Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The bar chart below illustrates the data of students from three different countries on how they usually spend their week.

Overall, students from three different countries manage their time daily for sleeping, studying and relaxing.

In the United Kingdom, students sleep for eight and half hours and study for eight hours, and they have seven hours for relaxation. While for Japan, study hours are more than for the other two countries, with 13 hours per day, and they have little time to take rest, which is just 4 hours. They have seven hours for sleep that are a little lower than UK and German students.

In Germany, they divide 24 hours very wisely: 8 hours for sleep, 9 hours for study and 7 hours for relaxation. Their relaxing hours are similar to those of UK students, while pupils of Japan spend 3 hours less compared with the UK and Germany. On the other hand, study time is more for Japan in comparison with the other two countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You report the main categories and make relevant country comparisons, including Japan’s highest study figure (13 hours), its lower relaxation time (4 hours), and the similar relaxation figures for the UK and Germany. The country-by-country details are generally accurate. The overview, however, is too general: saying students “manage their time daily” does not identify the chart’s clearest overall contrasts. Also, “divide 24 hours very wisely” adds an unsupported judgement, and the opening refers to a “week” rather than a typical weekday. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview that highlights Japan’s unusually high study time and the broadly similar sleep and relaxation figures in the UK and Germany, while keeping the description objective.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by country comparisons, and the reader can follow the main figures. Linking expressions such as “while” and “on the other hand” help signal contrasts. However, the overview is vague and does not guide the reader towards the most important comparisons. The final sentence repeats the point that Japan studies more, already made in the preceding paragraph, so progression becomes somewhat repetitive. Some links also feel mechanical, particularly the repeated contrast structures. Organise the body around the main patterns—study time first, then sleep and relaxation—and use references such as “this figure” or “by contrast” only where they clarify the relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “relaxation,” “study hours,” “similar,” and “in comparison,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts to vary expression, such as “take rest” and “divide 24 hours.” However, some choices are imprecise or unnatural for an academic chart summary: “data of students,” “manage their time daily,” and “divide 24 hours very wisely” do not describe the information as precisely as they could. “Week” is also an inaccurate label for the weekday shown. Aim for neutral, conventional reporting language and precise collocations, such as “spend time studying” and “allocate time to.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons joined with “while” and “which,” and most of the information remains easy to understand. Some sentences are controlled, for example, “Their relaxing hours are similar to those of UK students.” There are nevertheless some grammatical inaccuracies. In “eight and half hours,” the article is missing (“eight and a half hours”), while “They have seven hours for sleep that are a little lower” has an unclear relative clause and agreement problem. The opening phrase “While for Japan” is also an incomplete or awkwardly attached clause. Use complete comparison structures, check articles and agreement, and avoid attaching “which” to a phrase when its reference is unclear.

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