Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates how the typical day of students passes in three different countries: UK, Japan and Germany. A 24 hours day is pratically divided into 3 major activities for all students: Sleeping, studying and relaxing.

Overall, german and british students have nearly similar day pattern.However, japanese seems completely differeent.

It's clear that Japan's students accord much importance to their studies comparing to others because they spend much time studying :13 hours and less time relaxing :only 4 hours comparing with the rest who spend only from 8 to 9 hours studying daily and 7 hours relaxing. Hours is sleep is nearly stable for all students. There is no noticeable gap between the 3 nationalities such as it ranges between 7 and 8 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: Japanese students spend the most time studying (13 hours) and the least relaxing (4 hours), while the UK and Germany have similar figures. You also note that sleeping time varies little, which is a useful overview. However, the response does not report several key figures, including the UK and German study totals and the exact sleeping values, and the comparison that others study “from 8 to 9 hours” could be made more precise. The chart’s three activities are described, but some features are only briefly developed. The response is 125 words, so it is 25 words below the required minimum. Add a fuller comparison of all three countries and report the main values to develop the summary more completely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall sequence: an introduction, a brief overview, and then comparisons of studying, relaxing and sleeping. This makes the main message easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “because” help connect the points, and the contrast between Japan and the other countries is relevant. Some connections are less smooth, though: “comparing to others” and “comparing with the rest” repeat the same comparison, while the final sentence about sleeping is added abruptly. The overview and details are also compressed into a single short paragraph after the introduction. Use separate, purposeful paragraphs for the overview and data comparisons, and connect each figure directly to the country it describes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “illustrates,” “major activities,” “importance,” and “noticeable gap.” These choices communicate the general comparisons, and the range is adequate for the task. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “how the typical day … passes,” “accord much importance,” and “Hours is sleep.” There are also spelling errors in “pratically,” “differeent,” and “german,” which reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Aim for standard chart language and check spelling carefully. For example, “spend time studying” is more natural than “accord much importance to their studies,” and “hours of sleep” expresses the final comparison clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex explanation with “because” and a contrast introduced by “However.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, which is a strength. Some grammatical errors nevertheless affect accuracy: “A 24 hours day” has incorrect number agreement, “japanese seems” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “Hours is sleep” has an incorrect grammatical structure. Punctuation and spacing also need attention, as in “pattern.However,” and the colon-led figures are not integrated smoothly into the sentences. Practise accurate noun phrases and agreement, such as “a 24-hour day” and “Japanese students seem,” and proofread sentence boundaries and punctuation.

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