Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-03

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 given bar chart illustrates information how students spent their weekdays from three different countries.

Overall, we can see that students from japan spent most of their time studying compared to the other countries and at the same time they also spent the least time relaxing.Student from UK had the the most hours of sleep followed by germany while japan ranked last.

In Japan is seen that students spend 13 hours which is more than half of their time in studying which is a stark difference to the other countries.Additionally, students in Germany allocate most of their time that is 9 hours for studying followed by sleeping for 8 hours.

Amongst the three countries students in UK spent the most hours sleeping .They spent around 8.5 hours sleeping which is the highest amongst the three countries.Moreover, there is almost an equal amount of time distribution for three different activities in UK. Both UK and germany spent 7hrs relaxing while Japan spent 4hrs daily.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: Japan has the highest study figure (13 hours) and the lowest relaxation figure (4), while UK students sleep the most (8.5 hours). You also include Germany’s study and sleep figures and compare relaxation across the countries. This gives the response a clear overview and covers the key categories. To make the summary more complete, report the UK and Japan study figures together, and clarify that Germany’s 8 hours of sleep is slightly below the UK figure. The statement that UK students have “almost an equal amount of time distribution” is vague, since their three figures are 8.5, 8 and 7 hours; describe this more precisely. The overview is relevant, but some comparisons are less fully developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs. The information generally moves from the overall pattern to country-specific figures, and linking expressions such as “Additionally” and “Moreover” help connect points. However, progression is not always smooth: the second paragraph focuses on Japan and Germany, while the final paragraph returns to the UK and then compares relaxation across all three countries. Some links feel mechanical, and the sentence beginning “Amongst the three countries” repeats the earlier UK comparison. Improve the flow by grouping comparisons by activity or by country, and use clearer references so each sentence’s subject is immediately apparent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “allocate,” “stark difference,” “ranked last” and “time distribution.” These choices help communicate comparisons, although some are imprecise or unnatural in context. For example, “spent most of their time studying” could suggest a larger share of the whole day rather than the chart’s comparison of hours, and “time distribution” is less natural than “time spent on each activity.” There is also repetition of “spent” and “hours,” which limits flexibility. Aim for precise chart language such as “recorded,” “accounted for” and “the figure for,” while checking collocations and country-name capitalisation, as in “japan” and “germany.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the information remains understandable. However, errors in sentence construction, agreement and punctuation are noticeable. For example, “In Japan is seen that students spend 13 hours” has an awkward structure; write “In Japan, students spend 13 hours studying.” “Student from UK had the the most hours of sleep” has a singular/plural mismatch, a missing article before “UK,” and a repeated word. Several sentences also run together because spaces after full stops are missing, as in “relaxing.Student.” Use a consistent past tense for the chart description and check sentence boundaries, articles and subject–verb agreement. More accurate control of these basics would make your comparisons easier to follow.

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