Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-25

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 show the ratio of the student different three countries abou study,sleep,relaxing

i would like talk about first of all sleeping ratio in countries. first hisghest sleeping ratio istudent in uk

in the uk student most prefer to sleeping and comparision two country jaoan and germany.

sleeping ratio uk 8.5 and japan 7 and germany 8

and study ration highest point in japan 13point

comparision different country germany and uk

japan intelleigent country in this country student prefer most spent time in study and other company

relaxing point germany and uk is equal 7 point germany and uk. and lowest ratio relaxing in japan 4. because germany and uk both equal in this case

and comparision three country and show the result weekdays

uk

sleeping ratio:8.5,studying ratio:8,relaxing ratio:7

germany

sleeping :8,studying ratio:9,relaxing:7

japan

sleeping : 7,studing:13,relaxing:4.

after comprision show the esult jaoan active countrt both comparision germany and uk.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main figures accurately: for example, you give sleeping as 8.5 hours in the UK, 7 in Japan and 8 in Germany, and identify Japan’s studying figure of 13 and its lowest relaxation figure of 4. These comparisons show a relevant understanding of the chart. However, the response does not provide a clear, concise overview of the most important patterns. The claim that UK students “most prefer to sleeping” is not supported, since the chart shows hours rather than preferences, and the closing description of Japan as “active” is unclear. Some information is repeated in the country-by-country list rather than interpreted. State the overall contrasts directly, then support them with selected figures and avoid conclusions about preferences or national character.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has some organisation: it discusses sleeping, studying and relaxing, and later groups figures by country. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is difficult to follow because the same data are presented first by activity and then repeated by country, while the final lines do not form a clear conclusion. Linking phrases such as “and comparision” and “after comprision” are repeated or used without making the relationship between ideas clear. Paragraphing and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, so several points run together. A clearer structure would be an overview followed by two focused comparison paragraphs, with each figure reported once and simple, accurate links between comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” “highest” and “lowest,” and the activity labels generally make the subject understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the message difficult to interpret, such as “ratio” for the number of hours, “company” where a comparison seems intended, and “active countrt.” Repeated use of “comparision” also limits precision, and spelling errors such as “jaoan” and “studing” are noticeable. Use the chart’s unit and labels consistently, and choose straightforward comparison language rather than attempting unclear expressions. Accurate, natural phrases such as “spent the most time studying” would make the report more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts basic comparisons and some longer sentence forms, but grammatical control is weak and errors frequently make relationships between ideas unclear. For instance, “the bar chart show” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “in the uk student most prefer to sleeping” has problems with articles, number and verb pattern. Many statements are fragments, including “and study ration highest point in japan 13point,” and punctuation is often missing, making it hard to identify complete sentences. Most structures are simple or incomplete, with little accurate variety. Practise forming complete sentences with a subject and verb, for example, “Japan recorded the highest figure for studying, at 13 hours,” and check agreement, articles and sentence boundaries.

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