Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-08-24

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)

in the given graph it summarize that the their are too much user of differnet ages which are using internet

in this the children in the age of 11 to 15 in which 8 males and 6 females they were using internet too much which are not benifical for them in their age

now they kids between the age of 16 to 20 in which 19 males and 18 females so they were using internet both are using internet reguraly and the people at the age of 21 to 25 there are less amount of male and feamles to use internet because in this age both are putting attention on their carier and they use less internet and after where the age increse they focus on their practical life and don't use internet. the usage of internet were decreasing when the age increase at the age of 51 the internet usage become 2 to 3% so in thus graph it sure that the usage of internet were very increase at the age of 11 to 20 but after that the usage become decrese .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the task but fails to provide a clear overview or accurately report the data. The student includes personal opinions, such as claiming internet usage is 'not beneficial' for children or speculating that people focus on their 'career' at certain ages. These subjective interpretations are not supported by the data and are inappropriate for an Academic Task 1 report. Furthermore, the data reporting is inaccurate; for example, the text mentions '8 males and 6 females' for the 11-15 age group, but the provided graph data is not clearly interpreted. The response lacks a summary of the main trends and fails to make meaningful comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response is written as a single, long paragraph, which makes it difficult to follow. There is a lack of logical progression or paragraphing. Cohesive devices are almost entirely absent, and the sentences are linked in a repetitive and mechanical way, often using 'in this' or 'and'. The lack of punctuation, such as full stops, makes the text appear as a run-on sentence, which significantly hinders the flow of information. The overall arrangement is not coherent, and the reader struggles to identify the relationship between the different age groups mentioned.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. The student uses basic terms like 'using internet', 'people', and 'age' repeatedly throughout the text. There are frequent spelling errors, such as 'benifical', 'reguraly', 'feamles', 'carier', and 'increse'. The student struggles to use precise terminology to describe data trends, relying on simple phrases like 'very increase' or 'less amount'. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to convey the information accurately or professionally, and the errors occasionally make the meaning difficult to interpret.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is very limited, consisting mostly of simple, poorly constructed sentences. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, such as 'the usage of internet were decreasing' and 'the their are too much user'. Punctuation is almost entirely missing, with the entire response essentially functioning as one long, run-on sentence. The misuse of tenses and word order, such as 'in this graph it sure that', indicates a lack of control over basic sentence structures. These frequent errors cause significant difficulty for the reader.

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