Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-14

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 illustrates average internet screen time of the people in Europe at various age groups .

overview, there is gender based difference shown in table but the numbers almost equal or just fall behind by one or two hours. Youngsters aroung age of 16 to 20 are spending mosat of their time on mobile, wheras elderly people spent very less time on browsing internet.

In table, children of age group 11 to 15 are spending moderate amount of their time on mobile with male spending 2 more hours than female who has 6 hours of screen time. After that, youngster of age 16 to 20 are spending huge amount of their time on internet with male are using 19 hours of their days , whereas female fall behind just by 1 hours of usage. The use of internet is reduced significantely at agebetween 21 to 25 with both male and female spent 7 and 5 hour respectively. From 26 to 50 years old, female usage of internet is fixed to 4 hours but male use 3 hour after 31 age, In above 51, male use 2 and female use 3 hours dailyy on internet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds and is lowest among people aged 51 and over. You also include relevant male–female comparisons, such as 19 versus 18 hours for the youngest adult group and 2 versus 3 hours among those over 51. However, the overview is not fully precise: the gender differences are not always only one or two hours, since the 21–25 group differs by two hours, while the 26–30 group is equal. The description of ages 26–50 is also unclear and combines two separate age bands; women’s figures are 4 hours in both, but men’s fall from 4 to 3. A clearer overview and more exact coverage of these details would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by details arranged broadly from younger to older age groups. This helps the reader follow the main trend. However, the overview is not set apart as a clear paragraph, and the body is presented as one long block, so the progression is less easy to scan. Linking expressions such as “After that” and “whereas” are useful, but some connections are awkward or unclear, particularly “From 26 to 50 years old,” which merges the 26–30 and 31–50 categories. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and data, and organise the figures into clear age-group comparisons with accurate references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “screen time,” “usage,” and “browsing internet,” and you attempt descriptive terms such as “moderate” and “significant.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for a table report. “Spending … time on mobile” does not accurately describe the table, which reports hours on the Internet, and “huge amount” is informal and vague. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “aroung,” “mosat,” “wheras,” and “significantely.” These do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and control. Prefer neutral, consistent phrases such as “spent online” or “Internet use,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including comparisons joined with “whereas,” so there is some variety. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make parts of the response awkward. For example, “male are using 19 hours of their days” has incorrect agreement and an unclear time expression, while “female fall behind just by 1 hours” has agreement and plural errors. The opening “overview, there is…” is also not a complete, correctly formed sentence, and “female usage … is fixed” uses an unsuitable grammatical construction. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and subject–verb agreement, and use shorter, complete sentences when describing each age band.

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