Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-11

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 6.5)

The bar chart compares the average number of hours per week that women spent on three different activities, according to their age and educational background in 2009.

Overall, Its can be see that at the age of 75 and over women was enjoyed with leiser time and sports, while women aged 25 and over spent the most time on work and work-related activites.

Looking first at age groups, women aged 15 to 19 spent only 6.9 hours per week on work-related activities, compared with 36.8 hours on leisure and sports and 8.0 hours on household activites. Women aged 35 to 44 spent 26.3 hours on work and 27.4 hours on leisure, while 16.7 hours were spent on household activities. For the 45–54 age group, the corresponding figures were 27.3, 32.2 and 19.3 hours. Among women aged 55 to 64, leisure was the largest category, at 36.7 hours, while work and household activities accounted for 20.9 and 18.3 hours.

In the older age groups, leisure time became considerably higher. Women aged 65 to 74 spent only 6.9 hours on work, but they spent 44.0 hours on leisure and 21.1 hours on household activities. The oldest group, aged 75 and over, spent just 1.3 hours on work, compared with 51.7 hours on leisure and 19.5 hours on household activities.

Regarding educational attainment, women without a high school diploma spent 10.7 hours on work, 43.1 hours on leisure and 20.6 hours on household activities. High school graduates without college spent 16.7, 38.9 and 18.6 hours respectively. Women with some college or an associate degree spent 23.3 hours working, 32.4 hours on leisure and 16.7 hours on household activities. Finally, women with a bachelor's degree or higher spent 27.4 hours on work, 28.6 hours on leisure and 15.2 hours on household activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response covers all parts of the task well. You have successfully identified the main features and provided relevant comparisons between age groups and educational levels. The data is accurately reported, and the overview provides a clear summary of the trends. To reach a higher band, ensure that the overview is more concise and avoids minor grammatical errors that slightly distract from the clarity of the summary. The selection of data is appropriate, and the comparisons made between the different categories are logical and well-supported by the figures provided in the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The response is logically organized with a clear progression of ideas. You have used paragraphing effectively to separate the age-based data from the education-based data. Cohesive devices such as 'Looking first at', 'Regarding', and 'Finally' are used appropriately to guide the reader. However, there are some minor issues with referencing and sentence-level cohesion, such as the slightly awkward phrasing in the introduction ('Its can be see that'). Overall, the information is presented in a coherent manner, and the structure is easy to follow throughout the report.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey the information clearly. Terms like 'educational attainment', 'corresponding figures', and 'accounted for' are used effectively. There are some minor errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'leiser' (leisure) and 'activites' (activities). While these do not impede communication, they prevent the response from reaching a higher band. To improve, focus on using more precise academic collocations and ensure consistent spelling throughout your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you have successfully used comparative structures, there are several grammatical slips, such as 'Its can be see that' (It can be seen that) and 'women was enjoyed' (women enjoyed). These errors are frequent enough to be noticeable but do not cause difficulty for the reader. To achieve a higher score, focus on subject-verb agreement and passive voice construction. Increasing the variety of complex sentence forms while maintaining accuracy will also help improve your score in this criterion.

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