Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The provided bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for students in three different countries.

Overall, there are three activities illustrates by the bar graph which are Sleeping, Studying and Relaxing. Japanese students study most and relax less in the comparision with students of UK and Germany. Whereas, the students of UK has almost same percentage of activities they perform in their weekdays.

On the one hand, it is evident that Japanese students studies 13% in their weekdays whereas, the students of UK and Germany studies 8% and 9% which clearly illustrates that they are not even close with japanese students.

On the other hand, the students of UK and Germany shares same percentage for Relaxing in their weekdays which is 7% whereas, Japanese students relax very less which is only 4% and that means Japanese students study more and relax less. Consequently, in weekdays students of UK and Germany sleep most with sharing similar percentage of 8.5 and 8. Japanese students is a step low in sleeping with the 7%. Therefore, Japanese has the most diciplined students among all there countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the chart’s main contrast: Japanese students spend the most time studying (13 hours) and the least relaxing (4), while UK and German students each relax for 7 hours. You also report the sleeping figures accurately. This gives the response a relevant overview and covers the three activities, with some comparisons supported by data. To make the account more complete, state the overall pattern across all countries more precisely and avoid interpreting the figures as percentages: the chart presents hours, not percentages. The claim that UK students have “almost same” amounts across activities is not quite accurate, since sleeping, studying and relaxing are 8.5, 8 and 7 hours. The conclusion that Japanese students are “most disciplined” is an unsupported judgement rather than a chart feature.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to comparisons of studying, relaxing and sleeping. Phrases such as “On the one hand” and “Consequently” signal relationships between points, and the main comparisons are generally understandable. However, the progression is somewhat mechanical: “On the one hand” is not followed by a corresponding “On the other hand” section, and “Consequently” does not clearly express a result in the sentence about sleeping. Some links repeat the same point that Japanese students study more and relax less. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each comparison directly to the relevant figures; this would make the organisation more consistently logical and cohesion less repetitive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “bar chart,” “activities,” “percentage” and “similar,” and the reader can understand the main comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. “Percentage” is unsuitable because the data are hours, while “students studies” and “shares same percentage” show imprecise phrasing. Spelling errors such as “comparision” and “diciplined” also reduce accuracy. The repeated use of “students” and “relax” limits variety. Aim for precise chart language and natural collocations, for example, “spend time studying,” “the figures are similar,” and “the lowest amount of time.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences, including comparisons introduced with “whereas,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors in agreement and sentence construction occur in several places: “three activities illustrates” should be “three activities are illustrated,” “Japanese students studies” should be “Japanese students study,” and “the students of UK and Germany shares” needs a plural verb. Some clauses are joined awkwardly, as in “whereas, the students of UK and Germany studies,” and punctuation around “whereas” is not controlled. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build comparisons as complete, clearly punctuated clauses. More reliable control of these structures would make the range you attempt easier to follow.

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