Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart below shows the average number of hours that women in various age groups and women with varying levels of education spend on primary activities each week.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Average hours per week women spent in selected primary activities, by age and educational attainment, 2009

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the normal number of hours per week that spent in three different activities including working, leisure and sports, and household activities, according to their age and educational level in 2009.

Overall, it is clear that women spent more of their time on leisure and sports. Women spend time in household activities according to their age, and also do work according to their age.

Looking at the age group, the women age group of 15 to 19 spent most of their hours 36.8 on leisure and activities, which is decrease to 32.7 hours in age of 20 to 24. Furthermore, this hours are increased step by step reached to 51.7 hours at the age of 75 and over.

In term of educational department, the students with bachelor's degree and higher spent 28.6 hours weekly on sports, high school degree and no college women spent 38.9 hours in leisure activities and the women with less than a high school diploma spent 43.1 hours on leisure which is higher. Among this it is clear that in all different age group spent most of their time on leisure and sports activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s broad subject and give an overview that leisure and sports take the largest share, which is a relevant main feature. You also report several leisure figures accurately, including 36.8 hours for the youngest age group, 32.7 for ages 20–24, and 51.7 for women aged 75 and over. However, the response only partially summarises the data: it gives little account of working or household activities, and the overview’s claim that these activities vary “according to their age” is not specific enough to show the main patterns. The education comparison is also incomplete, focusing on leisure alone. Select key trends across all three activities and compare them directly, such as work peaking among degree holders while leisure declines with higher education.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for age and educational attainment. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. Some linking is also attempted with “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “In term of.” However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear. For example, “this hours are increased step by step” does not clearly identify the figures or the sequence being described, and “Among this” is an unclear reference. The age paragraph also moves from a decrease to a later increase without explaining the intervening groups. Use clearer references and organise each paragraph around a distinct trend, with comparisons that show how the figures change.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “age group,” “weekly,” “leisure,” and “household activities,” and the activity labels are generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which makes parts of the report awkward. “Normal number” is not a natural description of the data, “educational department” does not mean educational attainment, and “leisure and activities” is imprecise. Repetition of “spent” and “hours” also limits variety. Aim for precise reporting language such as “average,” “educational attainment,” “accounted for,” and “rose to.” Check that the chosen term matches the chart category, and avoid calling women with qualifications “students” when describing the groups.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which is decrease to 32.7 hours” and a longer comparison sentence about education. However, complex constructions are often faulty, and errors sometimes make relationships difficult to follow. Examples include “the normal number of hours per week that spent,” which lacks a clear subject, and “this hours are increased,” where the demonstrative and verb form do not agree with the plural noun. Tense also shifts between past reporting (“spent”) and present (“Women spend”), while “the women age group” has an unclear grammatical structure. Use consistent past tense for the 2009 data, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and build shorter, accurate comparisons before attempting longer sentences.

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