Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The given bar graph illustrates the student activities in weekdays across the three countries.

Overall, it is evident that a higher number of Japanese students was engaged in studies, while a smaller number of students from the UK have lower interest. In contrast, students from Germany and the UK showed almost an equal interest of participation in all three activities such as sleeping, studying and relaxing.

According to the bar chart, 13 students were involve in studies during weekdays, whereas for the UK and Germany the figure was 8 and 9 respectively. The number of students who spent time for relaxing was exactly same in Germany and in the UK, the figure was 7. However, in Japan the figure was comparatively lower than the other countries, only 4 students were spent time for relaxing.

As shown in the graph, an average number of students from all countries spent time for sleeping. The figure for the UK students was comparatively high; which was 8.5, and for Germany the figure was 0.5 less than the UK; for the Japan which was accounted for 7 students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: Japan has the highest study figure (13), while its relaxation figure (4) is the lowest, and you compare the UK and Germany on relaxation and studying. However, the overview is partly unclear and does not capture the full pattern. Saying UK students have a “lower interest” is too broad, since the UK has the highest sleeping figure and ties Germany for relaxation. The claim that Germany and the UK show almost equal participation across all activities also overlooks the difference in studying (9 versus 8). Sleeping is described as an average, but the comparison could be stated more precisely. A clearer overview of the highest and lowest values across all three activities would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs covering studying and relaxing, then sleeping. This gives the reader a sensible route through the information, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “According to the bar chart,” and “However” help signal the stages of the report. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some effective progression. To make the flow more consistently smooth, avoid formulaic openings and connect comparisons more directly. For example, the studying and relaxing figures could be grouped by country or by highest-to-lowest pattern, rather than reported in separate, repetitive sentences. The overview’s broad comparison also makes the progression less precise than it could be.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “figure,” “comparatively,” and “participation,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts to vary phrasing when comparing the countries. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “lower interest” for time spent on an activity and “spent time for relaxing.” “A higher number of Japanese students was engaged in studies” is also an awkward way to describe the chart’s figures. Prefer precise language about hours or time, and use natural combinations such as “spent seven hours sleeping” or “the figure for Japan.” These issues do not prevent understanding, but more accurate collocation and less repetition would strengthen the report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast introduced by “whereas” and a clause beginning “while” in the overview. The main comparisons are usually understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “13 students were involve” has an incorrect verb form, and “the number … was exactly same” is missing an article. The sentence “only 4 students were spent time” uses an incorrect passive construction; write “only four students spent time relaxing.” There are also problems with agreement and sentence punctuation, as in “a higher number … was engaged” and the semicolon after “high.” Review verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries, while continuing to use varied structures. These corrections would make the comparisons more accurate and fluent.

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