Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-05

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 above bar chart shows the different schedule routine among the students in different countries during working days of week.

Among all the bars in bar chart , Japan has the higest study schedule routine hours that is 13 hours ,7 hours sleeping and 4 hours relaxation like free time for relaxaing and refreshing their minds.

Now comparing the others ,their is a little bit difference of daily routine hours between Germany and UK i.e,Germany has students which studies 9 hours daily during week days compare to UK in which students studies 8 hours daily.

Relaxation time where students relax their minds during free hours is same between these two countries i.e, 7 hours but their is a miner difference of half hour during sleeping hours i.e, Uk students daily sleeps 8.5 hours compare to Germany where students daily sleeps 8 hours.

In conclusion whole bar chart illustrates the daily routine of students among different countries and shows progress and development in Japan is increasing day by day because of their new generation spent more time in studies compare to Uk and Germany.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important comparisons accurately: Japan records the most study time at 13 hours, while its sleeping and relaxing figures are 7 and 4 hours; you also correctly note that the UK and Germany both have 7 hours of relaxation and differ by half an hour in sleep. However, the response does not give a clear, balanced overview of the chart’s main pattern. In particular, it omits the UK and Germany study figures from the initial comparison and does not clearly summarise that studying is the largest activity in all three countries. The conclusion that Japan is showing “progress and development” is not supported by a chart comparing daily routines. Focus on describing the displayed figures rather than inferring causes or trends over time.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable sequence: it introduces the chart, discusses Japan, compares the UK with Germany, and ends with a conclusion. This gives the reader a basic overall structure. Linking phrases such as “Now comparing the others” and “In conclusion” help signal movement between points. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the first comparison combines Japan’s figures without establishing a general overview, and the final claim about national development does not follow from the data. Some references, such as “these two countries,” require the reader to infer which countries are meant. Organise the body around the main comparisons and use clear country names and transitions to make relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “hours,” “sleeping,” “studies,” and “relaxation,” so the basic subject is understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, such as “study schedule routine hours,” “daily routine hours,” and “free time for relaxaing.” Spelling errors, including “higest,” “relaxaing,” and “miner,” also reduce accuracy. The phrase “progress and development” is not an appropriate description of these figures because the chart shows a typical weekday, not change over time. Build a more precise set of chart terms, such as “spend,” “account for,” and “the highest figure,” and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example, “Relaxation time … is same between these two countries,” and you use comparison structures such as “compare to.” However, the range is limited, and errors recur in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation. Examples include “among the students in different countries” where the phrasing is awkwardly structured, “Germany has students which studies,” and “UK students daily sleeps.” The sentence beginning “In conclusion whole bar chart illustrates” also lacks an article and contains an unclear clause. These errors sometimes make the relationships between ideas harder to understand. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then add subordinate clauses while checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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