Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-27

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 table gives information about Europeon people who spend most of the time on internet by different age groups and genders.

Overall, in europe tennagers spend most of the time on internet in both genders while senior citizens account least time in hours on browsing.

Tennagers who aged 16-20 spent most of the time on internet in both genders almost 19 hours and 18 hours respectively. Following this childrens who aged 11-15 utilize almost 8 hours and 6 hours on internet in both males and females. After that, adults who aged 21-25 spent almost 7 hours and 5 hours on internet, while people who aged 26-30 spent almost 4 hours on internet in both genders.

At last, senior citizens contribute only 2 hours in males and 3 hours in females on internet in europe, that is least in all age groups.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarise the main features of the table, successfully identifying the highest category (16-20 age group) and the lowest category (51+). An overview is provided, noting that teenagers spend the most time and senior citizens the least. However, the response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, finishing at 141 words. Furthermore, there are minor inaccuracies in reporting the data; for instance, the 31-50 age group figures are stated as 'almost 4 hours' for both genders, whereas the table records 3 for males and 4 for females. Because the word count falls short, Task Achievement cannot exceed Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response is organised into clear paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by an overview, body details, and a concluding sentence. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'Following this', 'After that', and 'At last' are used to sequence the information logically. However, referencing and paragraphing structure remain basic. The progression of ideas is generally clear as it moves chronologically through the age brackets from youngest to oldest, but the mechanical nature of the transition phrases prevents the essay from achieving a higher band.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with appropriate topic-specific terms such as 'age groups', 'genders', 'senior citizens', and 'browsing'. However, there are several spelling and word choice errors, including 'Europeon', 'tennagers', 'account least time', and 'childrens'. The writer attempts less common vocabulary like 'contribute' and 'utilize', but these are occasionally collocationally awkward or inaccurate. The lexical range is sufficient to convey the main points, but repetitive patterns and spelling errors limit the score to a 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The essay displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'Tennagers who aged 16-20 spent most of the time...' and '...while people who aged 26-30 spent almost 4 hours...'. There are noticeable grammatical errors throughout, including incorrect relative clause reductions ('who aged' instead of 'aged' or 'who were aged'), missing articles ('on internet' instead of 'on the internet'), and capitalization errors ('europe', 'Tennagers'). Despite these errors, communication is not seriously impeded, and the sentence structures attempted demonstrate a fair grasp of basic grammar.

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