Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The chart illustrates the information about the routines of students of three different countries. The figures depicts thentotal hours spend on studying, sleeping and relaxing.

Overall, there is a considerable highest number of hours spent shown in Japanese students, they have spent considerable number of hours in studying, while, in contrast the students used to relax only for few hours in the same country in a day which is considerabely at its lowest among all.

On the contrary, The German students represent their routine with 7 hours to relax and 8 hours to sleep, which is a balanced approach with 9 hours of study.

The proprtion of UK's population of students spend 8.5 hours to sleep, 8 hours for study and 7 hours for relaxation.

On a broader picture, the Japeses students are more concious about their studies they spend 13 hours for studu and 7 hours to sleep, and left only 4 hours for relaxation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast accurately: Japanese students spend the most time studying (13 hours) and the least time relaxing (4 hours), while the UK and Germany show similar relaxation figures (7 hours). You also report the figures for all three countries, and your opening explains what the chart measures. This covers the task well, with a clear overall comparison. To make the overview more complete and precise, state the key pattern across all categories—for example, that studying is highest in Japan, whereas sleeping varies only slightly between countries. Some wording obscures the comparison, such as “considerable highest number,” and the claim that Japanese students are “more conscious” about studying interprets their motivation rather than reporting the data. Keep the summary factual and develop the overview more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview, and country-specific details. The reader can generally follow the comparisons, and phrases such as “On the contrary” and “On a broader picture” attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview moves into Germany, then the UK, and then returns to Japan, repeating information already given. Some linking phrases do not express the relationship accurately; “On the contrary” does not introduce a genuine contrast with the preceding point. Group the overview separately, then compare countries in a consistent order, and use straightforward links such as “By comparison” or “Meanwhile.” Clearer paragraphing and less repetition would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “routines,” “hours,” “studying,” “sleep,” and “relaxation,” and you attempt more formal expressions such as “considerable” and “represent.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, including “considerable highest number,” “balanced approach,” and “population of students,” which make the description less precise. Spelling errors such as “proprtion,” “Japeses,” “conscious,” and “studu” also reduce control. Prefer direct chart language and accurate collocations, for example, “the number of hours spent studying” or “students in Japan.” A more consistent, precise vocabulary would help you report comparisons without adding interpretations about students’ attitudes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a contrast introduced by “while,” so there is some variety in structure. However, errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make several sentences awkward. For example, “The figures depicts” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “hours spend” should use a participle form. The sentence beginning “Overall, there is a considerable highest number” is also difficult to construct grammatically, and “which is considerabely at its lowest” has an unclear structure. Check agreement and verb forms, and build comparisons with a reliable pattern such as “Japanese students spend 13 hours studying, compared with 8 hours in the UK.”

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