Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-08-10

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 4.5)

The provided table illustrates the distribution of a population segmented by age groups and gender, specifically comparing the number of males and females across six distinct age brackets.

Overall, it is clear that the vast majority of the surveyed individuals fall into the younger demographic, particularly between the ages of 16 and 20. Furthermore, the figures for both genders follow a highly similar downwards trend as age increases, with the elderly presenting the smallest portion of data.

Looking closely at the younger group, individuals aged 16 to 20 constitute the largest segment by a significant margin, consisting of 19 males and 18 females. The youngest bracket aged 11 to 15 years follows the second largest group with 8 males and 6 females. However a sharp drop-off is visible in the 21-25 category, which accounts for just 7 men and 5 women.

Generally the trend has decreased after the age of 16-20. As it shows people of elder ages are less likely to watch TV

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 3.0

The response fails to address the task prompt. The prompt asks for a summary of 'average hours spent on the Internet by European people of different age groups,' but the student describes a table about population distribution by age and gender. Furthermore, the student concludes by mentioning 'watching TV,' which is completely irrelevant to the provided data. Because the content does not match the prompt, the response is off-topic. While the student attempts to report figures, the fundamental misunderstanding of the data source prevents a higher score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, and there is an attempt to use cohesive devices such as 'Overall,' 'Furthermore,' and 'However.' However, the logical progression is undermined by the fact that the content is inaccurate. The transition between the description of the data and the final sentence is abrupt and lacks coherence, as the final sentence introduces a topic (watching TV) that was not previously mentioned or supported by the data provided in the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally adequate for a basic report, including terms like 'distribution,' 'segmented,' 'demographic,' and 'bracket.' However, the lexical choices are applied to the wrong subject matter. There is no attempt to use more sophisticated or academic vocabulary that would be expected in an IELTS Task 1 response. The range is limited, and the misuse of terminology regarding the data content limits the score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are some grammatical errors, such as the missing comma after 'However' and the awkward phrasing in 'the trend has decreased after the age of 16-20.' Additionally, the final sentence is a fragment that lacks proper punctuation. While the meaning is generally clear at the sentence level, the grammatical control is inconsistent, and the errors occasionally distract from the flow of the writing.

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