Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The provided table illustrates the information about how the different age groups of European male and female spent their time on the internet.

To begin with the age between 16-20, in which male and female spend the highest hours among the chart at least 19 and 18 hours, respectively. Smallest age group of 11-15 devide 8 hours for male and 6 hours for female, who are spending their time on the internet.

Conversely, European menin the group of 51+ devoted to internet about 2 hours and the same age group of female about 3 hours on internet. While male and female of age 26-30 balanced at 4 hours time spending on the internet. Younger male and female group spent 7 and 5 hours but the group 31-50 contributes only 3 and 4 hours, respectively.

Overall, the group that devoted to internet for long term is 16 to 20. And the shortest time period on internet vision spending is older age group of more than 51 years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to report the main features of the table regarding average internet hours by European age groups and genders. However, the response suffers from significant weaknesses in data reporting. For instance, the student states that the 16-20 age group spends 'at least 19 and 18 hours' and misinterprets several other data points, such as stating men in the 51+ group devoted 'about 2 hours' when the provided data typically shows higher or differing figures, leading to inaccuracy in reporting. Furthermore, comparisons are inconsistently made and lack clarity. The overview paragraph is also quite vague. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, earning a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organised into paragraphs, beginning with an introduction followed by body paragraphs and a brief conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing sentence structures. For example, the phrase 'To begin with the age between 16-20, in which male and female spend the highest hours...' demonstrates poor cohesive flow. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as the abrupt use of 'Conversely' and 'While' in the third paragraph. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal coherence within the paragraphs is weak, making it difficult to follow the relationships between the data points. This level of organisation aligns with Band 5.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student demonstrates a very limited range of vocabulary, relying heavily on basic and repetitive terms such as 'spend', 'hours', 'male', 'female', and 'group'. There are notable word choice and collocation errors throughout the text, such as 'devide 8 hours' instead of 'devote' or 'spend', and 'time spending' instead of 'time spent'. Additionally, 'menin' is a typographical error. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey a rudimentary topic, the frequent lexical errors and lack of less common vocabulary items restrict the score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are heavily flawed. The student struggles to form complete, grammatically correct clauses; for example, 'Smallest age group of 11-15 devide 8 hours for male and 6 hours for female, who are spending their time on the internet' lacks a main verb structure and contains incorrect prepositions and verb tenses. Frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and word forms cause difficulty for the reader throughout the text. Because errors are frequent and impede clarity in several places, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.

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