Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-13

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 flowchart initially shows the using of internet of european people of different ages from childhood to older

The overall chart describe that male spent more time on internet as compare to female of all age group while young male and female are same.

There is a little bit differnce between of teenager boy and girl of using internet.

A older peole both spent a very less time on internet while young people age of 26 to 30 is a twice of it.The female age of 31 to50 uses more internet rathar than males.A 21 to 25 both men and women nearly spent same time however 16 to 20 uses a good quality of time on internet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The student fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, finishing at only 117 words, which negatively impacts Task Achievement. Furthermore, the response misinterprets the stimulus, incorrectly referring to it as a 'flowchart' instead of a table. While the student attempts to describe some general trends (such as 'male spent more time on internet as compare to female'), the data reporting is very vague, inaccurate, and lacks precise figures or proper comparisons. Key features are insufficiently presented, and the response stops short of providing a fully developed overview. Because of the under-length penalty and the lack of accurate data selection, this earns a band score of 4.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text suffers from a severe lack of proper paragraphing, as nearly all sentences are lumped together into a disjointed block with a single stray opening line. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, resulting in a weak flow of ideas. For instance, transitions between sentences like 'A older peole both spent...' and 'The female age of 31 to50...' feel abrupt and disconnected. Although there is a faint attempt at an overall summary in the second sentence, the logical progression is disrupted by repetitive structures and confused referencing. Paragraphing is not used effectively, leading to an overall score of 4.0 for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The lexical range is basic and repetitive, heavily relying on simple terms like 'time on internet', 'people', and 'male and female'. There are noticeable word choice errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, such as 'uses a good quality of time' instead of spending a significant amount of time, and 'a twice of it' instead of twice as much. Spelling errors also appear, such as 'differnce' and 'rathar'. Vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic ideas, but recurrent inaccuracies and limited range restrict the score to a 4.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak, with frequent errors that occasionally impede understanding. The student struggles with basic syntax, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions, demonstrated in phrases like 'male spent more time on internet as compare to female' and 'A older peole both spent a very less time'. There is a lack of varied complex structures, and sentence construction is generally faulty, featuring missing articles and incorrect auxiliary usages (e.g., 'uses more internet rathar than males'). Due to the high frequency of grammatical errors and limited structural range, this section warrants a 4.0.

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