Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-01

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 graph illustrates the daily routine of the pupils observed in UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, it can be seen that Japanese learners are more into Studying and Germany has also a significant number of pupils who are intended to do study over other activities, while on the other hand, the students in UK are more interested into sleeping.

Japan has the highest figure of learners who are intended to do study and approximately half of this figure almost 7 percent day scholars are interested in sleeping, whereas, 4 percent are likely into Relaxing.

In contrast, UK and Germany has almost the same figures over one another. Both the countries have larger figure in sleeping and almost same value o

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main contrast: Japan records the most study time, while UK and Germany are broadly similar in some activities. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear. The chart gives hours, not percentages, so “7 percent” and “4 percent” misreport the units. Japan’s study figure is 13 hours, and its sleeping figure is 7; the comparison that sleeping is “approximately half” of studying is broadly reasonable, but should be stated precisely. The overview also says UK students are most interested in sleeping, although UK sleeping is 8.5 hours, slightly above Germany’s 8, and the chart does not measure interest. The response ends mid-sentence and omits key comparisons, including relaxing and the UK/Germany study figures. It is also 29 words below the required minimum, limiting coverage. Develop a complete overview and report the main figures accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic structure: an opening statement, an overview, and paragraphs beginning to compare Japan with the other countries. Linking expressions such as “Overall” and “In contrast” help signal the intended relationships. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview combines several claims in one long sentence, and the final comparison is unfinished (“almost same value o”). The phrase “In contrast” introduces UK and Germany, but the comparison is not completed, so the reader cannot see how the paragraph develops. Some connections are also awkward, particularly “whereas” after a comma in the Japan sentence. Use separate, clearly focused paragraphs for the overview and country comparisons, and ensure each comparison is completed and logically linked.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “daily routine,” “figure,” “activities,” and “in contrast,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. There is also an attempt to vary wording rather than repeat the country names throughout. However, several expressions are unnatural or imprecise for describing chart data: “more into Studying,” “intended to do study,” and “interested into sleeping” do not fit the formal reporting style. “Percent” is also the wrong unit because the chart reports hours. Capitalising “Studying” and “Relaxing” mid-sentence is inconsistent. Choose precise terms such as “spent,” “hours,” and “recorded,” and use natural collocations like “spent more time studying” or “the figure for sleeping.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas” and a comparison introduced by “while on the other hand.” These show an effort to connect ideas, but the longer constructions are often difficult to control. For example, “Japan has the highest figure … and approximately half of this figure almost 7 percent day scholars…” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “UK and Germany has” has a subject–verb agreement error. “Germany has also a significant number” uses an awkward word order, and the final sentence is incomplete. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention, especially around “whereas.” Prefer shorter, complete sentences first, then add controlled comparisons; check agreement, word order, and that every sentence has a finished main clause.

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