Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-18

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 tableshow us, the average hours spent on the internet by European people of different age groups. From the age of 11 to 15, 8 male and 6 female were spent their time on internet, from the age of 16 to 20 the male was 19 and female was 18 was spent their time on internet, from the age of 21 to 25 the 7 male and 5 female used internet. Then, from 26 age to 30 age 4 male and female was use the internet. The age of 31 to 50 male was just 3 and the female was 4 whos's spent their time on internet. Then in the last from the age of 51plus the male was just 2 and female was just 3 used internet in Europe. More people used internet in the age of 16 to 20, and the less average of people used internet from the age of 51plus.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover the main data points from the table, identifying the age groups and the respective hours spent by males and females. An overview is attempted at the very end of the response: 'More people used internet in the age of 16 to 20, and the less average of people used internet from the age of 51plus.' However, the report lacks a clear overall structure and reads more like a mechanical listing of individual data cells rather than a synthesised summary. Furthermore, some data reporting is slightly awkward, though the core figures are largely present. This performance aligns best with Band 5, as the task is addressed only partially in terms of clear selection and comparison of main features.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response suffers significantly from a lack of proper paragraphing, as the entire text is presented as a single dense block. Cohesive devices are extremely basic and repetitive, relying heavily on strings of clauses connected by commas and repetitive transitional words like 'from the age of' and 'then'. There is no clear logical progression of ideas or grouping of information; instead, the data is simply listed sequentially down the rows of the table. Referencing is also weak and mechanical. This reflects Band 4 level cohesion, where information and ideas are not arranged coherently.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used throughout the response is very basic and repetitive. Phrases such as 'spent their time on internet' and 'used the internet' are repeated multiple times with no variation. There are no less common lexical items attempted, and word choices are frequently awkward or unidiomatic, such as 'from 26 age to 30 age' and 'the less average of people'. While the meaning remains mostly clear despite these limitations, the range is restricted and insufficient for a higher score, fitting Band 4 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The text contains numerous basic errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The tableshow us', 'male and female were spent', 'the male was 19 and female was 18 was spent', 'female was use the internet'), incorrect prepositions, and fragmented sentence structures. There is a very limited range of grammatical structures attempted, and complex structures are either absent or severely flawed. Communication is hindered by the frequency of these grammatical errors, placing the response firmly at Band 4.

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