Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · 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 7.0)

The bar chart illustrates how students spend their weekday in three activities across three nations (the UK, Japan and Germany)

Overall, relaxing activity recorded the least time while studying took the largest period in both Japan and Germany. Japan showed highest period for studying surpassing the two other countries by far.

In terms of relaxation time, the UK and Germany students spent an equal time of 7 hours each, whereas Japan was the lowest of all at 4 hours. Sleeping period varied slightly in the three countries by a margin of 1.5 hours. The UK was leading with 8.5 hours, followed by Germany at 8 hours, and the last country was Japan with 7 hours.

With regards to the studying time, Japan was by far the highest at 13 hours surpassing all the other activities all the countries. Germany and the UK had a slight difference of 1 hour, with Germany (9 hours ) and the UK at (8 hours ).

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You identify the main comparisons and report the figures accurately: Japan has the highest study time at 13 hours, while its relaxation time is lowest at 4; the UK and Germany each record 7 hours of relaxation. The overview also highlights Japan’s unusually high study figure and the relatively small differences in sleeping time. This gives the response a clear, relevant summary of the chart. However, the overview says relaxing was the least time-consuming activity overall, which is too broad: studying is lower than sleeping in the UK, and relaxation is not the lowest activity in every country. A more precise overview would compare the countries and activities without implying one universal ranking.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, overview and two detail paragraphs. The progression from relaxation and sleeping to studying is easy to follow, and phrases such as “whereas,” “followed by” and “With regards to” help signal comparisons. This is a coherent structure with a generally logical sequence. Some linking is less smooth or repetitive, however: “Japan was by far the highest” repeats the overview, and “surpassing all the other activities all the countries” makes the comparison difficult to process. Grouping the key contrasts more deliberately and using clearer references—for example, specifying that Japan’s study figure exceeds those of the UK and Germany—would make cohesion more flexible and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of chart-related vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “varied,” “followed by” and “surpassing,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing. Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, though: “relaxing activity recorded the least time” is an awkward collocation, “highest period” is imprecise, and “the last country” is less suitable than a direct comparison. “Sleeping period” and “studying time” are understandable but could be expressed more naturally and consistently as time spent sleeping or studying. Aim for precise, conventional language for describing data rather than relying on elevated-sounding phrases that do not fit the context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “whereas” and a relative clause in “Japan with 7 hours.” Most sentences communicate the intended figures, and the paragraph structure supports readability. Some grammatical and punctuation errors remain. For example, “Japan showed highest period” is missing an article, and “surpassing all the other activities all the countries” has an unclear, faulty construction. The spacing in “(9 hours )” is also inconsistent, while the opening sentence lacks a final full stop. More careful checking of articles, sentence construction and punctuation would improve accuracy; clearer complex sentences would also demonstrate stronger control.

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