Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The bar chart compares hours spend for three activities by three country's students on weekdays.

Students of Japan spend highest time of the day for studying at 13 hours, followed by Germany students spend 9 hours. Least time for stuying spend by UK students at only 8 hours. Students of UK and Germany spend equal time of the day for relaxing at 7 hours. In contrast, student of Japan utilise only 4 hour for relaxing.

UK students are more willing to sleep. They spend 8.5 hours of the day for sleeping. Followed by more closely, students of germany spend 8 hours. Meanwhile, Japan students less time spend for sleeping , at only 7 hours.

Overall, Japan students are more concious about study, while uk students prefered highest time of the day for sleeping. Germany and UK students schedule is balanced for three activities on weekdays, but schedule of Japan's students varied for activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response identifies the main contrasts accurately: Japan records the most study time (13 hours) and the least relaxing time (4), while the UK and Germany both spend 7 hours relaxing. It also reports the sleeping figures correctly and gives an overall summary contrasting Japan’s study-focused schedule with the other countries. This addresses the task clearly and selects relevant features rather than listing every figure. However, the overview’s claim that UK students “prefered highest time” for sleeping is not fully supported: the UK’s 8.5 hours is the highest sleeping figure, but studying takes 8 hours, so the difference is small. The statement that the UK and Germany’s schedules are “balanced” is also broad and could be explained more precisely through their activity totals or relative patterns.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is organised in a clear sequence: study and relaxation are compared first, sleeping is covered next, and an overall statement closes the response. Comparisons such as “In contrast” and “Meanwhile” help show relationships between the figures, and the reader can follow the main points. To make the progression more effective, place the overall summary at the beginning, as is typical for this task, then group comparisons by the most important patterns. Some linking is slightly mechanical, particularly the sentence fragments beginning “Followed by more closely” and “Meanwhile,” and the final overview repeats ideas already mentioned. More precise referencing and smoother links between sentences would make cohesion less noticeable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “compares,” “followed by,” “in contrast,” and “schedule,” so the main information is generally understandable. However, word choice and collocation are often unnatural or imprecise: “hours spend,” “spend highest time of the day,” and “more willing to sleep” do not express the intended comparisons naturally. There are also spelling errors, including “stuying,” “concious,” and “prefered,” alongside inconsistent capitalisation of country names. These issues make the vocabulary control noticeably uneven. Aim for standard chart language such as “spend the most time studying” and “record the highest figure,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts several sentence patterns, including comparisons and contrast clauses, and most figures remain understandable. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, with errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction. For example, “Students of Japan spend highest time” lacks a natural comparative structure and article, while “Followed by more closely, students of germany spend 8 hours” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. “UK students schedule is balanced” also needs a possessive form, and “Japan students less time spend” has incorrect word order. Use complete clauses with a consistent pattern—for example, “Japanese students spend 13 hours studying, compared with 9 hours in Germany”—and proofread possessives, articles, and verb placement.

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