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 presented chart illustrates the comparison between students of japan, UK, and Germany doing different activities during weekdays.

overall, It is clear that the highest number of students in Japan study during weekdays while the lowest number of students relaxing during weekdays are also from Japan.

Looking at the details of chart we can see that in UK and germany same number of students relax during weekdays while only four students relax in Japan during weekdays. Additionally if we talk about students studying during weekdays then we can see that eight students in UK and nine students in Germany study during week while Japan shows highest number which is 13.

In contrast, chart shows sleeping pattern among three different countries is quite similar. In UK about 8.5 students sleep while in Germany eight students show same behaviour. Furthermore, if we talk about students in Japan only seven students sleep during weekdays.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: Japan has the highest study figure (13) and the lowest relaxation figure (4), while the UK and Germany both record 7 hours of relaxation. You also report the sleeping figures correctly and include a clear overview. This covers the key categories and makes relevant comparisons. However, the overview could summarise the broader contrasts more fully—for example, that Japan allocates substantially more time to studying, whereas the other two countries show more balanced figures across the activities. Some details are also imprecise: the chart gives hours spent on activities, not numbers of students, so phrases such as “eight students” misrepresent the measure. More precise reporting of what the figures represent would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of relaxation and studying followed by sleeping. This makes the information easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Additionally” and “In contrast” help signal relationships between points. The progression is generally logical, though the body could be organised more systematically by comparing all three countries within each activity, or by grouping the countries with similar patterns. Some transitions feel formulaic, and repeated phrases such as “during weekdays” and “if we talk about” make the connections less smooth. The overview is also separated from the details but could guide the reader more clearly toward the main comparisons developed in the body.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the chart’s main information, including “comparison,” “highest,” “lowest,” “studying,” and “sleeping pattern.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are repetitive or imprecise. “Students … doing different activities” and “students relax” do not describe the chart as naturally as language about time spent on activities. The repeated phrase “during weekdays” and the conversational framing “if we talk about” also reduce precision and formality. In addition, “same behaviour” is vague when referring to the amount of time spent sleeping. Aim for concise chart language and use accurate collocations such as “spend time studying” or “record the same figure.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “while” and “if,” and the main comparisons are generally understandable. Some grammatical and punctuation errors remain. For example, “overall, It” has incorrect capitalisation, and “in UK and germany same number” is missing articles and has awkward sentence structure. In “eight students in UK and nine students in Germany study,” the phrasing also needs clearer grammatical framing. Several sentences begin with conversational conditional clauses that are not completed in a natural way, such as “if we talk about students studying … then we can see.” Use more direct constructions, check articles and capitalisation, and vary sentence patterns while keeping them controlled.

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