Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-11

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 6.0)

The given table compares the time spend by indivuals on internet of both gender in different age groups. Overall the age group of 16-20 years spend much more time on internet than any other age group in both genders. Specidically, males have more average time than the females till 25y.

For males the average time on internet starts from 8 hours in age group of 11-15 years, become the highest in group 16-20 years. After then it starts to decline to less than half (7 hours) at 21-25 years group , and continues to drop to end at 2 hours per day in 51+ age group.

On the otherhand, for females, it follows the same trend but it starts with lesser hours per day at age group of 11-15 , peak of 18 hours per day on internet for 15-20 years group , decline to end but at 1 hours more than the males at age of 51+ years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: both sexes record their highest Internet use in the 16–20 group, and usage generally falls in older groups. You also include several relevant figures, such as males’ 8 hours at 11–15 and 2 hours at 51+. However, some comparisons are incomplete or inaccurate. The statement that males have more time “till 25” overlooks that females are higher in the 31–50 and 51+ groups, while the final comparison mentions only the oldest group. The female peak is assigned to “15–20” rather than 16–20, and the female figures for the later age groups are not reported. A clearer overview and more precise coverage of these differences would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by separate descriptions of male and female patterns. This makes the information generally easy to follow, and phrases such as “For males” and “On the other hand” help signal the shift between groups. However, progression is somewhat mechanical, and the female paragraph is less fully developed than the male paragraph. Some links are also unclear: “it follows the same trend” does not specify which features are shared, and “decline to end” leaves the endpoint comparison vague. Organising the body around shared trends and key differences, rather than treating each sex separately, could improve cohesion and make comparisons more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the main trends, including “average time,” “highest,” “decline,” and “peak.” However, several word-choice, spelling, and collocation problems reduce precision and naturalness. Examples include “time spend,” “indivuals,” “Specidically,” and “otherhand”; these should be corrected to “time spent,” “individuals,” “Specifically,” and “on the other hand.” Repeated use of “hours per day on internet” is also awkward, and “starts from” is less natural for describing a table value. Aim for accurate, concise expressions such as “average hours spent online” and “rose to a peak,” while checking spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast introduced by “On the other hand” and the sequence “After then it starts to decline.” The overall meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the age group … spend” needs subject–verb agreement (“spends”), and “become the highest” needs a past-tense form such as “became” or a more suitable construction (“peaked”). The phrase “at age group of 11–15” is missing an article or preposition, while “at 1 hours” has a number-agreement error. The long final sentence also lacks clear grammatical control. Review verb forms, articles, and singular/plural agreement, and use shorter, well-controlled comparisons.

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