Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-27

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 illustrate about the weekdays in three different nations.

Overall, there are three different countries like Uk, Japan and Germany and three different activity sleeping, studying and relaxing and sleeping shows the upward trend in all countries.

In Uk sleeping has 8.5 in UK there are many people which prefer to sleep and Japan has 7 in sleeping and then it again increase in Germany 8 in sleeping bus as compare to all of countries. Uk people prefer sleeping. Furthermore, Uk has 8 in studying in and Japan has 13 and it shows the upward trend in the studying and 9 shows in Germany and they are always focus on the studying.

Moreover Uk has 7 in relaxing they do'not relax their mind and body as well as 4 has the relaxing time in Japan they not relax their mind and they are concentrating the works and 7 has the relaxing time in Germany and Uk and Germany has same number 7 in relaxing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify all three countries and activities, and most reported figures match the chart: for example, studying is 8 hours in the UK, 13 in Japan and 9 in Germany, while relaxing is 7, 4 and 7 respectively. However, the overview is unclear and includes an inaccurate generalisation: sleeping does not show an upward trend across all countries, since it falls from 8.5 hours in the UK to 7 in Japan before rising to 8 in Germany. The response also adds unsupported explanations about people preferring sleep, focusing on study or not relaxing. To strengthen the report, give a concise overview of the main contrasts—Japan studies the most and relaxes the least, while the UK and Germany have equal relaxation figures—and describe the chart without inferring motives.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate descriptions of the countries’ activities. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore” and “Moreover” help signal additions, and the reader can generally follow the figures. However, progression is limited because the body paragraphs repeat country-by-country details without a clear comparative framework. Some connections are awkward or unclear, as in “sleeping bus as compare to all of countries,” and the overview’s claim about an upward trend does not prepare the reader accurately for the data. Organise the body around the most meaningful comparisons—for example, study hours first, then sleeping and relaxing—and use clear references and transitions to show how the figures relate.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough basic vocabulary to identify the chart’s categories and report figures, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” and “same number.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which makes parts of the report difficult to interpret. For instance, “sleeping shows the upward trend in all countries” does not describe the data accurately, while “they do'not relax their mind and body” is an unsupported and unnatural way to report a chart value. Repeated use of “has” and “shows” also limits precision. Practise neutral reporting language such as “spends,” “records,” “is highest,” and “is equal to,” and avoid claims about people’s preferences or concentration that the chart does not establish.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the countries and figures. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors occur frequently in agreement, articles, sentence construction and punctuation. The opening, “The bar chart illustrate,” needs subject–verb agreement; “there are three different activity” has a number error; and “Furthermore, Uk has 8 in studying in and Japan has 13” is an incomplete or poorly controlled construction. Several sentences run together, while apostrophes and capitalisation are inconsistent. Build accuracy with short, complete comparison sentences first, then combine them using controlled clauses—for example, “Japan records 13 hours of study, compared with 8 in the UK and 9 in Germany.”

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