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 CHART COMPARES THE SCEDUAL OF WEEK FOR STUDENTS IN UK, JAPAN AND GERMANY.

OVERALL, THE PROPORTION OF SLEEPING IN UK IS HIGH COMAPRE TO STUDYING AND RELAXING. BUT IN JAPAN STUDYING RATION IS PEAK AS COMPARE TO SLEEPING AND RELAXING. WHILE IN GERMANY ALSO STUDYING PERCENTAGE IS HIGH OTHER THAN SLEEPING AND RELAXING.

FIRSTLY, THE RATE OF SLEEPING IS 8.5% IN UK. WHILE, THE PERCENTGE OF STUDYING IS 8%IN UK. AND RELAXING RATE IS 7% IN UK RESPECTIVIELY. MOREOVER, THE RATIO SLEEP IN JAPAN IS 7%. AND THE STUDY PPERCENTAGE IS 13% IN JAPAN. IN CONTRACTS, THE RATE OF RELAXING IS ONLY 4% IN JAPAN.

FUTHERMORE, THE PERCENTAGE OF SLEEPING IN GERMANY IS 8%. BESIDE, THE RATE OF STUDING IS 9% IN GERMANY. AND RELAXING RATE IS 7% IN GERMANY.IN STUDY JAPAN LEADS IN THIS PROPORTION. IN SLEEPING UK HAS HIGHEST RATION. AND IN GERMANY ALSO HAS HIGH STUDYING PERCENTAGE.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s three countries and activities, and your overview correctly highlights Japan’s much higher study figure and the UK’s highest sleeping figure. Most reported values also match the chart: for example, UK sleeping is 8.5, Japan studying is 13, and Germany relaxing is 7. However, the overview says studying is highest in Germany, whereas Germany’s sleeping figure (8) is lower than studying (9), so that comparison is correct; the final sentence repeats this point without adding detail. More importantly, the response describes the figures as percentages or proportions, although the chart presents hours in a typical weekday. To strengthen the report, state the unit accurately and make the overview more precise by noting that Japan studies the most and relaxes the least, while the UK and Germany have similar relaxation time.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the UK/Japan and Germany. This helps the reader locate the main information. However, progression within paragraphs is often mechanical, with repeated sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” “Furthermore,” and “And.” Several short statements are joined awkwardly or left as fragments, including “While, the percentage of studying is 8% in UK” and “And in Germany also has high studying percentage.” The final comparisons repeat information already given rather than bringing the report to a clear close. Grouping the figures by activity or using more direct comparison sentences would create a clearer progression and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “compares,” “highest,” “rate,” and “percentage,” and the reader can generally identify the activities and countries being discussed. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this chart. “Proportion” and “percentage” imply shares of a whole, while the figures represent hours; “ratio sleep” and “in contracts” also make comparisons difficult to interpret. Spelling errors such as “scedual,” “comapre,” “percentge,” and “respectiviely” are noticeable and reduce precision. Aim for accurate, repeated use of a small set of suitable terms—such as “hours spent,” “time devoted to,” and “compared with”—rather than varying wording in ways that distort meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and contrast structures, for example, “But in Japan studying ration is peak as compare to sleeping and relaxing.” This shows an effort to compare information, but sentence patterns are often incomplete or inaccurately formed. Examples include “While, the percentage of studying is 8% in UK,” which is a dependent clause used as a sentence, and “And in Germany also has high studying percentage,” which lacks a clear subject. Articles and prepositions are also frequently missing, as in “in UK” and “in Japan.” Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly around sentence boundaries. Practise complete subject–verb sentences and accurate comparative forms, such as “Japan’s study figure is higher than its sleeping figure.”

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