Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-02

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 illutrates gives information about the students spending time different catagories in weekday and in three different countries.

In the overview, the chart shows students spending time in sleeping, studying, relaxing. In the japan, students highest spending time in studying. The germany students most spending time in study and lowest in uk. the students spending time in sleeping.

Look at the first, the Uk students most spending time in sleeping that was 8.5, therefore the students next spending time in study that was 8, the lowest spending time in relaxing that was 7. However, Japan the student spending time in study that was 13, the next is sleeping that was 7 and the last is relaxing that was 4.

Turning to the, Germany the students spending time in studying in 9%, at the next the students spending time in sleeping in 8%, the lowest student spending time in relaxing that was 7%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three activities and make relevant country comparisons, including Japan’s high study figure and the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep. Most reported values match the chart, and the response includes an overview. However, the overview is unclear and incomplete: it says Germany spends most time studying, but does not clearly summarise the main contrasts across all three countries. The claim that studying is “lowest in uk” is also ambiguous and appears inaccurate if it refers to the overall figures; relaxing is lower in the UK than studying. Develop a concise overview that highlights Japan’s unusually high study time and lower relaxation, while noting the broadly similar UK and German patterns. This would make the key features clearer and more fully address the task.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview, and country-by-country details. Phrases such as “Look at the first” and “Turning to” signal movement between sections, and the figures are generally grouped by country. However, progression is weakened by unclear or repetitive sentences in the overview, including “the students spending time in sleeping” and “the germany students most spending time in study and lowest in uk.” Some linking expressions are awkward or incomplete, such as “Turning to the,” while repeated use of “the next” and “the lowest” makes the comparisons mechanical. Organise the overview around the main contrasts, then use parallel sentences for each country and clearer comparison links such as “whereas” and “by contrast.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant basic terms such as “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” and “lowest,” so the reader can identify the chart categories and intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, notably “students spending time different catagories,” “most spending time,” and “the next spending time in study.” Spelling errors such as “illutrates,” “catagories,” and “japan” also reduce accuracy. These problems sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow, even though the figures provide context. Build a small set of accurate chart-reporting phrases—for example, “spent the most time on,” “accounted for,” and “followed by”—and check spelling and country-name capitalisation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, and the reader can usually infer the intended meaning from the figures. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors occur frequently in basic patterns. For example, “The bar chart illustrates gives information” combines two verb forms, while “In the japan” and “the students spending time in study” lack accurate article and verb structures. Agreement and sentence construction are also problematic in “the germany students most spending time in study.” These errors make several sentences difficult to read. Practise complete clauses with a subject and finite verb, such as “Japanese students spent 13 hours studying,” and use consistent past-tense reporting with accurate articles and prepositions.

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