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)

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

Overall, it is noticeable that the students in UK, Japan and Germany have weekday for sleeping, studying and relaxing . The high proportion of students spend 13 hours for studying in Japan. While most of the students are sleeping for 7 hours and others are relaxing for 4 hours during the whole day. In UK, lowest proportion is recorded in which students spend 8.5 hours for sleeping, 8 hours for studying whereas the other relaxing for 7 hours a day.

It is evident that, the in Japan most of the students spend 13 hours in studying, while some students prefers 7 hours sleeping and other students are relaxing during the whole day 4 hours only. On the other hand, In Germany students are studying mostly 9 hours, other are sleeping 8 hours and relaxing for 7 hours.

A closer look reveals that the most of the students are sleeping 8.5 hours a day while other are studying 8 hours and usually, most of the students relaxing for 7 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s three activities and countries, and you report several figures accurately, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and Germany’s 8 hours of sleep. However, the response does not give a clear, accurate overview of the main comparisons. The claim that “most of the students” sleep for 7 hours and relax for 4 hours describes Japan only, not all three countries, and the UK is incorrectly called the lowest despite having the highest sleeping figure. The final paragraph repeats figures rather than selecting additional key features. To strengthen the report, summarise the main contrasts—for example, Japan has the most study time and least relaxation, while the UK and Germany have equal relaxation time—and compare the figures consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has separate paragraphs and attempts to organise information by country, so the reader can identify the general topic. However, there is no clear progression: the second and third body paragraphs repeat information already given, and the final paragraph returns to the UK without a clear reason. Linking words such as “Overall,” “On the other hand,” and “A closer look reveals” are used, but they do not consistently clarify the relationships between the data. Some references are also difficult to follow, particularly “the other relaxing” and “most of the students” when the statement applies to only one country. Group the overview first, then compare countries or activities in a consistent order, avoiding repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “bar chart,” “studying,” “sleeping,” and “relaxing,” and the activity labels are generally clear. However, the range of language for describing data is limited, with repeated use of “most of the students,” “spend,” and “hours.” Several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, including “high proportion of students spend 13 hours for studying” and “weekday for sleeping, studying and relaxing.” These choices sometimes make the intended comparison harder to understand. Use more precise reporting language and natural collocations, such as “students in Japan spend 13 hours studying” or “the figure for relaxation.” Varying terms like “recorded,” “accounted for,” and “the highest/lowest figure” would also improve flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentence forms, including contrasts introduced by “while” and “whereas,” but these structures are often incomplete or inaccurately formed. For example, “While most of the students are sleeping for 7 hours…” is a dependent clause without a complete main clause, and “the in Japan most of the students spend” contains a faulty sentence opening. Agreement and verb forms are also inconsistent in “students prefers” and “other are sleeping.” Articles and sentence punctuation need attention, as in “In UK” and the comma after “evident.” These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. Practise building complete sentences around each comparison, and check subject–verb agreement and article use.

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