Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-07

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 5.5)

The given table illustrates the information about the average hours being spent by European people both male and female on the internet by a wide range of people of several age groups.

Overall, the table clearly depicts that teenagers spent most of their time on internet especially males while old people spent less of their time on consuming content.

Firstly, the age group from 11-15 spent an average of 7 hours on internet folllowed by nearly 6 hours on internet by 21 to 25 age group males and females. Meanwhile, people from age 26 to 50 consume same hours of time on the internet following the males and females remain same in consuming online facilities.

Youth of age 16 to 20 spent more than two-third of their time on the internet which results in more than 90% of the whole day on internet scrolling. Furthermore, over-aged individuals of more than 51 of age consume less content.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad pattern that the 16–20 group spends the most time online and that the oldest group spends the least, which gives the response a relevant overview. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: 11–15-year-olds are reported as spending “7 hours,” although the table gives separate figures of 8 for males and 6 for females; the 21–25 figures are 7 and 5, not “nearly 6” as a combined group. The statement that 26–50-year-olds spend the same amount also overlooks the differences between sexes in the 31–50 group. The claim that young people spend “more than 90% of the whole day” is unsupported and misinterprets the hours. Select key figures accurately and compare the two sexes within age groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an introductory sentence, an overview, and two body sections. Sequencing words such as “Overall,” “Firstly,” and “Furthermore” help signal movement between points. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the first body paragraph moves from ages 11–15 to 21–25 and then 26–50 without a clear organising principle, while the next returns to 16–20. Some links are also difficult to follow, particularly “following the males and females remain same.” Group the figures in a logical order, such as highest to lowest or younger to older, and use clear comparisons to connect sentences. This would make the organisation more coherent and reduce the impression of loosely connected observations.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “average,” “age group,” “teenagers,” and “depicts,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, the range is limited by repeated use of “spent,” “hours,” and “internet,” and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for describing a table. For example, “consuming content,” “scrolling,” and “online facilities” introduce ideas not measured by the data, while “over-aged individuals” is an unsuitable label for people aged 51 and above. There is also a spelling error in “folllowed.” Use neutral, precise reporting language and vary it appropriately—for example, describe time “spent online” and refer to “people aged 51 and over.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including a complex overview beginning “Overall” and a sentence introduced by “Meanwhile.” Some basic structures communicate the main idea, but control is uneven. In “the age group from 11-15 spent,” the age group is treated as the people themselves; a clearer grammatical subject would be “people aged 11–15.” The clause “following the males and females remain same” is incomplete and difficult to interpret, and “people from age 26 to 50 consume” shifts into the present tense while describing table data. Articles and prepositions are also inconsistent, as in “on internet.” Aim for complete clauses, consistent past-tense reporting, and carefully formed comparisons; these changes would make your meaning easier to follow.

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