Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-20

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 given bar chart pressnts the average weekly hours that women of different age groups and educational levels spend on three selected activities, including working, leisure and sports, and household chores.

Overall, women from all age groups with different academic levels are spending most of their time on leisure and chores. In contrast, the weekly working hours ranked second for all women from different generations except those over 65 years.

Throught different generations, females from 15 to 19 years and from 55 to 64 years spent similar hours per week on leisure and sports, while those who age 75 years and over spent most of their time in them, at 51.7 hours/week. the youngest group invested the exact same time inside their workas the older ones aging 65 to 74 years, at 6.9 years/week, while those over 75 years spent minimal time in the same criteria, at 1.3 hours/ week.

Regarding different academic levels, leisure and spors were dominant among all levels.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and include a relevant overall comparison, noting that leisure is prominent and that the youngest and oldest age groups work relatively few hours. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: household activities are not among the two leading activities for all groups, and work is not second for women aged 65 and over, whose household hours exceed their work hours. The education section is especially under-developed: it only says leisure and sports are dominant, without comparing the clear pattern that work hours rise with educational attainment while leisure and household hours generally fall. Several age-group figures are reported, but the response needs a more balanced selection of key trends across both categories and more accurate comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, an age-based paragraph and a final paragraph on education. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Regarding different academic levels” signal shifts in focus. However, the progression is uneven because the education paragraph ends after a single general statement, while the age paragraph contains several details. Some connections are unclear, particularly “similar hours” for the 15–19 and 55–64 groups, which does not specify the activity or figures being compared. Develop the final paragraph and group related comparisons more clearly so the organisation feels balanced and references are easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “average weekly hours,” “age groups,” “educational levels,” and “leisure and sports.” There is also an attempt to vary wording with “dominant” and “minimal.” However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “pressnts,” “Throught,” and “spors.” Some expressions are awkward or unsuitable for describing chart data: “invested the exact same time inside their work” and “the same criteria” make the meaning less clear. Prefer concise, conventional reporting language and check spelling carefully. For example, use “spent the same number of hours working” rather than “invested the exact same time inside their work,” and “category” rather than “criteria.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex opening sentence and comparisons using “while” and “except.” The main message is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors and punctuation problems remain. In “those who age 75 years and over,” the relative clause is incomplete; write “those aged 75 and over.” The sentence beginning “the youngest group” should start with a capital letter, and “at 6.9 years/week” uses the wrong unit pattern for a duration of work (hours per week). The phrase “women … are spending” also shifts into a present progressive form even though the chart reports data from 2009; past tense would be more consistent. More controlled sentence construction would improve clarity.

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