Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the typical weekday for students in three different countries including UK, Japan, and Germany.

In the UK, 8.5% of the day spend on sleeping, 8% on studying and 7% on relaxing. Meanwhile, in Japan, students spent most of the time on study like 13% of the whole day, 7% on sleeping and least time on relaxing which is 4%. Germany have similar percentage like the UK. Students spend 8% of day on sleeping which is slightly lower than the UK, 9% on studying which is 1% higher than the Uk and 7% on relaxing which is same as the Uk students.

In conclusion, students of different countries have different priorities like in these three countries. In Japan students prefer studies and give least time themselves to relax, Germany and the UK students also give preference to study but they also relax on same rate which is good for students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three countries and report most of the chart’s figures accurately, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation, and the similar relaxation figures for the UK and Germany. However, the chart gives hours, not percentages, so describing the values as “8.5%” and “13%” misrepresents the units. Your overview is also limited: the conclusion comments on priorities but does not clearly summarise the main comparisons, such as Japan having the most study time while the UK and Germany spend more time relaxing. The response is 144 words, below the 150-word minimum. Develop a concise overview and report the figures consistently as hours.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, understandable order: it introduces the chart, describes the countries, and ends with a conclusion. Comparisons such as Germany’s study figure being one hour higher than the UK’s help connect the information. However, most details are packed into one long paragraph, so the progression between the country-by-country reporting and the concluding generalisation is not clearly signposted. Linking expressions such as “Meanwhile” are used, but the conclusion repeats earlier points rather than synthesising the main pattern. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and key details, and organise comparisons by activity where this makes similarities and contrasts clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the chart’s basic content, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” “preference,” and “priorities.” There is some variation in how you describe the figures, but several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “spend on sleeping,” “study like 13%,” and “give least time themselves to relax.” Repetition of “students,” “time,” and “same” also limits the range. In addition, “percentage” is not an appropriate label for the chart’s values, which are hours. Aim for accurate collocations and concise reporting language, for example “spend eight hours studying” and “devote the least time to relaxation.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make parts awkward. For example, “8.5% of the day spend on sleeping” lacks a correctly formed verb, while “Germany have similar percentage” has subject–verb disagreement. “Students spend 8% of day” is missing an article, and the long sentence beginning “Meanwhile, in Japan” combines several points without consistently controlled structure. Practise accurate patterns such as “Students in Germany spend eight hours sleeping” and “This is one hour less than in the UK.” Clearer sentence boundaries would also improve control.

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