Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-02

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)

The given table illustrates the average hours utilised on the sociial media by the European individuals of various age groups.

Overall, both male and female of 16-20 age had the highest average hours of using internet, whereas the lowest time was utilized by the 51 year aged people.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

The response attempts to address the prompt by mentioning the highest age group and the lowest, but the attempt is severely compromised by a long string of random keyboard smashing and gibberish that occupies the majority of the text. While the introduction and overview touch upon the topic of internet usage across age groups from the table, the lack of a coherent body paragraph and the extensive nonsense mean that the task is only addressed in a very minimal and tangential manner. Key features are not properly selected or reported, and the comparisons are incomplete due to the breakdown in the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The organisation of the text breaks down almost immediately after the opening sentences. While the initial introduction and basic overview attempt to set a logical framework, the long block of random characters that follows destroys any sense of logical progression or paragraph structure. Cohesive devices are largely absent or ineffective beyond the opening lines, and referencing is impossible to follow once the text descends into keyboard smashing. There is no clear overall progression or structured development of ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used in the initial readable sentences is basic and repetitive, featuring awkward word choices and minor errors such as 'utilised on the sociial media' instead of 'spent on the internet'. The writer attempts some topic-related vocabulary such as 'average hours' and 'age groups', but the vast majority of the word count consists of unreadable strings of random letters and symbols. Consequently, the lexical range is extremely limited and cannot demonstrate the ability to use precise or flexible language for academic reporting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The grammatical structures visible in the opening sentences are limited, showing a basic attempt at simple and complex forms with errors such as 'both male and female of 16-20 age had' where subject-verb agreement and article usage are flawed. The vast portion of the text is composed of random letter sequences rather than sentences, meaning grammatical range and accuracy cannot be meaningfully demonstrated across the response. Frequent errors and the breakdown of sentence structure severely impede communication throughout the submission.

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