Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-26

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)

As far as this graphical description is concerned, the bar chart illustrate the normal weekday of the students across United Kingdom, Japan and Germany.

Overall, the Japan's student spent most of the time in studies, on the other hand UK and German students use the balance among sleeping, studying and relaxing.

According to bar chart Japanese student studies for 13 hours a day, while the students of Germany and UK do only for 9 and 8 hours respectively. In the aspect of studies UK remains in the last as compared to other both.

As per graphic description, United Kingdom's students are on top in Sleeping with 8.5 hours and Germany is on the second position with 8 hours and japan is the last with only 7 hours. While in relaxing UK and Germany are equal with 7 hours and Japan stands in last only with 4 hours which is the smallest number in bar chart.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response identifies the main pattern accurately: Japanese students spend the most time studying, while UK and German students devote more balanced amounts to the three activities. It also reports the key figures correctly, including 13 hours of study in Japan, 8.5 hours of sleep in the UK, and 4 hours of relaxation in Japan. This gives the reader a clear overview and relevant comparisons. However, the overview’s claim that UK and German students “use the balance” is imprecise, and the comparison that UK study is “in the last” could be stated more clearly. To strengthen the report further, describe the overall contrasts directly and consistently, rather than relying on ranking language that is sometimes unclear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall sequence: an introduction, an overview, and then comparisons of study, sleep, and relaxation. This makes the information easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “while,” and “As per graphic description” help signal relationships. The organisation is therefore coherent, but cohesion is not always smooth. Several transitions are formulaic or repetitive, and the sentence beginning “In the aspect of studies” repeats the preceding comparison rather than advancing it. Some references, such as “the last” and “other both,” also make the comparison less clear. Use more direct topic sentences and connect each figure to a clear comparison to make the progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “spent,” “hours,” “equal,” and “smallest,” so the main information is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, such as “graphical description,” “use the balance,” and “in the last.” Repeated wording around “bar chart” and “students” also reduces flexibility. These choices sometimes make the reader work to interpret the intended comparison, even though the figures themselves are clear. Aim for standard chart-reporting collocations and precise comparative language, such as “spend time,” “the lowest figure,” and “devote a similar amount of time.” Check spelling and capitalisation of country names as well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts some complex sentence forms, including comparisons joined with “while” and “on the other hand,” but control is inconsistent. For example, “the bar chart illustrate” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “the Japan's student spent” has an incorrect article and possessive construction. There are also problems with plural forms and sentence structure in “Japanese student studies for 13 hours” and “UK remains in the last.” These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the main figures, but they make the writing less accurate and natural. Practise accurate present-tense reporting, agreement, and article use, and build comparisons in complete, well-controlled sentences.

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