Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-13

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 shows information about the average hours spent by the European people on interent from multiple age groups.

Overall, it is evident that the different age groups of people have their own preference on interent. In the adult age a higher number of male and female are recorded as they spent most of the time on the interent.

As male are consider more domiant in European region so, there ratio in every age is more as compare to female but at the elder age after 31 female are rise in average numbers. Morever, from the age 11 to 15 male are 2 percent more spending on the interent as compare to female. While, the age from 16 to 20 is demostrated more for both male and female which is about 19 and 18 .

In contrast, the age from 21 to 25 male are 7 average in numbers ,while female are 5 . In the terms 4 average number is for both male and female in the age of 26-30. Additionally as people are moving to their senior citizens age female are seen more in average as compared to the male.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the table’s subject and report several accurate figures, including the peak for ages 16–20 (19 hours for males and 18 for females) and the equal figures of 4 for ages 26–30. However, the response only partly summarises the main features. The overview says adults spend the most time online, but the highest values belong to the 16–20 group, and it does not clearly describe the overall pattern of decline with age. The claim that males have higher figures in every age group is inaccurate: females are higher at 31–50 and 51+, and the figures are equal at 26–30. Focus the overview on the peak and the broad age-related pattern, then compare the groups accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and paragraphs reporting comparisons. It also uses linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In contrast” and “Additionally” to signal relationships between points. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview’s claim about adults is followed by a generalisation about male dominance, then the details move through age groups without a clear organising principle. Some links are inaccurate or awkward, particularly “In contrast,” where the sentence simply gives another age-group comparison. Group the figures into a clear pattern—for example, the peak and younger groups first, followed by the decline and older groups—and use references that make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “average,” “age groups,” “compared to” and “in contrast.” This gives the response a minimally adequate range for the task. However, word choice and spelling errors are noticeable and sometimes make the intended meaning less clear. “Preference” suggests personal choice rather than hours recorded, while “dominant” and “ratio” do not accurately describe the figures. There are also repeated misspellings such as “interent,” “domiant” and “demostrated,” alongside awkward phrases such as “senior citizens age.” Use precise, neutral language for reporting data and check spelling carefully; avoid explanations about gender preference or dominance that the table does not support.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a comparison beginning “While” and a clause introduced by “as.” However, complex constructions are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “As male are consider more domiant … so, there ratio” has problems with agreement, verb form and sentence structure; “the age from 21 to 25 male are 7 average in numbers” also lacks a clear grammatical relationship between the age group and the figure. Articles, plurals and punctuation are inconsistent. Practise building accurate comparison sentences, such as “Males aged 21–25 spent an average of seven hours online, compared with five hours for females,” before adding more complex clauses.

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