are around 8 students who are studying in weekday while 7 students are relaxing in weekday. comming to Germany the number of students are nearly to UK ad 8 students are sleeping and 9 students are studying besides 7 students are relaxing.

On the other hand, there are more number of students who are studying in weekday ariund 13 students are studying while there are only 4 students who are relaxing whereas there are 7 students who are sleeping.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three countries and all three activities, and most figures are reported accurately: for example, the UK values are given as 8.5, 8 and 7, while Japan’s study and relaxation figures are correctly identified as 13 and 4. The overview also recognises Japan’s high study figure and low relaxation figure. However, the chart measures hours, not numbers of students or ratios, so descriptions such as “8.5 students” and “more students” misrepresent what is being compared. The overview’s claim that students spend more time studying overall is also too broad, since this is not true for the UK. Make the unit explicit and summarise the main contrasts more precisely; the country-by-country details are relevant, though some comparisons remain underdeveloped.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the UK and Germany before Japan. This helps the reader locate the main information. However, progression is not consistently clear. The overview combines several comparisons in a long sentence, and the final paragraph begins “On the other hand” even though it mainly introduces Japan rather than presenting a direct contrast with the preceding point. Repeated wording such as “there are” and “in weekday” also makes the account feel mechanical. Use clearer topic sentences and connect comparisons directly—for example, contrast Japan’s 13 hours of study with the 8–9 hours in the other countries. More precise referencing would make the relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant activity vocabulary, including “sleeping,” “studying” and “relaxing,” and attempt comparison language such as “nearly” and “whereas.” However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a chart. “Students who spent” and “ratios” suggest people or proportions, although the data show hours; “exact number of students” is therefore misleading. Phrases such as “more number of students” and “spent time in relaxing” are also awkward. Spelling errors, including “illlustrates,” “sleeoing” and “comming,” further reduce control. Build a small set of accurate chart phrases—such as “hours spent studying” and “the figure for”—and check spelling and collocations before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, including “while” and “whereas,” so there is some variety. However, errors in verb forms, agreement and sentence construction occur across the response and sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. Examples include “students who spents,” “there are 8.5 students who are spenting,” and “the number of students are nearly to UK.” The overview also contains an awkward construction in “there are more students who spents there weekday in studying.” Aim for a reliable pattern such as “Students in the UK spent 8.5 hours sleeping,” then vary it with accurate comparisons. Check subject–verb agreement, past-tense forms, and sentence boundaries; these corrections would make your comparisons clearer.

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