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 graph indicate us the typical weekday for students in three various countries.

The digram show us sleeping studying and relaxing of students in a weekday of

UK,Japan and Germany.

The most study time of students are from japan while the least is in UK and the have high consentration of sleeping in UK and the least is in Germany . Relaxing time in ,8 houerUK and Germany is equal while Japan have least

UK have 8.5 hour of sleeping ,8 hour of studing and 7 hours of relaxing in UK the amount of time in sleeping between studying and relaxing .Japan have 7 hours of sleeping , 13 hour of studying and 4 hour of relaxing Japan have high amount of time in studying . Germany have 8 hours sleeping 9 hours of studying and 7 hours of relaxing which have high amount of studying

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three countries and activities, and report several key figures accurately, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and its 4 hours of relaxation. You also note that Japan has the highest study time and the lowest relaxation time. However, the overview is unclear and includes a factual error: you say sleeping is highest in the UK and lowest in Germany, whereas the UK is highest at 8.5 hours and Japan is lowest at 7. The comparison that UK and Germany have equal relaxation is correct, but “8 houer” is not: both figures are 7 hours. The response is also four words below the required minimum. A clearer overview and accurate comparisons would make the main features more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, beginning with an introduction, followed by a summary and then country-by-country details. This gives the reader some sense of the intended structure. However, progression is difficult to follow because the overview combines several comparisons in one poorly punctuated sentence, such as “The most study time … while the least is in UK,” and the final paragraph repeats points already made. Country details would be clearer if each comparison were expressed in complete, separate sentences and linked consistently. Paragraphing is present but does not yet create a clear overall progression, and connections between ideas are often missing or unclear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses a small set of relevant terms, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” and “amount of time,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, vocabulary is repetitive and several word choices or spellings make the message less clear, including “digram,” “consentration,” “houer,” and “the most study time.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “high amount of time in studying.” Use precise chart language and check spelling: for example, “study time” or “time spent studying” is clearer than “the most study time,” while “highest” and “lowest” can express comparisons concisely. A broader, more accurate range would help communicate the data more effectively.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to report information using both simple statements and comparisons, but the range of sentence structures is limited and errors occur frequently. For example, “The graph indicate us” has subject–verb agreement and sentence-pattern problems, while “The most study time of students are from japan” has an unclear grammatical structure. Missing articles and inconsistent sentence boundaries also affect clarity, as in “UK have 8.5 hour of sleeping, 8 hour of studing and 7 hours of relaxing.” Several ideas are joined without clear punctuation, making it hard to see where one comparison ends. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, complete sentences, and punctuation before attempting longer comparisons.

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