Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table gives information about the average hours spent on the Internet by European people of different age groups.

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

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The table bar illustrates data about the averege hours spent on the internet by European people of varient age group.

Overall, we can see that how much time spent on the EU countries people. 16-20 years people of the largest people interested male and female. On the other side, 51+ people spent time had to lowest number of Europe. 26-30 and 31-50 age group fameal at the same number.

In terms of how much male intetseted, at the first time started of male age group only 8 people and 19 was the peak number of male. The third highest number of male people 7 in 21-25 age group. 26-30 spent 4 people. 31-50 and 51+ age group spent time just 3 nad 2 people.

By contrast, female age group people some low spent timeto male. 16-20 age people used internet 18 people and this number had to largest. Secondly, 11-15 and 21-25 age group people was second and third spent of people, the number had to 6 and 5. 26-30 and 31-50 age group people had to same number of people respectively. Lastly, 51+ age people was the lowest number people spent time, and the number only 3.

WE are understood, male peole spent time on internet then female people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern that the 16–20 group records the highest figures for both sexes and that the 51+ group records the lowest. Most figures you mention are accurate, including the male peak of 19 and female peak of 18. However, the overview is unclear and includes the unsupported claim that males generally spend more time online: females exceed males in the 31–50 and 51+ groups, while the 26–30 figures are equal. Some comparisons are also imprecise; for example, the female figures of 6 and 5 are described as second and third, without clearly relating them to the other age groups. State the overall pattern accurately, then select and compare the key figures more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for male and female figures. Phrases such as “By contrast” and “Lastly” help signal movement between points. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because ideas are repeated or expressed unclearly. The overview sentence “16-20 years people of the largest people interested male and female” does not clearly communicate the comparison, and the final sentence repeats a broad claim rather than drawing together the data. Some linking language, including “In terms of” and “Secondly,” is used mechanically and does not always clarify the relationship between figures. Organise the details around clear comparisons and use concise topic sentences and references.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “age group,” “peak,” “largest,” and “lowest,” and the reader can generally identify that the response concerns internet use. However, vocabulary is limited and repetitive, and frequent spelling, word-form, and collocation problems make several statements hard to understand. Examples include “averege,” “varient,” “intetseted,” and “spent timeto male.” Phrases such as “the largest people interested” and “the lowest number of Europe” are not natural ways to describe the table. Use precise terms such as “hours,” “users,” and “recorded,” and check spelling and collocations. Avoid describing the figures as people when they represent average hours.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to use more than simple statements, including “Overall, we can see that…” and “By contrast,” but sentence structures are mostly basic and frequently faulty. Errors in word order and sentence construction appear in “how much time spent on the EU countries people” and “16-20 years people of the largest people interested male and female.” Agreement and verb forms are also unreliable, as in “age group people was” and “this number had to largest.” These problems often obscure the intended comparisons. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences, for example, “Men aged 16–20 spent an average of 19 hours online.” Then vary these with correctly formed comparison clauses and check articles, plurals, and agreement.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.