Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-24

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 chart analyse information about the nominal hours spent on internet by European people, whereas it described by different age groups.

Overall, In Male the highest hours spent by teenagers, which was similar to Female. However, senior citizen had been accounted lowest in both gender.

To begin with, age of 11-15, Male accounted for 8, while in Female it plunged 2. Age of 16 to 20 was releatively same in Gents and Leadies, it experienced 19 and 18 people respectively. Following age group, the figure dramatically fall down by 12 people from Boys and 13 people from Girls.

In addition, in the age of 26- 30 both has been spent lowest time in internate, noticeable at just 4 person, but in age of 31- 50, it plummeated by 1 person in Male and Female remained same. Above 50, the people had spent 2 and 3 respectively. In comparison, after the age of 20 people had started using the lowest amount of internate.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover the main features of the table, noting the peak usage in the 16-20 age group and the lowest usage among older adults. However, there are significant data misinterpretations and inaccuracies. For instance, the student states that for the 11-15 age group, 'Male accounted for 8, while in Female it plunged 2' (the correct female figure is 6, not a drop of 2). Furthermore, expressions like '4 person' and misreading the data points demonstrate a lack of precision. The overview is somewhat basic but present. This falls under Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is organized into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the logical flow and progression are hindered by awkward transitions and confusing sentence structures. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, such as 'In Male the highest hours spent' and 'Following age group, the figure dramatically fall down'. Paragraphing is attempted, but referencing and relationships between ideas are sometimes unclear, placing this performance at Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very limited and repetitive. The student uses basic terms and makes numerous word choice and spelling errors, such as 'analyse' instead of 'analyzes', 'nominal' instead of 'average', 'Leadies' instead of 'females', 'releatively', 'plummeated', and 'internate'. There is little evidence of less common lexical items used accurately, and spelling mistakes like 'internate' and 'plummeated' cause some distraction for the reader. This performance aligns with Band 4.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The essay displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. Examples of grammatical errors include 'The table chart analyse information', 'wherever it described by', 'senior citizen had been accounted lowest', and 'the people had spent 2 and 3 respectively' (missing units). Errors in tense usage, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions are frequent and often impede clear communication, justifying a Band 4 score.

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