Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-21
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 graphe illustrates how many hours spent on the Internet by European inhabitants of various age sections.
Overall,it can be clearly seen from the table graph that the category (16-20) are the highest spending time on the Internet.In contrast, the adultes ones 51 years old or more are the lowest .
Regarding the ones who spent more time on the website platforms peaks at 18 and 19 hours respectively between female and male while the groups ( 11-25) are mid range level beetwen 5 and 8 hours.
Although, the category (26-50) are the penultimate stage of using internet wereas the ultimate stage of using Internet are the adultes
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student has attempted to summarise the main features of the table, correctly identifying that the 16-20 age group spends the most time on the Internet and that older adults aged 51 and over spend the least. However, the response fails to reach the required minimum word count of 150 words, standing at only 110 words. This under-length severely limits the extent to which data can be reported and compared, preventing the response from achieving a band score higher than 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into short paragraphs and attempts an overview. However, referencing and logical progression are frequently faulty or mechanical, such as 'Regarding the ones who spent more time on the website platforms peaks at 18 and 19 hours'. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly ('Although, the category...'), and overall organisation is disjointed due to the fragmentation of ideas and lack of clear linking between sentences.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
Vocabulary is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic phrasing such as 'spending time on the Internet' and makes awkward lexical choices like 'age sections' instead of 'age groups' and 'adultes ones' instead of 'older adults'. There are also spelling and word-form errors, including 'graphe' and 'wereas', which reflect a restricted control of lexical resources suitable for an Academic Task 1 response.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a limited range of grammatical structures. There are frequent basic errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the category (16-20) are') and awkward prepositional usage. Complex structures are attempted but are generally faulty and lack control, such as 'Regarding the ones who spent more time on the website platforms peaks at 18 and 19 hours'. Punctuation and spacing errors (e.g., missing spaces after commas and periods) also detract from the quality.
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