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 provided bar chart depicts the prevalent weekdays for pupils in three distinct countries which are Uk, Japan and Germany in three different categories.

Overall, students spend the least amount of time in relaxing among all the country, whereas, the students of Japan and Germany spend most of their daily time in studying except Uk.

Educators of the UK spent most of their time in sleeping which is 8.5 hours a a day , followed by studying and relaxing respectively 8 and 7 hours. Regarding the learners of Germany they spent their day in a little bit different way like they study for 9 hours a day and sleep a hour less from study and spent 7 hours in relaxing.

On the oher hand, the students of Japan follow a different pattern. They study a lot which is 13 hours per day that is higher than half of a day. The time for sleeping is 7 hours and for relaxing only 4 hours a day.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three countries and all three activities, and the overview identifies the main contrast: Japanese students study the most, while relaxing takes the least time in each country. The country-by-country details are generally accurate, including the UK figures and Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation. The Germany comparison is also mostly clear, though “sleep a hour less from study” is imprecise: the chart shows 8 hours sleeping versus 9 studying. Your overview says Germany’s students spend most time studying, which is correct, but could more explicitly compare the countries—for example, noting that Japan’s study time is markedly higher than the other two. This relevant coverage is strong, though some comparisons and the overview could be developed more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a summary of the main pattern, and details grouped by country. The progression from the UK to Germany and then Japan is easy to follow, and phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” help signal the structure. However, the contrast marker “On the other hand” is not quite appropriate for introducing Japan after the Germany details, since the paragraph is continuing the country-by-country account rather than presenting a direct opposing point. Some links within sentences are also awkward, particularly “followed by studying and relaxing respectively.” To strengthen cohesion, use more precise comparisons between countries and connect related figures directly, rather than relying mainly on a sequence of country descriptions.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing the chart, including “depicts,” “categories,” “followed by,” and “pattern.” These choices make the topic clear, and you attempt some less common wording. At times, however, the vocabulary is unnatural or imprecise: “prevalent weekdays” does not describe the chart’s subject, and “Educators of the UK” refers to teachers rather than students. “Spent their day in a little bit different way” is also conversational and vague. There are spelling slips in “Uk” and “oher,” while “a a day” is a repeated word rather than a vocabulary choice. Aim for standard chart language such as “students’ typical weekday” and “spent,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the overview clause beginning “whereas” and the comparison “which is higher than half of a day.” Most of the information remains understandable, but some grammatical errors and awkward constructions reduce accuracy. For example, “among all the country” needs a plural form, and “a hour less from study” has errors in both the article and comparison structure. The sentence “followed by studying and relaxing respectively 8 and 7 hours” is also not well formed; a clearer structure would be “followed by 8 hours of studying and 7 hours of relaxing.” Review articles, plurals, and sentence punctuation, and use a wider range of controlled comparison structures to improve accuracy.

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