Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-14

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 illustrates the data about the average internet usage by European people of different ages in an hour.

Overall, people of age group 16-20 are excessively using mobile phones,on the other hand ealder people with 51+ age have lowest mobile usage.

People with 16-20 age are addicted to their mobiles, that's why they spend the most of their on their mobile. Age group 11-15 are the second largest group with more mobile usage. Ealder people are less addicted to their mobiles, as a result they do not spend much of their times on their mobiles. Table also shows that males of 11 to 25 age group spend more of their time on mobile than females.

In a nutshall, how much time does people spend on their mobiles are based on their age groups. People of higher age use less mobile, on the other hand people from lower ages spend most of their times on mobile

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main pattern that the 16–20 group records the highest figures and people aged 51+ the lowest, and you note that males generally spend more time online in younger groups. However, the response does not report the table’s actual hours, so the comparisons remain broad and are not fully supported. It also describes the figures as mobile-phone use and explains them through addiction, although the task concerns time spent on the Internet and gives no evidence about devices or reasons. The claim that 11–15-year-olds are the second-largest group is not accurate across the table: the 21–25 group is also higher than most older groups, and the response should distinguish the male and female values. Select key figures and describe them neutrally.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable opening, a general overview, supporting paragraphs and a concluding sentence, so the reader can follow its broad direction. However, the progression is repetitive: the highest and lowest age groups are mentioned in the overview and then restated, while the final paragraph repeats the general age pattern rather than adding a useful comparison. Linking phrases such as “on the other hand” and “as a result” are used, but the relationships they signal are sometimes awkward or unsupported. Organise the details into a clearer comparison—for example, first report the peak and the next-highest group, then summarise the figures for older ages and gender differences. This would make the paragraphing and connections more purposeful.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses a small range of relevant terms, including “average internet usage,” “age group” and “spend,” and the main topic is generally recognisable. However, vocabulary is repetitive and several choices are inaccurate or too informal for a data summary. “Mobile usage” and “addicted to their mobiles” shift the focus from Internet hours to devices and make an unsupported judgement; “excessively using” is also not a neutral description of the figures. There are noticeable spelling errors, including “ealder” and “nutshall,” and phrases such as “second largest group with more mobile usage” are imprecise. Use neutral reporting language and precise terms such as “hours online,” “highest figure” and “older age groups.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer sentences, including “Ealder people are less addicted to their mobiles, as a result they do not spend much of their times on their mobiles,” but control is inconsistent and the sentence joins two independent clauses incorrectly. The opening, “The illustrates the data,” is missing a grammatical subject, and “how much time does people spend” has incorrect question-word order and subject–verb agreement. Other errors include “people of age group 16-20” and “spend most of their times,” where articles or plural forms are not controlled. Sentence structures are mostly simple, with attempts at complex clauses that are often faulty. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, complete sentence openings and punctuation between clauses before adding more complex structures.

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