Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-12

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 6.0)

The table illustrates the average number of hours using the internet by European people across the different age group.

Overall, people aged of 16-20 is the highest user of internet regardless of gender, while those aged 51 and above recorded lowest usage. Male internet consumption was higher in youger age groups where as the female group spent more time in internet at the older categories.

Look at the first young age category 11-15, male are higher user with 8 hours while female spent 6 hours. The gender gap narrowed in 16-20 age categroy, male consumed 19 hours and 18 hours for female. For the next young group 21-25 the usage of internet fall sharply, 7 and 5 hours for male and female respectively. The last young age group for both male and female remain identical with 4 hours.

The older group the both male and female displayed a significant lower amount of internet using. The older female of 31-50 and 50+ categories demonstrated higher usage than male, as female spenting time was 4 and 3 hours whereas 3 and 2 hours for male.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern clearly: usage peaks among 16–20-year-olds for both genders and is lowest among people aged 51+, and you report the figures for each age group. The overview also notes the shift from higher male use in younger groups to higher female use in older groups, which is a relevant comparison. Most figures are accurate, but the final comparison mislabels the 51+ group as “50+,” and the overview’s claim that males use the internet more in “younger age groups” is broad: females are higher in the 31–50 and 51+ groups, while the 26–30 figures are equal. Some details, such as the older groups’ pattern, are less fully expressed. More precise age labels and a sharper overview would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the younger and older age groups. The sequence follows the table, and comparisons such as the narrowing gap between males and females at ages 16–20 help the reader follow the data. However, some links are mechanical or unclear, particularly “Look at the first young age category” and “The older group the both male and female…”. The final paragraph also repeats the older-group comparison without a smooth transition from the preceding details. Use more direct topic sentences and connect the age-group comparisons explicitly—for example, signal the move from the sharp fall after ages 16–20 to the lower figures in the older categories.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “average,” “gender gap,” “consumed,” “usage,” and “recorded,” so the main comparisons are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more precise expressions such as “fell sharply” and “higher usage.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “hours using the internet,” “user of internet,” and “internet using” would be more naturally expressed as hours spent online or internet use. Spelling errors such as “youger” and “categroy” also reduce accuracy. Aim for consistent, natural phrasing and check spelling; this would make the adequate range more precise and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” in the overview and a comparison introduced by “whereas” in the final paragraph. The meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “people aged of 16-20 is” has an unnecessary preposition and incorrect subject–verb agreement; “male are higher user” also has agreement and article problems. In “female spent 6 hours,” the verb form does not match the past-tense reporting, while “female spending time was” is an inaccurate sentence structure. Work on agreement, articles, and consistent past-tense forms, and revise sentences to ensure each clause has a clear subject and verb.

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