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 table illusrates knowledge about the average hours spent on the internet by European people of different age groups.

Overall, the age groups under(16-20) showed the highest range of hours spent on internet . While age groups from 51+ shoewd the lowest range of hours spent on internet.

Firstly, the groups from 11-15 showed that male spent 8 hours and female spent 6 hours. Meanwhile, 16-20 groups illusrated male spent 19 hours and female spent 18 hours. However, the groups 21-25 demostrated male spent 7 and female spent 5 hours on internet

On the other hand, the age groups from 26-30 both male and female spent 4 hours on internet. Meanwhile, groups 31-50 male spent 3 hours and female spent 4 hours on internet. However, the groups age 51+ male spent 2 hours and female spent 3 hours on internet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the figures for all six age groups, and the main pattern is accurate: 16–20-year-olds record the highest hours, while people aged 51+ record the lowest. The comparisons between males and females are also generally correct, including the equal figure of four hours for ages 26–30. However, the overview is brief and does not clearly summarise the broader pattern that internet use falls after the 16–20 peak, nor the small female advantage in the two oldest groups. The response is also below the required 150 words: 125 words were counted, with 15 words copied from the prompt excluded. Develop the overview and add meaningful comparisons rather than simply listing every figure.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an overview followed by details for younger and older age groups. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow. However, progression is limited because most of the body consists of repeated age-by-age statements, and the linking words are sometimes mechanical. “Meanwhile” and “However” introduce several figures without showing a clear contrast, while “On the other hand” does not establish a strong opposition between the groups. Grouping the peak years together and then comparing the remaining ages would create a clearer progression. Use linking expressions only when they accurately signal a relationship, and connect comparisons within sentences to reduce the list-like effect.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant basic vocabulary, including “average hours,” “age groups,” and “highest” and “lowest,” so the reader can understand the topic and the main comparisons. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, especially “spent … hours on internet.” Some word choices are inaccurate: the table presents hours of internet use, not “knowledge,” and “highest range of hours” is not a natural way to describe the maximum figure. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “illusrates,” “shoewd,” and “demostrated.” Use precise reporting language and check spelling carefully; a small set of accurate alternatives will make the summary clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences communicate the figures, and you attempt some variation through connectors such as “Meanwhile” and “However.” Nevertheless, the sentence structures are limited and several attempts at more complex forms are faulty. For example, “Overall, the age groups under(16-20) showed…” is not a complete, clear construction, and “While age groups from 51+ showed…” is a dependent clause presented as a sentence. Articles and prepositions are also often missing, as in “spent on internet,” and the phrasing “male spent” does not consistently use a natural plural subject. Practise complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and use forms such as “males spent” and “on the internet.”

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