Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The given bar chart reflects how students spend their time at regular weekday in United Kingdom, Japan and Germany. And from these data, it is clear to understand students spend minimum one third of time in a day for studying and some of the time it's range reached at more than half of a day.

On an average, one third of time in 24 hours spend to sleep in those three countries whereas the quantity of time to relax almost similar except Japan. Students at Japan pass less time to be relax or sleep rather than another two.

Most of the time in a day, for instance; half of a day spend to study by students of Japan. But students at UK and Germany spend one third of time in a day.

Finally, we can clearly understand about this chart that students at Japan spend a bug portion of time to study whereas students at UK and Germany study, relax and al

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main broad pattern that Japanese students spend more time studying and less time relaxing, and you compare this with the UK and Germany. However, the account is only partly developed and includes important inaccuracies: studying in Japan is 13 hours, not “half of a day” (12 hours), while UK and German students study 8 and 9 hours, respectively, rather than both spending one third of the day. The overview also says students spend “minimum one third” of the day studying, which does not fit the UK figure. Include the key figures accurately and cover all three activities more systematically; for example, relaxation is 7 hours in both the UK and Germany, compared with 4 in Japan. The final sentence is incomplete, leaving the comparison unfinished.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to general comparisons and then to study time. Some progression is visible, and phrases such as “whereas” help signal contrast. However, the organisation does not consistently guide the reader through the chart: sleeping, relaxing and studying are discussed in separate, uneven ways, and the final paragraph breaks off at “study, relax and al,” so the conclusion is not completed. Connect each comparison clearly to the relevant countries and figures, and use a complete overview followed by logically grouped details. The opening “And from these data” is also an awkward link rather than a clear continuation. Overall, there is some organisation, but progression and cohesion are not sustained.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “bar chart,” “spend,” “study” and “relax,” and you attempt to express comparisons with “whereas” and “rather than.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning less natural, such as “at regular weekday,” “the quantity of time to relax,” and “pass less time to be relax.” “A bug portion” appears to be a spelling error for “a big portion,” while “minimum one third” is an imprecise expression. Use more accurate chart language, such as “hours spent studying,” “the figure for relaxation,” and “the largest share of the day.” Greater precision in describing activities and amounts would make the comparisons easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a clause beginning “that students at Japan spend…”. However, errors occur frequently and sometimes make the relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “one third of time in 24 hours spend to sleep” lacks a correctly formed verb phrase, and “students spend minimum one third of time in a day for studying” has problems with articles and sentence construction. In “Students at Japan pass less time to be relax,” the sentence structure and verb form are faulty. The final sentence is also incomplete. Practise forming complete sentences with accurate subjects and verbs, and check articles, prepositions and verb patterns when describing how many hours students spend on each activity.

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