Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-16

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 given image is a table which gives us a vital information regarding to the average hours spent on the internet by european people of different age groups.

Overall, it is a evident the image is divided in to three types of categories such as age, male and female and the other the 11-15 age male eight percent and female is six percent other notice able categorie is that in year 26-30 there both are same male and female.

In the age of 11-15 the male eight and female is six and on the contrast 16-20 the male is rising only one percent other hand the male is above then female.

In the year 26-30 the both are same percentages morever, in 31-50 the ade difference is 9 percent and they touch there older age so they more decrease, furthere more there ratio difference is only one percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word length requirement, containing 148 words instead of the required 150 words. Furthermore, the task achievement is limited. While the student attempts to report some figures from the table, such as mentioning that the 11-15 age group has males at eight and females at six, the overview is extremely weak and confused (stating the image is divided into 'three types of categories'). Some data reported is factually incorrect or hard to follow, such as claiming the 16-20 age group male is 'rising only one percent' or mentioning a '9 percent' difference in the 31-50 group when the actual figures are 3 and 4. The selection of features lacks clarity and a coherent reporting structure.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The organization of the text is poor. The response lacks proper paragraphing, presenting as a single block of weakly connected sentences. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or incorrectly, such as 'other notice able categorie is that', 'morever', and 'furthere more'. There is no clear logical progression or overview that successfully guides the reader through the data in the table, making the overall arrangement difficult to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'male', 'female', 'percent', and 'age'. There are numerous word choice and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'vital information regarding to', 'evident the image', 'notice able', 'categorie', and 'ade' instead of age. Less common lexical items are either absent or used incorrectly, which restricts the response to a lower band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak, with a very limited range of sentence structures attempted, most of which are faulty. There are persistent errors in basic grammar, punctuation, and sentence construction, such as run-on sentences ('In the year 26-30 the both are same percentages morever, in 31-50 the ade difference is 9 percent and they touch there older age so they more decrease') and missing verbs or prepositions. These frequent errors impede communication and obscure the meaning of several sentences.

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