Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-23

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 table provides data about minimum hours spent on the internet by European people of different age group.

For the children under 11-15 , male 8 and female 6 hourse spent on internate respectfully. As for the teanegers under 16-20 , male spents 19 hours in a day and female spent 1 house less than that . Additionally, adult under 21-25 age , spent less hours than most of the teanegers like 7 to 5 hourse both male and female respectively .

Moreover, people who, age is around 26-30 both genders spents around 4 hours in a day on internet , furthermore middle age people spent spents 3 to 4 hours a day on it and the most least spender hours were olderly people who is around the age of 51+ , they spent around 2-3 hours on the internate .

Overall, the most people who spent their time on internate were teanagers and the least spender was olderly people .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student covers the main features of the table, attempting to report data for various age groups and both genders. However, there are significant inaccuracies in the interpretation of the data, such as claiming the table provides data about 'minimum hours' and stating that the 16-20 age group spent '19 hours in a day', misinterpreting the weekly or general timeframe implied by the table values. Additionally, some data points are stated awkwardly or imprecisely (e.g., 'the most least spender hours'). While an overview is present at the end, the task is only partially addressed due to flawed data reporting and lack of clear comparative synthesis. This performance aligns best with Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is organised into multiple paragraphs, including an introduction, body paragraphs for different age ranges, and a concluding overview. However, the progression of ideas is hindered by repetitive phrasing and awkward transitions (e.g., 'For the children under 11-15...', 'As for the teanegers...', 'Moreover...', 'furthermore'). Cohesive devices are used mechanically and often inaccurately, and referencing between sentences is occasionally unclear. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is weak. This corresponds to Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling and word-choice errors that occasionally impede communication. Examples of errors include 'hourse', 'internate', 'teanegers', 'spents', 'house' instead of 'hour', 'olderly', and 'least spender'. The range of vocabulary is limited to simple descriptive terms, and attempts at less common lexical items fail due to incorrect forms and collocations. This performance fits the Band 4 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response contains a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple clauses and faulty attempts at complex forms (e.g., 'Moreover, people who, age is around 26-30 both genders spents...'). Grammatical errors are frequent throughout the text, including tense misuse ('spents', 'spent'), missing articles, subject-verb agreement errors, and punctuation mistakes. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader and restrict the score to Band 4.

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