Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-30

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 chart illustrates the average time spent on the internet by european country people of different types of age groups between 11 to 50+ including both gender.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that 16-20 years people can spent significant highest amount of the time on online. Whereas 50 above male and female leave preffeble. Moreover, 26-30 age groups spent remain same hours on the internet.

At the beggining, 11-15 years of male spent 8 hours. Followed by female only at 6 hours.dramatically higher hours spend on online that 16-20 years male group accounted 19 hours than female also spent 18 hours. Then, 21-25 age people( male & female) spent to 12 hours.

31-50 age people can spent lowest amount of time it was only 3 hours for male and 4 hours recorded for women. finally above 50+ group categoris total amount of time spent only 5 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover the main features of the table, noting the peak usage in the 16-20 age group and lower usage among older adults. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data reporting and basic data misinterpretations. For instance, the writer states that '21-25 age people (male & female) spent to 12 hours', which incorrectly adds the two separate figures together (7 and 5) rather than reporting them individually. Furthermore, the overall length requirement of 150 words was not met, as the response falls short at 149 words. While an overview is attempted, key trends are occasionally confused or inadequately supported, limiting the score to Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is organized into paragraphs with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs, showing a basic attempt at structuring an Academic Task 1 response. However, overall progression lacks logical smoothness. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as starting a sentence with 'At the beggining' or using disconnected transitional phrases like 'finally above 50+ group categoris total amount of time spent only 5 hours.' Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within paragraphs is faulty due to poor referencing and abrupt shifts between data points. This places the response firmly in the Band 5.0 category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic vocabulary such as 'time spent', 'average time', and 'people'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'european country people of different types of age groups', 'leave preffeble', and 'group categoris'. Spelling errors are also present, notably 'beggining' and 'preffeble'. While some attempts are made to use less common vocabulary like 'significant highest amount', the errors impede precise communication and reflect Band 5.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as '16-20 years people can spent significant highest amount of the time on online', '26-30 age groups spent remain same hours', and 'dramatically higher hours spend on online that 16-20 years male group accounted 19 hours'. Punctuation is also problematic, and sentence structures are often ungrammatical or awkwardly phrased, causing difficulty for the reader. This performance aligns with Band 5.0.

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