Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-24

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)

This is bar chart of weekday for students in three different countries in which students Three habits can be comprise like sleeping time , studying time or relaxing time these countries first of all country UK sleeping time is 8.5 then studying time is 8 hours or 7 are for relaxing then compares with Japani students is sleeping time is 7 hours , studying time is 13 hours which is peaks time in compares with other countries then taking about relaxing time is 4 hour is lower then other countries or if we compares it Germany sleeping time is 8 hours or studying time is 9 or relaxing time is 7 hours which equal to Uk relaxing time . In conclusion the studying time of students in these three countries the 13 are higher in Japan or relaxing time is lower then other countries . Studying hard to success in life .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main categories and most figures accurately: for example, UK sleeping is 8.5 hours, Japan studying is 13, and Germany studying is 9. You also identify Japan’s studying figure as the highest and its relaxing figure as the lowest, which gives the response relevant comparisons. However, the overview is not clearly separated or fully developed, and the final sentence about studying hard to succeed is advice rather than a description of the chart. Some comparisons are also vague, such as “higher in Japan” without specifying the category. A clearer summary of the overall pattern—Japan studies most, while the UK and Germany relax more—would make the key features more complete and focused.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response follows a basic country-by-country order, moving from the UK to Japan and then Germany, so the reader can locate the figures being discussed. Linking phrases such as “first of all,” “then,” and “in conclusion” also show an attempt to guide the reader. However, most information is packed into one long, loosely connected sequence, with little punctuation or paragraphing to mark the overview and details. Repeated use of “then” and “or” makes relationships between figures unclear, and the conclusion introduces a general comment rather than neatly summarising the chart. Organise the response into a short overview followed by clearly separated comparisons, using precise links such as “whereas” and “by contrast.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use relevant basic vocabulary for the chart, including “sleeping time,” “studying time,” “relaxing time,” and “higher,” and the reader can generally identify the activities and countries. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning harder to follow. For example, “three habits can be comprise” and “which is peaks time” do not express the intended ideas clearly; “Japani students” is also not the appropriate country adjective. Repeating “time” and “then” limits precision. Build a small set of accurate chart phrases, such as “spend time studying,” “the highest figure,” and “the lowest amount of time,” and check country names and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to connect several comparisons in longer sentences, and some basic clauses communicate individual figures. However, sentence structures are often incomplete or joined without clear grammatical links, as in “This is bar chart of weekday for students…” and “then compares with Japani students is sleeping time…”. Articles, subjects, verb forms, and punctuation are frequently missing or inaccurate, making the reader work to identify how the clauses relate. The response relies heavily on a single extended sentence rather than showing controlled variety. Practise writing one complete sentence for each comparison, with a clear subject and verb—for example, “Japanese students sleep for 7 hours and study for 13”—then combine ideas using accurate contrast clauses.

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