Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The bar graph compares the typical weekday for students from the UK, Germany and Japan doing three activities, which are sleeping, studying and relaxing.

Overall, Students from the UK and Germany have more balanced routine, compared to students from Japan. Japnese student accounted the highest figure for studying, followed by Germany and the UK, repectively. German students and students from UK recorded same figures for relaxing and approximately equal figures for studying with a slight difference.

Japanese student recorded highest figures for studying, at 13, compared to 8 and 9 for the UK and Germany, repectively. In contrast, students from UK accounted highest figures for sleeping, at 8.5, followed closely by the German students, at 8. However, Japnese student priortised sleeing the least, figure for sleeping is only at 7, leaving room for other other activities.

German students and British students recorded same figures for the relaxing, at 7 hours. In contrast, Japanses students recorded the lowest figures for relaxing, at 4. It is the least figures by any nation in all categories.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the chart’s three activities and give a clear overview: the UK and Germany are described as more balanced, while Japan stands out for studying. The key comparisons are generally accurate, including Japan’s 13 hours of study, the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep, and the shared 7 hours of relaxation in the UK and Germany. This supports a well-focused response that addresses the main features. To make the account more fully developed, avoid broad or imprecise claims such as “more balanced routine” without explaining the contrast across all three activities. Also, “It is the least figures by any nation in all categories” overstates the point: Japan’s four hours is the lowest relaxing figure, but not the lowest value across every category, since no other category is being compared as a single overall minimum.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs comparing the figures. The progression from study and sleep to relaxation is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall” and “In contrast” help signal comparisons. This is a coherent arrangement, but some connections are repetitive or slightly mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “recorded” and “In contrast.” The overview also repeats details that are then covered in the body, while the final sentence makes a broad claim that does not follow precisely from the comparison. Use references such as “this figure” carefully and organise each body paragraph around a distinct comparison to make the progression more flexible and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of chart-reporting language, including “compares,” “accounted,” “followed closely,” and “prioritised,” and the activity vocabulary is appropriate. Meaning remains clear throughout, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “accounted the highest figure,” “recorded same figures,” and “leaving room for other other activities.” There are also spelling errors in “Japnese,” “repectively,” “priortised,” “sleeing,” and “Japanses.” These slips show that vocabulary is adequate for the task but not yet consistently controlled. Prefer standard reporting phrases such as “spent the most time studying” or “the figure for relaxation,” and proofread spelling and repeated words before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “However, Japanese student prioritised sleeping the least…” and the comparison beginning “compared to 8 and 9.” Most sentences communicate the intended comparisons, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “German students and students from UK recorded same figures” needs articles (“the UK” and “the same figures”), while “Japanese student recorded highest figures” has number and article problems. The sentence “However, Japanese student prioritised sleeping the least, figure for sleeping is only at 7” joins two clauses without suitable punctuation or a conjunction. Aim for consistent plural forms and articles, and separate or link clauses accurately; this will improve control while preserving your range of structures.

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