Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar chart illustraites how students spend their weekday in three different countries.

Overall, students from UK, Japan and Germany spend their whole working day sleeping, studying or relaxing as comparison bars.

We see the least contrast between the sleeping schedule in all three of the countries with UK students sleeping around 8.5 hours. Japanese Students will do 7 hours of sleep. Meanwhile, Germany students sleeps around 8 hours. However, we see a significant difference between the studying hours between the three country students. There is just an hour of differene between Germany and United Kingdom students with 9 hours on clock for studying by Germany students and 8 hours of studying by UK students but Japanese students spend 13 hours of their day on studying which is the highest on the graph.

If we look into relaxing bar UK and Germany students align with a 7 hours of relaxing on an avergae weekday. Meanwhile a japanese student spend around 4 hour doing leisure activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three activities and countries, and the figures you report are accurate: for example, you identify Japan’s 13 hours of study as the highest value and its 4 hours of relaxation as the lowest. The comparison of sleeping hours as relatively similar is also relevant. However, the overview is unclear: saying students spend their “whole working day” in these activities does not identify the chart’s main pattern, and “as comparison bars” is difficult to interpret. The body gives useful detail, but the study comparison is developed more fully than the relaxation comparison. Make the overview more precise by highlighting Japan’s unusually high study time and lower relaxation, alongside the broadly similar sleeping figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs that compare sleeping and studying before turning to relaxation. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the information. Linking expressions such as “However,” “Meanwhile,” and “If we look into” help signal comparisons, and the figures are grouped by activity. To make the progression more controlled, avoid conversational or vague transitions such as “We see” and “If we look into,” and ensure each paragraph has a clear focus. The overview currently does not guide the reader effectively because “as comparison bars” is unclear. More precise referencing and a concise summary of the main contrasts would strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “significant difference,” “highest on the graph,” “sleeping schedule,” and “leisure activities.” These choices show an attempt to vary language rather than repeat the chart labels throughout. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “spend their whole working day … as comparison bars,” “9 hours on clock,” and “align with a 7 hours.” There are also spelling and capitalisation slips, including “illustraites,” “differene,” “avergae,” and “japanese.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the data, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Prefer standard chart-reporting phrases and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “However” and a longer comparison using “with 9 hours … and 8 hours.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors occur, particularly with subject–verb agreement and number: “Germany students sleeps” should use a plural verb, while “a japanese student spend” needs a singular verb. There are also problems with articles and noun forms in phrases such as “a 7 hours of relaxing” and “a 4 hour.” The long study-comparison sentence would be clearer if divided or structured with parallel clauses. More consistent agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries would improve accuracy.

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