Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-12

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 illustrate the European people spent hours on the internet with different age groups. Overall, the younger spent spent hours Dramatically , while spent horse older people have fell slightly. In age 11-15, spent time compare with male and female, but male highest time on the internet is 8 and female is 6, while, the between age 16-20 again male spent more than female is 19 hours on the internet and female is 18. In age groups compare with 21-25 Significantly male spent time 7 more than female is 5. In Contrast, the figure compare spent hours is both gender are equal age is 4 male and female, Now age 31-50 female is have 4 and male 3 female is higher than male, In 51+ spent hours on the internet is female Sharply is 3 and male have 2 last age groups is female higher than male spent time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main age groups and make several accurate gender comparisons, including the peak for 16–20-year-olds (19 hours for males and 18 for females) and the equal figures of 4 hours for ages 26–30. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “the younger spent … Dramatically” does not clearly state that usage peaks among 16–20-year-olds and then generally declines with age. The claim that older people’s hours “have fell slightly” is also too broad, since female usage rises from 3 hours in the 51+ group to 4 in ages 31–50, and the pattern is not a simple steady fall. The response reports many figures, but the main trends need clearer selection and explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response follows the table’s age-group order, which gives the reader a basic route through the information, and it uses contrast markers such as “while” and “In Contrast.” However, there is no clear paragraphing or distinct overview, so the main message is difficult to separate from the individual comparisons. Several links are awkward or repetitive, for example “In age groups compare with 21-25” and “last age groups,” and the repeated “while” does not always show a clear relationship between clauses. Some sentences run together, making it hard to tell where one comparison ends and the next begins. Group the overview separately, then organise the details into logical age ranges with clear sentence boundaries.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “higher than,” “equal,” and “more than,” and you attempt to vary your language with “Dramatically” and “Significantly.” However, the range is limited and several choices or combinations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. Phrases such as “spent horse,” “spent time compare,” and “female Sharply” do not express the intended information naturally. Capitalisation is also inconsistent, as in “Dramatically” and “In Contrast.” Aim for precise, reusable data language and avoid adding emphasis words unless the figures support it. For example, “hours spent online” and “the figure for males” would be clearer and more appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect comparisons in longer sentences, but sentence structures are often faulty and errors frequently obscure the relationships between the figures. For example, “The table illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the younger spent spent hours” lacks a clear grammatical structure. Verb forms are also problematic in “older people have fell slightly,” and clauses such as “female is have 4” combine incompatible verb forms. Punctuation and sentence boundaries need attention: several comparisons are joined by commas or run together without clear stops. Build accuracy first with complete simple sentences, then add controlled clauses using “whereas” or “while.”

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