Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-07-28

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 6.5)

The given table illustrates the number of hours spent on the internet by the citizens of Europe who are in different age groups.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that the internet is very populer amoung young childern. Whereass, people of older age group use the internet very rearly.

To begin with, male european between the age of 11 to 15 spent the time on internet by 8 hours on average that was almost equvelent to the noumber of hours spent by 21 to 25 years of age. Same goes with the Female citizens who are between the age group of 11 to 15 and 21 to 25, they spend almost the same number of hours on internet. Moreover, male and female between 26 to 30 years old, they have the same average of internet browsing which is equel to 4 hours.

However after the age of 31 the internet become less popular and the people who are more older in age they hardly use the internet in there daily life. For instance, european who are more than 50 years use internet by only 2 and 3 hours on average.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response covers the main features of the data, such as the high usage among younger age groups and the decline in older groups. However, the analysis is somewhat limited. While you identify the trends, you could improve by providing more precise comparisons between the age groups and genders. For instance, you mention that 11-15 and 21-25 year olds spend similar time online, but you do not explicitly contrast these with the middle age groups. The overview is present but could be more comprehensive by highlighting the overall downward trend more clearly. The data points are generally accurate, but the report lacks a more analytical approach to the provided figures.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The response is organized into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. The use of cohesive devices like 'Overall', 'To begin with', 'Moreover', and 'However' helps guide the reader through the information. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and the referencing is occasionally repetitive. The logical progression is generally clear, but the flow between sentences could be smoother. The paragraphing is appropriate for an Academic Task 1 response, and the information is grouped in a way that makes sense, moving from the younger demographics to the older ones.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, but there are several spelling errors that detract from the quality, such as 'popuer' (popular), 'amoung' (among), 'childern' (children), 'Whereass' (Whereas), 'rearly' (rarely), 'equvelent' (equivalent), 'noumber' (number), and 'equel' (equal). These errors are frequent enough to be noticeable. While you attempt to use some descriptive language, the range is somewhat limited. To reach a higher band, you should focus on accuracy in spelling and use a wider variety of synonyms to describe data trends, such as 'fluctuate', 'decline', or 'remain stable'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'male european' (should be 'male Europeans'), 'between the age of 11 to 15' (should be 'between the ages of 11 and 15'), and 'people who are more older' (should be 'older people'). Additionally, there are issues with article usage and prepositional phrases. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are persistent throughout the text. Increasing the variety of complex structures and focusing on subject-verb agreement and pluralization would improve the score.

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