Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-31

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 describes about the students typical weekday in different countries.In general,there are three countries they are United Kingdom,Japan,and Germany examine in detail below.

Analysis of the bar chart decribes that japan country has a highest studying rate is 13 per cent.compared to UK is 8 per cent and Germany is 9 per cent in studying.

contentious to lowest sleeping country is japan is 7 per cent, compared to germany is 8 per cent, and UK is 8.5 per cent.

Further examination is that the chart shows that most popular relaxing countries are Uk and Germany are both famous relaxing countries are 7 per cent,and the second country is Japan is 4 per cent.

Overall, the bar chart information regarding that Uk and Germany countires are maintaining the accuracy in their typical weekday, and japan has high in studies but in sleeping and relaxing is less. It is the report of typical weekdays.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s three countries and report the main contrasts accurately: Japan has the highest study figure (13), while the UK and Germany both record 7 hours of relaxing. You also compare sleeping figures and conclude that Japan spends less time sleeping and relaxing. This addresses the task with relevant information, although some features are more fully covered than others: the overview is vague, and the figures are repeatedly called “per cent” even though the chart presents hours. The claim that the UK and Germany are “maintaining the accuracy” of their weekday is not a clear summary of the data. To strengthen the response, give a precise overview of the main pattern and describe the units correctly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall arrangement: an introduction, comparisons of studying and sleeping, a paragraph on relaxing, and a concluding overview. This makes the main information reasonably easy to locate. However, progression is sometimes mechanical, with repeated openings such as “Analysis of the bar chart” and “Further examination,” and some links do not express the intended relationship clearly. For example, “contentious to lowest sleeping country” makes the comparison difficult to follow, while the final paragraph repeats earlier points without adding a clear synthesis. Use straightforward transitions such as “By contrast” and “Regarding relaxation,” and organise the body around the most important comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “studying,” “sleeping,” “relaxing,” “compared to,” and “highest.” This is enough to communicate the broad subject and several comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear. “Most popular relaxing countries” does not describe the chart’s figures, and “maintaining the accuracy in their typical weekday” is not an appropriate way to summarise the data. There are also spelling and form errors, such as “decribes” and “countires.” Aim for precise reporting language—such as “spend,” “record,” and “figure”—and check spelling and natural word combinations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, and the reader can generally identify the countries and activities being discussed. However, sentence structures are often incomplete or awkward, and errors in articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries reduce clarity. For instance, “there are three countries they are United Kingdom, Japan,and Germany examine in detail below” combines clauses without a clear grammatical structure. In “Japan country has a highest studying rate is 13 per cent,” the subject and verb pattern is also faulty. Punctuation spacing is inconsistent, and some sentences run together. Practise clear patterns such as “Japan recorded 13 hours of study, compared with 8 in the UK and 9 in Germany,” then vary these accurately.

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