Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below shows the average ages of men and women at civil and religious weddings in four regions in 2025.

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

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The table shows us the total of civil and religious weddings across four regions in 2025 and it provides 4 huge areas such as the North, Central, South and East. We can see in the North numerous civil marriages with ages above than 30 years. This is an impressive age for the civil marriage but it is not the same average for religious marriage where the age is under 30 years old in North. Average ages of religious marriage increase in Central and South while in the East area is can see a fall of it up to around 29 years old. In the South and East regions, the ages of men and women rise over 32 and we can see around the same age for religious marriage with bridegrooms in the same area.

In conclusion, the table summarises all of men and women ages regarding their marriage and shows us when they choose to marry each other.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies the four regions and makes a few relevant observations, including that North’s religious-marriage ages are below 30 and that South has relatively high ages. However, it only partially reports the table’s main features and does not give a clear, accurate overview of the overall comparisons. The claim that ages in both South and East “rise over 32” is too broad: several figures, especially for brides and religious marriages, are below 32. The statement that religious-marriage ages “increase in Central and South” also misses the contrast between the regions and marriage types. To strengthen the report, summarise the key pattern that men are older than women in every category, then compare the regional highs and lows with accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the response begins by introducing the table, moves through regional observations, and ends with a concluding sentence. Basic linking phrases such as “while,” “In conclusion,” and “and” help connect ideas. However, the progression is difficult to follow because several comparisons are combined in long sentences, and the response does not separate an overview from supporting details. References such as “it” in “a fall of it” are unclear, while “the same area” does not specify which region or figures are being compared. Organise the report into a clear introduction, overview, and detail paragraphs, grouping civil and religious figures or comparing regions consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses some relevant vocabulary, including “average,” “regions,” “civil marriage,” “religious marriage,” and “bridegrooms,” so the topic is generally recognisable. There is also an attempt to vary wording with “increase,” “fall,” and “rise.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a table: “the total of … weddings” suggests a count rather than average ages, “4 huge areas” is unsuitable, and “an impressive age” expresses an opinion rather than a neutral comparison. Phrases such as “ages … rise over 32” are also imprecise. Use neutral reporting language and precise terms such as “average age,” “higher,” “lower,” and “the oldest/youngest figures.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, using clauses with “where,” “while,” and “and.” Meaning is usually recoverable, but errors are frequent enough to make some sentences awkward or unclear. For example, “where the age is under 30 years old in North” has an unclear clause structure, and “while in the East area is can see a fall” has incorrect word order and an unnecessary verb. “The table summarises all of men and women ages” also shows problems with articles and possessive forms. Practise building shorter, accurate comparison sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses—for example, “In the North, the average age is lower for religious than civil marriages.”

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