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 bar charts shows typical weekday for students in three different counteries, UK,China and Germany.It demonstrates three features that are sleeping,studying and relaxing hours per day.Comparatively Japan has highest rate of studying hours of students that is 13 hours per day and also the lowest ratio of relaxing students that is only 4 hours per day,But they take akmost healthy sleeping routine, 7 hours a day.

On the other hand students of Germany and UK have almost same time of sleeping aqnd relaxing hours,(7 hours of sleep and 8 to 8.5 hours of relaxtion).

Students of UK spend almost 8 hours in studying daily and students of Germany spend 9 hours daily in study.

The overall review depicts that Japanese students are more hardworking than other counteries e.g. UK and Germany.Japanese students spent their remaining in sleep raher then wating all in relaxation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify relevant categories and report several key figures, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and 4 hours of relaxation, as well as the UK and Germany’s study totals. However, there are important inaccuracies: the chart shows UK students sleeping 8.5 hours and relaxing 7, while Germany records 8 hours of sleep and 7 of relaxation; your statement that they have “7 hours of sleep and 8 to 8.5 hours of relaxation” reverses or misstates these values. You also call Japan “China” in the opening, and the concluding claim that Japanese students are “more hardworking” is an unsupported interpretation. The response is also seven words below the required minimum. A precise overview and accurate comparisons would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the chart, discusses Japan, compares the UK and Germany, and ends with a general comment. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “On the other hand” signal a comparison. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the opening moves quickly from the chart’s categories to Japan, and the final sentence introduces an unclear idea about spending time “in sleep rather then wating all in relaxation.” The comparison of UK and Germany also combines sleep and relaxation figures inaccurately, making the relationship difficult to follow. Use a separate overview and organise the details by category or country, with clear links between comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “studying,” “relaxing,” “hours per day,” and “overall review,” so the main topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “highest rate of studying hours,” “lowest ratio of relaxing students,” and “healthy sleeping routine.” Spelling errors—including “counteries,” “akmost,” “relaxtion,” and “wating”—also make the writing less clear. Prefer precise chart language such as “spent the most time studying” and “spent the least time relaxing,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid evaluative wording like “hardworking” when the chart only reports how students allocate their time.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, for example the opening sentence that introduces the countries and the sentence beginning “On the other hand.” However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation occur frequently enough to affect clarity. “The bar charts shows” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “Japan has highest rate” needs an article and a more suitable grammatical construction. Several sentences run together without spaces after full stops or commas, and the final sentence is difficult to parse because its structure is incomplete or unclear. Build shorter, accurate sentences first, then add controlled comparisons using forms such as “whereas” or “while.”

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