Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-28
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 4.0)
That table provied information about the different age of people spent their time on internet. This data extract from the European people
Firstly the male is 8% in the age of 11to15 and the female in this time period is 6%. if the age increase the number of both people rise like in the table the age of 16to20 the number of male is 19% and the female is 20% .That age of people mostly young boys and girls they do not doing any work in whole day ,they spent mostly all the time on internet. when the age are incearsing like in the table 21to 25 the people not use the internent because they have not time to use this they doing different job and not depand on their parents. In 26to30 table shows 4%male and 4% female use the internent due to mostly they got marriaged and they have not time to Wasted their important time in 51plus age of people male ratio only 2% and 3% only female due to that age Generally the female More aged and they have not work in their life so they use internet to spent their time.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response attempts to summarize the table, but falls short of a well-developed Academic Task 1 report. There is no clear overall trend or overview provided; instead, the writer jumps straight into specific figures. Furthermore, there are several data inaccuracies and misreadings compared to the factual reference. For example, the student states that for the 16-20 age group 'the number of male is 19% and the female is 20%', whereas the table shows 19 for males and 18 for females. Additionally, the figures represent average hours spent rather than percentages (e.g. stating '8%'), which misinterprets the data type. The response also includes a significant amount of personal speculation and irrelevant commentary (such as 'they do not doing any work in whole day' or 'got marriaged') rather than objective reporting. Consequently, this falls under Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The organization of the response is extremely weak. The entire text is presented as a single, dense block of writing without any paragraph breaks to separate the introduction, body details, or logical groupings of data. Cohesive devices are either missing, repetitive, or inaccurate, with phrases like 'if the age increase' and 'when the age are incearsing' used awkwardly to link sentences. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the progression of ideas. Although chronological order is loosely attempted by going through the age groups, the lack of paragraphing and poor transitions restrict the response to a Band 4.0 for coherence and cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, heavily constrained by frequent word choice and spelling errors. Examples of inadequate lexical control include 'provied', 'extract', 'marriaged', 'Wasted', and 'internent'. The student consistently misinterprets the nature of the data, treating hours as percentages. While there are a few attempts to use descriptive language regarding age groups, the vocabulary lacks the precision required for Academic Task 1. Spelling and morphological errors occur frequently throughout the text (e.g. 'incearsing', 'depand', 'Wasted'). This level of lexical performance aligns with Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The grammatical structure of the response is severely limited, consisting mainly of flawed simple and complex sentences. There is a persistent lack of control over basic verb forms, tense consistency, and subject-verb agreement. Examples of grammatical errors include 'That table provied information about the different age of people spent', 'the male is 8%', 'they do not doing any work', and 'they have not time to Wasted'. Punctuation is also poorly handled, with run-on sentences and missing capitalization or spacing. Because complex structures are frequently faulty and errors are dense enough to occasionally impede understanding, the grammar score is Band 4.0.
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