Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-22

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 typical weekday for students in three different countries such as UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, the Japanese students has highest features in studying and lowest on relaxing among the three countries, whereas the UK has the lowest in studying. The units are measured in percentage.

The students of Japan has the highest features in studying which is about 13% and lowest in the relaxing features which is about 4% significantly decreases, whereas in the features sleeping of about 7% which is also considerably decreases from studying. The students of Germany has gradually change in about 9% has the highest features in studying and 7 and 8 % in the features of relaxing and sleeping. There is no dramatically changes in Germany students.

In terms of UK, the students has changes steadily unlike the Japanese students. The highest is in the features of sleeping which is about 8.5% and then 7-8% in the features of relaxing and studying. Among all the three countries, the students of Japan has the highest while studying and Germany students falls on second, whereas UK students has the lowest.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: Japan has the most study time (13) and the least relaxation time (4), while the UK has the least study time (8). You also include Germany’s figures and provide an overall summary, so the response addresses the chart. However, the overview is not fully clear, and some comparisons are imprecise: the UK’s relaxation and study figures are 7 and 8 respectively, rather than a range of “7-8%,” and the chart does not label its units as percentages. The description of Germany as having “gradually change” is also unclear for a chart showing separate daily totals. State the unit cautiously or omit it, and make the overview more precise by comparing the three countries across all activities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs discussing Japan, Germany, and the UK. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the body paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow: the Japan paragraph moves between studying, relaxing, and sleeping without a consistent comparison pattern, while the final paragraph repeats the study ranking already given. Linking phrases such as “whereas,” “in terms of,” and “among all three countries” help, but some are used mechanically or connect ideas unclearly. Organise the details by activity or use the same sequence for each country, and avoid repeating comparisons so the information develops more logically.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “highest,” “lowest,” “studying,” “relaxing,” and “sleeping,” and you attempt comparison language such as “whereas” and “unlike.” However, the range is limited and several phrases are noticeably unnatural or imprecise, including “highest features,” “the features sleeping,” and “falls on second.” “Gradually change” and “dramatically changes” are also not suitable descriptions of these static figures. These choices sometimes make the intended comparison harder to understand. Use direct, conventional expressions for chart reporting, such as “spent the most time studying” or “ranked second,” and choose verbs that describe amounts rather than change when the chart presents one set of figures.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “whereas” and “unlike,” and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, errors in agreement and sentence construction recur. For example, “the Japanese students has” should be “Japanese students have,” and “The students of Germany has” should be “Students in Germany have.” The phrase “Germany has gradually change in about 9%” is not grammatically complete, and “There is no dramatically changes” has problems with both the verb and noun form. Articles and prepositions are also sometimes awkward. Practise building clear subject–verb–object sentences and check agreement, verb forms, and singular/plural forms before adding longer comparisons.

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