Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates how the students generally spend their weekday in three different countries.

Overall, mainly three activities are popular among youngsters in these countries. One can observe noticable difference in the activies done by students in Japan as compared to other two countries.

Foremost, in Japan and Germany, students typically spend their most of the weekdays by studying, which is 13 hours and 9 hours respectively. In contrast, relaxing is the least chosen activity and sleeping has almost similiar popularity among all three countries.

Furthermore, youngsters in the UK have the most balanced hours for each activity, where they spend 8.5 hours for sleeping, 8 hours for studying, and 7 hours for relaxing. Although Japan has the highest figures, it also have the lowest figure too of the data, which shows their unbalanced schedule.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast: Japanese students spend the most time studying, while the UK figures are relatively balanced. Several reported values are accurate, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and the UK’s 8.5, 8 and 7 hours. However, the overview is broad and does not clearly summarise the key pattern across all three countries; for example, Germany’s figures and the fact that relaxing is lowest in Japan could be stated more precisely. The claim that studying is the main activity in both Japan and Germany is inaccurate, since sleeping is slightly higher than studying in Germany. The response also contains 136 words, below the required 150, and some comparisons are therefore underdeveloped. Include the remaining key figures and clarify the overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs. Sequencing words such as “Overall,” “Foremost” and “Furthermore” help signal the stages of the report, and the reader can follow the comparison between countries. However, some links feel mechanical, and the final sentence combines Japan’s highest and lowest figures without identifying the specific activities, so the reference to “the lowest figure” is not fully clear. The overview also repeats general points rather than setting out a concise map of the main comparisons. Grouping the figures by activity or by country, and using clearer references such as “Japan’s four hours of relaxing,” would make progression and cohesion more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing the chart, including “illustrates,” “in contrast,” “balanced” and “figures.” These choices communicate the main comparisons, and attempts such as “unbalanced schedule” show some willingness to use less basic language. However, several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “popular” and “least chosen” suggest preferences rather than hours spent, while “spend their most of the weekdays” is not idiomatic. There are also spelling errors in “noticable,” “activies” and “similiar.” Use precise chart language such as “spend the most time,” “the fewest hours,” and “similar,” and check spelling carefully. This would improve accuracy without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including the contrast structure “Although Japan has the highest figures…” and a relative clause in “which is 13 hours and 9 hours respectively.” Most meanings remain understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “students typically spend their most of the weekdays” has an incorrect determiner pattern, and “it also have” should be “it also has” to agree with the singular subject. The clause “which is 13 hours and 9 hours respectively” also has an unclear reference and awkward structure. Aim to make comparisons with complete, parallel clauses—for example, “Japanese students study for 13 hours, compared with nine hours in Germany”—and check subject–verb agreement and sentence references.

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