Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

THE GIVEN TABLE CHART ILLUSTRATES THE AVERAGE HOURS SPENT ON THE INTERNET BY EUROPEAN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS.

OVERALL,IT IS CLEAR FROM THE TABLE CHART THAT THE HIGHEST HOURS SPEND ON THE INTERNET BY 16-20 YEARS MALE. THE LOWEST HOURS SPEND ON THE INTERNET BY 51+ YEARS MALE.

LOKING AT THE TABLE GRAPH INTO MORE DETAIL, 8 HOURS SPEND BY 11-15 YEARS MALE. 19 HOURS SPEND BY 16-20 YEARS MALE. 7 HOURS SPEND BY 21-25 YEARS MALE. 4 HOURS SPEND BY 26-30 YEARS MALE. 3 HOURS SPEND BY 31-50 YEARS MALE. 2 HOURS SPEND BY 51+YEARS MALE.

6 HOURS SPEND BY 11-15 YEARS FEMALE. 18 HOURS SPEND BY 16-20 YEARS FEMALE. 5 HOURS SPEND BY 21-25 YEARS FEMALE. 4 HOURS SPEND BY 26-30 YEARS FEMALE. 4 HOURS SPEND BY 31-50 YEARS FEMALE. 3 HOURS SPEND BY 51+YEARS FEMALE.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You report the figures accurately, including the peak for males aged 16–20 (19 hours) and the low for males aged 51+ (2 hours), and you include both sexes across all age groups. However, the overview is very limited: it identifies only the male maximum and minimum, without summarising the broad pattern that internet use peaks at 16–20 and then generally declines with age, or noting that male figures are usually higher. The response also contains 126 words, below the required 150; the 12 words copied from the prompt are excluded from this count. This shortfall leaves little room to select and compare the main features, so the task is addressed only minimally. Add a fuller overview and compare the sexes and age groups rather than listing every value separately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate sections for male and female figures. This helps the reader locate the information, and the age groups are presented in a consistent order. However, the body paragraphs are essentially lists of figures, with little progression or comparison between the two sexes. The repeated sentence pattern, such as “19 hours spend…” and “7 hours spend…”, makes the writing mechanical, while the transition “Looking at the table graph into more detail” does not lead into a developed comparison. Use connected sentences to group related trends—for example, compare the peak values for both sexes, then describe the decline across older groups—and use linking language selectively.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to identify the topic and report basic data: terms such as “average hours,” “Internet,” “male,” and “female” are relevant and generally understandable. However, the range is narrow and repetitive, with “hours spend” repeated throughout instead of using accurate reporting expressions. Some word choices and forms are also incorrect or awkward, including “table chart,” “table graph,” and “highest hours spend.” The spelling error “LOKING” further reduces accuracy. These limitations make the description sound like a list rather than a concise data summary. Build a small range of precise phrases for describing figures and trends, such as “spent,” “recorded,” “peaked at,” and “declined,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response shows some control of basic sentence patterns, particularly in the opening sentence and the overview beginning “Overall, it is clear…”. However, most of the data statements are incomplete clauses: “8 hours spend by 11–15 years male” has no correctly formed main verb, and the same pattern recurs throughout both lists. The overview also contains faulty verb forms in “the highest hours spend” and “the lowest hours spend.” Sentence structures are very limited, and errors are frequent enough to make the prose sound unnatural, even though the intended figures remain mostly understandable. Practise complete reporting sentences, for example, “Males aged 11–15 spent an average of 8 hours online,” and vary these with accurate comparisons.

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