Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-04

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 graph gives information about weekday routine of students from three different countries. The countries under consideration are- United Kingdom, Japan and Germany. The three set of activities which have been commonly selected for all the countries are- Sleeping, Studying and Relaxing. The students in UK, have a balanced set of values for all the three activities. They spend 8 hours studying, 8 and half hours sleeping and 7 hours relaxing. The Japanese students have a record studying more, they do spend a significant portion of a weekday in studying, that is 13 hours. The Japaenese students spend the least hours in relaxing themselves. They do 7 hours of sleep. German students also has a balanced workday but they still study one hour more than the UK students. The time spent in the relaxation is equal for both UK and German students, which is 7 hours. While Japanese students has least relaxing hours in a weekday, recorded as only 4 hours. Overall, Japanese students are recorded to study more and relax less as compared to the other two countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the three countries and all three activities, and most figures are accurately reported: for example, the UK figures are correct, Japan’s study and relaxation totals are correct, and Germany’s study and relaxation comparisons are clear. Your final overview identifies the main contrast—Japanese students study most and relax least—which is a relevant summary of the chart. This meets the task well, with some features more fully reported than others. To make the overview more complete, highlight that studying is the largest activity for both Japan and Germany, while sleeping is slightly higher than studying in the UK. Also, the claim that German students have a “balanced workday” is vague and is not as clearly supported as your country-to-country comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response follows a generally logical order: it introduces the chart, reports the UK figures, then discusses Japan and Germany, and ends with an overall comparison. This makes the information easy to follow overall. However, the opening spends several sentences restating the chart’s categories, and the body is presented as one continuous paragraph rather than clearly grouped sections. Some linking is also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “students” and “relaxing,” while “Overall” introduces a useful summary but largely repeats an earlier point. Group the introduction and overview separately from the country details, and use clearer comparisons between countries to create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “weekday routine,” “significant portion,” “balanced,” and “recorded,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, some inaccurate or unnatural choices that limit precision. “Have a record studying more” is not a natural way to describe the chart, and “do 7 hours of sleep” is an awkward collocation. “The three set of activities” also shows imprecise word form, while “Japaenese” is misspelled. Prefer standard chart language such as “spent the most time studying” and “slept for seven hours.” More precise verbs and fewer repeated references to “hours” would make the description more fluent and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, and most of the information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors recur, especially with subject–verb agreement and sentence construction. For example, “German students also has” should be “German students also have,” and “Japanese students has least relaxing hours” needs both agreement and an article or clearer phrasing. The sentence beginning “The Japanese students have a record studying more” is structurally awkward, and the comma in “The students in UK, have” is unnecessary. Articles are also missing in phrases such as “in UK.” Check agreement, articles, and punctuation carefully, and use straightforward comparative sentence patterns to express the data accurately.

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