Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar chart illustrates the comparison between students of different countries about how they spend their weekends. The bar charts includes sleeping studying and relaxing features. In Uk the amount of students that choose to sleep is the most about 8.5 and as we include the studying sector we have seen slight amount of decrement the number decreases from 8.5 to 8 on the other hand amount of students relaxing is the least. In japan the amount of students choosing study are the most reaching 13 highest among all countries in the chart . The amount of students sleeping has decreased significantly while the amount of students relaxing is the least among all countries . As we move towards Germany the section of sleeping is highest in their country rather than studying and relaxing Japan leads the chart with the most amount of students studying while uk has least students .Uk leads in the sleeping sector while Germany has been quite balance with slight changes in the charts

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three countries and the main categories, and you correctly note that Japan has the highest study figure at 13 hours and that relaxing is lowest there at 4. However, the response only partly summarises the chart: it gives little clear account of the figures for Germany and omits several useful comparisons, such as Germany’s 9 hours of study and the UK’s 7 hours of relaxation. Some statements are inaccurate or unclear: the UK’s sleeping figure is not the “most” within the chart, and Germany’s highest category is studying, not sleeping. The opening also describes weekends, whereas the chart concerns a typical weekday. A clearer overview of the main contrasts, supported by accurate figures, would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some attempt to organise the report by country, and phrases such as “In Japan” and “As we move towards Germany” signal changes in focus. However, the response has no clear paragraph structure or distinct overview, so the reader must work to identify the main comparisons. Several ideas are joined into long, crowded sentences, particularly the section beginning “In Japan,” and transitions such as “on the other hand” do not always introduce a clear contrast. The final sentence combines several comparisons without explaining their relationship. Group the information into an introduction and overview, followed by logically ordered comparisons, and use linking phrases only where they clarify how the figures relate.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant chart vocabulary, including “amount,” “decreases,” “reaching,” “sector,” and “leads the chart,” so the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. There is some repetition, especially of “amount of students,” “most,” and “least,” and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for describing hours: for example, “students that choose to sleep” suggests a choice count rather than time spent. “Slight amount of decrement” is also awkward and obscures the simple change from 8.5 to 8 hours. Aim for more precise collocations such as “spend,” “record,” and “figure,” and vary the language used to compare categories. This would improve clarity while retaining the relevant vocabulary already attempted.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, including comparisons introduced by “while” and “as,” but these are often difficult to follow because clauses are joined without clear punctuation. For example, “In Uk the amount of students that choose to sleep is the most about 8.5 and as we include the studying sector…” contains an incomplete or unclear comparison and an overloaded structure. There are also recurring issues with articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, as in “The bar charts includes” and the run-on sequence “Japan leads the chart… while uk has least students.” Capitalisation of country names and punctuation are inconsistent. Use shorter, complete sentences to report each comparison, then practise combining them with accurate subordinate clauses and punctuation.

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