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 chart depicts the status of students activity in weekday for three individual countries.

It is highly noticed that during weekdays Japanese mostly use their time for study (13%) than the two other countries. Whereas they only spent 4% of their time for relaxing and 7% followed by sleeping. In contrast, In UK only 8% time is utilized for studying while 8.5% for sleeping which is the highest. Therefore, only 7% time is spent for relaxing by British peoples. Additionally, 9% Germans studies in weekdays, and 8% use their time by sleeping. However, 7% German utilize their holidays by relaxing.

In comparasion with the three different countries, it is evident that Japanese use their most of the weekdays time by studying while UK spent the least amount of time. The tendency of sleeping is high in UK and Germany respectively 8%. Admittedly, both UK and Germany also share the same percentage for relaxing whereas, Japan has the least time for it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast: Japan records the most study time, while its relaxing figure is the lowest, and you compare the UK and Germany. Most figures are reported accurately, including Japan’s 13 hours of study and the UK’s 8.5 hours of sleep. However, the overview is not fully reliable: you say the UK spent the least time studying, although Japan’s 4 hours of relaxing is lower than the UK’s 8 hours of study, and the chart shows the UK and Germany both spend 7 hours relaxing. The statement that the UK’s sleeping figure is “the highest” also overlooks Germany’s 8 hours, though the UK is slightly higher at 8.5. Focus the overview on the clearest comparisons and distinguish hours from percentages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from country-by-country details to a concluding comparison, and linking expressions such as “In contrast” and “Additionally” help signal relationships. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the second paragraph repeats several points from the first rather than adding a distinct overview. Some transitions are awkward or misused, as in “Therefore” before the UK’s relaxing figure and “Admittedly” before a straightforward comparison. The opening does not clearly establish the chart’s categories, and the final sentence combines several comparisons in a way that makes the relationships harder to follow. Organise the response into a concise overview followed by grouped comparisons, and use linking words only where their meaning fits.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “depicts,” “in contrast,” “percentage,” and “tendency.” Nevertheless, word choice and collocation are often unnatural or imprecise, which limits clarity. For example, “status of students activity” and “use their time by studying” do not express the chart’s information naturally; “students’ weekday activities” and “spend time studying” would be clearer. “Utilize their holidays” is inaccurate because the chart concerns weekdays, while “British peoples” is an unsuitable plural form in this context. There are also spelling errors such as “comparasion.” Aim for precise, conventional chart language and check spelling and word forms before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences with contrast clauses, so there is some structural variety. However, errors in sentence construction and agreement are frequent enough to make parts of the response awkward. Examples include “Japanese mostly use their time for study … than” (an incorrect comparison structure), “9% Germans studies” (subject–verb agreement), and “UK spent the least amount of time” (inconsistent tense and missing article). Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “In contrast, In UK” and the comma before “whereas” in the final sentence. Practise accurate comparative forms and consistent present-tense reporting, and proofread each sentence for articles, agreement, and punctuation.

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