Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-20
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 given table illustrates some data about spent time of the European people on the social media websites of various groups of age.
Overall, young generation between 16 to 20 give their extremely time on internet while just few older people spent time on internet while the mature people between 26 to 30 spent anerage time on internet.
Firstly, children amoung 11 to 15 spent just normal time like male gave 8 hours on websites while female spent 6 hours. Moreover, younger from 16 to 20 spent lot of time on internet for watching videos or serching something. The European citizen, 21 to 25 years old spent everage time on internet. While mature peoplo male and female from 26 to 30 years old spent four hours on internet.
Secondaly, the Eurpoean people from 31 to 50 years old spent few time like male gave 3 hours and female gave 4 hours on internet, In addition, aged people from fifty plus give just few time like male spent 2 while female spent 3 hours on internet for spending their time.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by summarizing the main features of the table regarding Internet usage across age groups. However, there are significant misinterpretations of the data and prompt parameters. For instance, the student refers to 'social media websites' and 'watching videos or searching something,' which are not mentioned in the provided table. Furthermore, the overview is imprecise and confusing, describing categories as 'normal time' or 'anerage time' without clearly highlighting the peak usage among 16 to 20-year-olds and the steady decline afterwards. While the student does report several figures from the table (such as 19 and 18 for the 16-20 group), the inclusion of unsupported external assumptions and imprecise grouping descriptions places this response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into paragraphs with basic cohesive devices such as 'Firstly,' 'Moreover,' and 'Secondaly.' However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward phrasing and mechanical transitions. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structure of the body paragraphs lacks clear topical development, leading to a disjointed reading experience. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and punctuation errors around transitions hinder smooth flow. Overall, the organizational structure shows basic coherence but suffers from mechanical and repetitive linking devices, fitting the Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive, with frequent word choice errors and unnatural collocations. Examples include 'spent time of the European people' instead of 'time spent by European people,' 'give their extremely time' instead of 'spend the most time,' and 'anerage time' (average). The student also introduces ungrounded vocabulary like 'social media websites.' While the meaning is generally discernible despite the errors, the vocabulary lacks the precision and flexibility required for higher bands, corresponding to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The student demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying primarily on simple sentences with frequent attempts at complex structures that result in severe grammatical errors. Examples of errors include 'young generation between 16 to 20 give their extremely time on internet,' 'children amoung 11 to 15 spent,' and spelling mistakes such as 'Eurpoean' and 'Secondaly.' Subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and preposition usage are problematic throughout the text. These frequent errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader, aligning closely with the Band 4.0 descriptors.
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