Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the weekly activities of their students including sleeping, studying and relaxing in UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, sleeping and studying were the most famous activies in all countries. While relaxing is the least famous activity.

Stydying remained the highest activity in japan with 13, whereas it stood at second spot in UK and germany with 8 and 9 respectively. Furthermore, Sleeping is the most famous activity in UK and it is the second most famous activity in Japan and Germany nearly they are very close to each other with only the difference of 0.5.

On the other hand, Relaxing is the least famous activity amoung all 3 countries. In UK and germany both have same number of reaxing students. However, in japan there are only 4 students who were interested in relaxing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three activities and provide a clear overall comparison, noting that studying is highest in Japan and relaxing is lowest there. Several figures are accurate, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation, and the equal 7-hour relaxation figures for the UK and Germany. However, the overview that sleeping and studying are the “most famous” activities is imprecise, and the claim that sleeping is the most prominent activity in the UK overlooks that studying is close at 8 hours versus 8.5 for sleep. The comparison of sleeping in Japan and Germany is also unclear. The response is 14 words below the required minimum, and some key comparisons are consequently underdeveloped. Include a fuller, precise overview and report the main figures more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs comparing the activities. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “On the other hand” help signal relationships. However, progression is sometimes weakened by unclear or repetitive phrasing. For example, “While relaxing is the least famous activity” is a fragment, and “In UK and germany both have same number” does not clearly connect the comparison to its subject. The final paragraph repeats the point that relaxing is lowest without adding much beyond the Japan figure. Use complete sentences and organise comparisons consistently—for example, compare all three countries for each activity—to make cohesion less mechanical and the progression clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a basic range of vocabulary relevant to describing a chart, including “illustrates,” “stood at,” “second spot,” and “difference.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unsuitable for numerical data. “Most famous activities” suggests popularity or celebrity rather than time spent, while “interested in relaxing” does not describe the chart’s measure. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “activies,” “Stydying,” “amoung,” and “reaxing,” which reduce accuracy. The repeated use of “activity” and “most famous” also limits flexibility. Choose precise terms such as “accounted for,” “spent,” and “the highest figure,” and proofread spelling. This would make the description clearer and more appropriate to an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt some complex sentence forms, such as “While relaxing is the least famous activity,” and use comparative structures to report differences. However, the range is limited and several sentences contain grammatical problems. “The bar chart illustrates the weekly activities of their students” has an unclear possessive reference, and “While relaxing is the least famous activity” is an incomplete sentence when used alone. In “Furthermore, Sleeping is the most famous activity in UK and it is the second most famous activity in Japan and Germany nearly they are very close,” the clauses are joined awkwardly and the comparison lacks a clear grammatical structure. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention. Practise complete, controlled sentences and use accurate patterns such as “The figure for sleep was…” before attempting longer comparisons.

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