Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-30

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 compares students weekday routine of sleeping studying and relaxing in three countries

Overall, Japan students have highest studying in weekdays and lowest in relaxing while UK students majority in sleeping followed by studying by contrast, Germany student accounted for similar pattern slightly more time spend in studying then sleeping and relaxing.

The UK students involved more in sleeping approx 8.5 weekdays and 8 in studying also 7 weekdays in relaxing which is highest among all three countries, meanwhile japan student more participate in studying than sleeping and taking rest they usually more hardwork which shows by 13 weekday they spend on studying and takes minimum rest

On the other hand, Germany students have very balanced approach spending around 9 weekdays on studying and 8 weekdays on sleeping which higher then UK but lower than Japan students also Germany student gets only 7 weekdays for relaxing which is more than japan and same to UK students

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: Japan records the most study time (13 hours) and the least relaxation (4), while the UK and Germany both show 7 hours of relaxation. The overview also notes that Germany’s figures are relatively balanced, and the body includes relevant comparisons for all three countries. This gives the response a clear, data-based account of the chart. However, some statements overgeneralise or are not supported by the figures: “UK students majority in sleeping” is unclear, and the claim that Japanese students are “more hardwork” interprets the data rather than reporting it. Make the overview more precise and compare the highest and lowest figures directly to strengthen the report further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the countries. Its progression from the UK to Japan and then Germany is generally easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” help signal the organisation. This meets the lower-band expectation of a coherent overall arrangement and shows some movement towards clearer progression. However, the second body paragraph combines the UK and Japan without a clear separation, and several long sentences join multiple comparisons together. “Meanwhile” and “by contrast” are not always used to make the relationships precise. Group the countries more deliberately and use shorter sentences with clear comparison links.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “routine,” “studying,” “relaxing,” “balanced approach,” and “spending,” so the reader can generally understand the topic and comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning awkward: “students weekday routine,” “more participate in studying,” and “gets only 7 weekdays for relaxing.” “More hardwork” is also an unsuitable expression for describing hours shown in a chart. Aim for precise phrases such as “time spent studying” and “devoted seven hours to relaxation,” and avoid adding interpretations about students’ effort. More accurate collocations and word forms would make the description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use clauses to compare the countries, for example, “Germany students have very balanced approach spending around 9 weekdays on studying and 8 weekdays on sleeping.” However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the response difficult to read. Examples include missing articles in “The bar chart compares students weekday routine,” subject–verb agreement in “Japan students have,” and faulty constructions such as “which higher then UK.” Several sentences also run together without effective punctuation, particularly the sentence beginning “meanwhile japan student.” Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add controlled comparison clauses, checking articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries.

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