Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-28

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 illustrates the typical weekday for students in three countries UK, Japan and Germany.

overall, pupils spent most of their time in studying in every week and get minimum time for relexing while significant hours were invested on sleeping in each week .

In the UK, the learners comsumed 8.5 hours of their time for sleeping and had 8 hours for study whereas utilized 7 hours in relaxing in every seven days . However, in Japan the scholars invested 13 hours for studying which was the largest figure as compare to other contries or devoted 7 hours for sleeping and 4 hours for relaxing in a whole week

Although, in Germany, canidates spent 8 hours for sleeping per weekday ,moreover, logged 9 hours for study in every week and utilized 7 hours for releaxing equal to the UK's relexing hours .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the figures for all three countries and identify relevant comparisons, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and the equal seven-hour relaxation figures for the UK and Germany. However, the overview is inaccurate: studying is not the largest activity in every country, since UK students sleep for 8.5 hours compared with eight hours of study. The chart describes a typical weekday, but you repeatedly refer to time “in every week” or “in a whole week,” which misrepresents the time period. The response also contains only 143 words, below the required 150. Add a concise, accurate overview and enough relevant detail to meet the minimum.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a generally understandable order: it introduces the chart, gives an overview, and then describes the UK, Japan and Germany. Country-based grouping helps the reader locate the comparisons. However, the overview and body are not clearly separated into paragraphs, and the progression is weakened by awkward or inaccurate links such as “Although, in Germany” and “moreover,” which do not express the relationships between the ideas correctly. Some sentences also combine several figures without clear punctuation, making the comparisons harder to follow. Use distinct paragraphs and straightforward transitions, and organise the details consistently—for example, compare the three activities across countries or describe each country in turn.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of words connected with the topic, including “illustrates,” “invested,” “devoted” and “utilized,” and the reader can generally understand the intended figures. However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise for describing time use: students do not “consume” hours, and “invested” or “utilized” time sounds forced here. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “relexing,” “comsumed,” “contries” and “canidates,” which reduce accuracy. Some substitutions, such as “pupils,” “learners,” “scholars” and “candidates,” are unnecessarily varied and do not all fit the context equally well. Prefer precise, natural terms such as “spent,” “sleeping,” “studying” and “relaxing,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a comparison introduced by “whereas” and a contrast beginning “Although.” However, the complex structures are often faulty or incomplete. For example, “Although, in Germany, candidates spent…” leaves “Although” without a contrasting clause, while “whereas utilized 7 hours” lacks a clear subject. The opening overview also has agreement and sentence-structure problems in “pupils spent … and get minimum time.” Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, particularly the lowercase “overall” after the first sentence and the long country descriptions joined with commas. Build shorter, complete sentences first, then add subordinate clauses with clear subjects and correctly matched verbs.

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