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 compares the student in three different countries like British, Japan and Germany of a typical weekday measured in numbers.

Overall, the Japan recorded the highest studying, while the least one in relaxing. The number of sleeping in British is over than Japan and Germany.

In Japan, the seven number shows sleeping in a weekday of students, represented by the blue colour. Moreover, Japan shows the maximum numbers of studying and lower ones is relaxing 13 and 4 respectively.

In Uk and Germany, look like similar difference in numbers in just sleeping and studying. Relaxing in both countries in similar which is about 7 number. The minor difference between sleeping in 0.5 number is higher in uk and lower in Germany. The red colour represents studying in both countries like British is might lower than Germany. Germany has a higher numbers of weekday in studying compared to the UK.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast: Japan has the highest study figure and the lowest relaxation figure, and you compare the UK and Germany. These points are relevant and broadly accurate. However, the overview is incomplete and one comparison is unclear: “the number of sleeping in British is over than Japan and Germany” is incorrect because the UK’s 8.5 hours is higher than Japan’s 7 but not Germany’s 8. The body also gives limited coverage of the figures, omitting the UK’s study value and Germany’s sleep value, and the final comparison repeats the study contrast. To strengthen the response, give a clear overview of the main patterns, then report the key figures accurately for all three countries.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to country comparisons, and words such as “Overall” and “Moreover” signal relationships between ideas. However, progression is uneven: the overview’s sleep comparison is confusing, and the final paragraph repeats that Germany’s study figure is higher than the UK’s after already stating a similar point. Some references are also difficult to follow, such as “the seven number” and “the red colour,” because the reader must infer which country or category is meant. Organise the body around clear comparisons—Japan first, then the UK and Germany—and use direct links between each figure and its category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “compares,” “maximum,” “relaxing,” and “difference,” so the chart’s subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural, including “the student,” “the seven number,” “lower ones,” and “weekday in studying.” Repetition of “numbers” also makes the description less precise. Use standard chart language and accurate category terms, such as “students,” “hours spent studying,” “the lowest figure,” and “relaxation.” This would make comparisons clearer and reduce the effort required to interpret your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer structures, including “while the least one in relaxing” and “The minor difference between sleeping in 0.5 number is higher…,” but these are not controlled successfully. Errors in articles, agreement, sentence structure, and comparison patterns occur throughout: for example, “the Japan recorded,” “the number of sleeping in British is over than,” and “Germany has a higher numbers.” Several sentences are fragments or lack a clear grammatical relationship between their parts. These problems sometimes make the intended comparison difficult to understand. Practise building accurate simple comparison sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “while” or “whereas,” checking articles, singular/plural forms, and verb agreement.

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