Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-13

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 6.0)

The bar graph describes the list of activities that the women in various age groups and women with varying levels of education spend the average number of hours each week.

Overall, it is clear that the most of the women spent their majority of hours in the leisure and sports activity, while the other two activities remained lower than average 35 hours in all the women age group alongside with educational attainment women.

In 2009, the women in the age group 15 to 19 spend on an average 36.8 hours on leisure and sports activity, while the number was at 32.7 hours for the age group of 20 to 24. After that with growing age the average hours on this activity continued to drop and recorded at 27.4 hours for 35 to 44 age group, in contrast the average hours of household activities showed a steady rise until to the age group 65 to 74, where it was highest recorded at 21.7 hours before it declined to 19.6 hours. In working and work related activities women in the age group 25 to 34 spend an average 27 hours and the number rose to 27.3 hours for 45 to 54 age group. Interestingly, the elderly women 75 and above spent 1.3 hours on working activity, while 51.7 hours on leisure and sports.

women with qualification less than a high school allocated majority of their hours in leisure & sports and spend

1 / 10th of their average hours in work related activities

and women who were high school graduates but not

went to college spend 38.9 hours on leisure activity

and the number accounted for 18.6 for household activities. However, women with specific degree spend fewer hours in all

these activities, whereas the number further declined to

bachelor's degree holders. They spend relatively similar

hours on work and leisure activities with only the difference

of 1.2 hours and spent lower hours on household.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the bar chart and making relevant comparisons across different age groups and educational levels. The overview captures the dominant trend that women spent the majority of their hours on leisure and sports activities. Key figures are appropriately selected and cited, such as the 36.8 hours for the 15-to-19 age group and the peak household activity hours at 21.7 for the 65-to-74 group. Although there are some minor inaccuracies in data interpretation and phrasing, the overall coverage of the prompt is solid, meeting the criteria for a Band 6.5 or 7.0. Because ideas are extended and supported with relevant data points, a band score of 6.5 is well-earned.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a clear overall arrangement with a logical progression from an introductory summary to specific breakdowns by age and education. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to separate distinct thematic areas, such as age-related data and education-related data. Cohesive devices are employed, including transitional phrases like 'Overall, it is clear that', 'In 2009', 'After that', and 'However'. However, some cohesive links feel a bit mechanical or awkward, such as 'alongside with educational attainment women', and referencing is occasionally unclear. Overall cohesion is satisfactory for a Band 6.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for an Academic Task 1 response, incorporating topic-specific terms like 'educational attainment', 'leisure and sports activity', and 'household activities'. There are, however, noticeable word-choice errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, such as 'describes the list of activities that the women... spend the average number of hours' and 'spent lower hours on household'. Spelling is generally acceptable, but lexical control is inconsistent, placing the response firmly at Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The essay displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting structures like 'while the number was at 32.7 hours for the age group of 20 to 24'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with missing articles ('the most of the women', 'spent 1.3 hours on working activity'), tense inconsistencies ('spend' instead of 'spent'), and preposition misuse ('spend on an average'). These errors occasionally create minor reading friction, though communication is not impeded. This performance aligns with the Band 5.5 descriptors.

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