Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar shart bellow provides key information about the behaviour of students and how they are doing through the week. The units are measured in hours. Between sleeping,studying and relaxing .. and comparing them in different countries; the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany

Overall, it's clear from the graph that studying takes time in student's day more than relaxing in the three countries, in addition German students sleep more than Japanese students for 7 hours per day which is good for people's health and brain ,whereas Japanese students studying for 13 hours for one day and this alot comparing the other countries students. And they are sleeping for just 4 hours

According to what is shown United Kingdom students spends alt of time to sleep comparing to the other countries and more than the average of hours, but they do takes a good bunch of time to study in on day

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s three activities and countries, and you notice important contrasts, especially Japan’s high study figure and low relaxation figure. However, the response only partly summarises the data: it gives few accurate comparisons and does not clearly report the main pattern across all three countries. For example, Japan’s study time is 13 hours, but the claim that German students sleep more than Japanese students “for 7 hours” is unclear and does not state Germany’s 8 hours. The UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep is also not compared precisely with Germany’s 8. The health comment is not supported by the chart. Focus on the key figures and describe them neutrally, without adding explanations or opinions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: you begin by introducing the chart, then give an overall statement, and finish with a point about UK students. This gives the reader a basic route through the response. However, progression is limited because the final paragraph is very short and does not develop the comparisons introduced earlier. The overview combines several ideas in one long sentence, while the opening fragment, “Between sleeping, studying and relaxing,” is not connected smoothly to the rest. Linking words such as “whereas” and “in addition” are attempted, but their relationships are sometimes unclear. Group the information into a clear introduction, overview, and comparison paragraphs, and use linking expressions only where they accurately show contrast or addition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “behaviour,” “comparing,” “average,” and “takes time,” and the reader can generally identify the topic. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or informal for an academic summary. “Good for people’s health and brain” adds an unsupported opinion, while “a good bunch of time” is conversational rather than precise. Spelling errors such as “shart,” “bellow,” and “alot” are noticeable, and phrases such as “how they are doing through the week” do not clearly describe the chart’s daily hours. Use precise terms such as “spend,” “hours per day,” and “higher/lower than,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas,” but the response relies on a narrow range and many sentences contain errors that make relationships difficult to follow. For example, “German students sleep more than Japanese students for 7 hours per day” has an unclear comparison, and “United Kingdom students spends” has subject–verb disagreement. “Japanese students studying for 13 hours” is missing a finite verb, while “they do takes” combines incompatible verb forms. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, particularly in the long overview sentence. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement and verb forms when describing each country’s figures.

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