Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-29

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 5.0)

The graph below presents the daily weekday for students in just three several countries.

Overall, japan is successful country due to its hard work . Japan study cycle 13 while on the other side UK in study at 8.

To commence with, every country become successful due to some efforts like Japan. At this time every people in Japan is working very hard for the new employment. the overall study rate in Japan is 13. while the same rate in UK is 8. If we talk about the sleeping cycle Japan is at 7 and UK is at 8.5 and after that the relaxing period of Japan is just 4 but at same time UK is at 7. Resultantly, it shows that UK at this time is in very miserable condition.

On the other hand, Germany is also included in development countries but at some point germany is not much successful due to low rate of study which is just at 9. Germany is now competing with Japan in development.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three countries and report several relevant figures, including Japan’s 13 hours of study, the UK’s 8, and the contrast in their relaxing time. However, the response only partially fulfils the chart-summary task because it gives little balanced coverage of all three categories and does not provide a clear, factual overview of the main patterns. Germany’s figures for sleeping and relaxing are omitted, and the claim that the UK is in a “very miserable condition” is an unsupported judgement rather than a chart feature. Focus on neutral comparisons: Japan studies the most and relaxes the least, while Germany’s figures sit between the other countries in these categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: you begin with an introduction, give an overall statement, and then discuss Japan and the UK before turning to Germany. This gives the reader a basic route through the response. However, progression is limited because the overview repeats details that appear again in the body, and the final paragraph ends without completing the comparison. Linking phrases such as “To commence with” and “On the other hand” are used, but the contrast they signal is not always clear or useful. Group the information by category or by country, and use each paragraph to add a distinct comparison rather than repeating the same figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “study,” “sleeping cycle,” “relaxing period,” and “rate,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which can make the intended meaning difficult to follow. For example, “daily weekday” is unclear, “successful country” introduces an unsupported idea, and “development countries” does not describe the chart data. Repeated use of “at this time” and “rate” also reduces precision. Choose neutral terms that describe time allocation, and use accurate collocations such as “spend hours studying” or “time spent relaxing.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including comparisons with “while” and “but,” but the range is limited and errors occur frequently. Examples include “Japan study cycle 13,” which lacks a suitable verb and unit, and “every country become successful,” where the subject and verb do not agree. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also unreliable: “the overall study rate in Japan is 13. while…” incorrectly separates a sentence with a full stop, and several clauses run together. Practise building accurate comparison sentences, for example, “Students in Japan study for 13 hours, compared with 8 hours in the UK.” Check verb agreement, articles, capitalisation, and punctuation when editing.

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