Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-10

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 5.5)

The table illustrates data about the average hours spent on the digital apps by European individuals of different age groups.

Overall, the people under 18 is called teenagers. We find that internet is mostly used by them. However, older people over 40 are less interested in digital media.

Firstly, internet users between 11-15 age are around 8 male and 6 female. Secondly, the higest users of internet are between 16-20 age group , ranging about 19 male and 18 female. However, age of 21 to 25 is less than 8 per users as of male and female. Lastly, age of 26 and above remained 3-4 users, considering both the gender.

On the other hand, people above 50 are considered as the lowest users of internet. As, they are not fully acknowledged about technology and internet.

In conclusion, teenagers group are refered as the higest users considering both gender. But, after growing older people are becoming less interested in internet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: the 16–20 group records the highest figures for both sexes, while the 51+ group has the lowest. The figures you give for ages 11–15 and 16–20 are also correct, and you make relevant comparisons between males and females. However, the overview is partly unclear: “people under 18” does not match the table’s age bands, and the claim that older people are “less interested” interprets the data rather than simply describing their lower average hours. Some details are compressed or imprecise, such as saying ages 26 and above remained at 3–4, which overlooks the 4/4 figures for ages 26–30 and the 2/3 figures for 51+. A clearer overview and more precise coverage of the age groups would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, details and a concluding statement. The age groups are generally presented in a sensible order, and linking expressions such as “Firstly,” “However” and “Lastly” help signal movement between points. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the conclusion restates the overview, and the separate paragraph beginning “On the other hand” repeats the point about the oldest group without adding a clear comparison. Some links are not logical or are awkwardly placed, particularly “As,” at the start of a sentence fragment. Grouping the figures into a paragraph about the peak and subsequent decline, followed by a concise overview, would make the organisation more effective and less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “average hours,” “age groups,” “users” and “gender,” so the subject is generally clear. There is also some attempt to vary wording with “digital apps” and “digital media.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing this table: “digital apps” is not equivalent to Internet use, “higest users” confuses people with hours, and “less than 8 per users” is difficult to interpret. Spelling errors such as “higest” and “refered” are noticeable, while repeated use of “users” and “interested” limits precision. Prefer accurate data-reporting phrases such as “average hours spent online” and “recorded the highest figure,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple sentences and more developed forms, including “However, older people over 40 are less interested…” and “ranging about 19 male and 18 female.” The main comparisons can usually be understood, but grammatical control is inconsistent. For example, “the people under 18 is called teenagers” has subject–verb agreement and sentence-construction problems, while “internet users between 11-15 age are around 8 male and 6 female” lacks a clear grammatical structure for reporting the figures. “As, they are…” is an incorrectly punctuated fragment, and “teenagers group are” also has agreement problems. Practise complete, direct reporting sentences, such as “Males aged 16–20 spent an average of 19 hours online, compared with 18 hours for females.”

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