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 bart chart displays the regular working days for undergraduates in three different nations.

Overall, students of Japan spend the highest time in studying while the UK and Germany are similar in terms of relaxing and the UK spend the most time in sleeping.

Students of Japan take 13 hours for studying which is higher and 4 hours for relaxing which is lower compared to the UK and Gemany. On the other hand, the UK students sleep for 8.5 hours which is highest and study for 8 hours which is lowest among all.

In Germany, students allocate 8 hours for sleeping and 9 hours for studying wh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main contrast that Japanese students spend the most time studying and the least time relaxing, and you report several figures accurately, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep. However, the response only partially covers the chart: the final sentence about Germany is cut off, and the relaxing figures for the UK and Germany are not reported. The overview also says the UK spends the most time sleeping, although its 8.5 hours is only slightly above Germany’s 8 hours; this comparison would be clearer if all three figures were included. The response is 107 words, below the required 150. Develop the overview and complete the comparisons to address the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs giving country-specific details. Linking phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” help signal the direction of the discussion. However, progression is limited because the final paragraph stops mid-sentence (“9 hours for studying wh”), leaving the Germany comparison incomplete and disrupting the ending. Some comparisons are also grouped unevenly: Japan is compared with the UK and Germany, but the UK’s relaxing figure and Germany’s relaxing figure are not connected to the overview. Complete each paragraph and organise the details consistently, for example by comparing all three countries for each activity.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of chart-related vocabulary, including “displays,” “allocate,” “highest,” and “compared to,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, several inaccurate or awkward choices that reduce precision. “Regular working days” does not accurately describe the chart’s “typical weekday,” and “take 13 hours for studying” is an unnatural collocation. “Spend the highest time” is also less natural than “spend the most time.” Spelling errors in “bart chart” and “Gemany” are noticeable, while “undergraduates” is more specific than the chart’s label “students.” Use standard task language and check spelling so your otherwise relevant vocabulary sounds more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple statements and more developed comparisons, such as “while the UK and Germany are similar…” and “which is higher… compared to…”. The main information remains understandable, but some errors occur in agreement and sentence construction. In “the UK spend the most time,” the singular subject requires “spends”; similarly, “students … take 13 hours” would need a more suitable grammatical construction. The sentence beginning “Students of Japan take 13 hours…” is awkwardly joined to its comparison, and the final sentence is incomplete, ending with “wh”. Aim for complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and proofread agreement and punctuation. More accurate control of these structures would make the comparisons easier to follow.

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