Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-13

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 4.0)

The table illustrates the different age groups of Eurpean people that how much spent on average hours on internet

Overall, the highest hours spent on internet by the age group of 16 to 20 years in which male are 19

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies one relevant feature: the 16–20 age group has the highest figures, and it correctly reports the male value of 19. However, it gives no female figure and does not describe the other age groups or the overall pattern, such as the decline after ages 16–20. The overview is therefore very limited, and the task is only minimally addressed. The response also contains 40 words, well below the required 150, leaving too little space to summarise and compare the data. To improve, include a clear overview and select several key comparisons, accurately reporting both sexes across the age groups rather than focusing on a single value.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence introduces the table, followed by a sentence beginning “Overall” that signals a summary. This gives the reader a minimal sense of purpose. However, the response ends before any supporting details or comparisons are developed, so there is little progression between ideas and no meaningful paragraph structure. The second sentence also combines the overview and a single data point without clearly connecting them. Develop a short introduction, a distinct overview, and a body paragraph that groups the age bands and compares male and female figures. Use simple links such as “whereas” or “by contrast” to make those comparisons explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses a small set of relevant terms, including “age groups,” “average hours,” and “internet,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the vocabulary is very limited and some phrases are not natural or precise, particularly “different age groups of Eurpean people that how much spent” and “hours spent on internet.” The spelling “Eurpean” is also inaccurate. Because the response is so short, it does not demonstrate the range of language needed to describe trends or comparisons. Practise accurate data-reporting phrases such as “the average time spent online” and “the figure for males,” and use verbs such as “peaked,” “fell,” and “was similar” to describe the table clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts two sentences and uses “Overall” to introduce a summary, but the sentence structures are not yet controlled. In “The table illustrates the different age groups of Eurpean people that how much spent on average hours on internet,” the clause after “that” is incomplete and the relationship between the ideas is unclear. The second sentence, “the highest hours spent on internet by the age group of 16 to 20 years in which male are 19,” is also a fragment rather than a complete, well-formed statement. Articles and prepositions are missing or awkward, and “male are” does not agree in number. Build complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, for example: “Males aged 16–20 spent an average of 19 hours online.”

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