Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-15

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)

This table illustrates that the european people of different age brackets; both male and female spent their average time (hours) on the internet.

Overall, the young adults from 16 to 20 years age group spent more time on internet whereas, the least time spent on internet by old people over 51 age.

the table shows the hours spent by people on internet. the males spent more hours as compared to females. Firstly, the individuals the late teens between 16 to 20 years spent highest time out of which males spent 19 hours and females spent 18 hours on average. Secondly, the teenagers grouped from 11 to 15 years spent time ; males have more time time 8 hours than females 6 hours. Then came the individual 21 to 25 years spent 12 hours both genders from which 7 hours internet used by males and 5 hours female on average.

The remaining age groups from 26 to 51 and above years spent quite less time on internet than adults and young adults.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern that the 16–20 group records the highest figures and the 51+ group the lowest, and you report several values accurately, including 19/18 hours for ages 16–20 and 8/6 for ages 11–15. However, the overview that males spent more time than females is too broad: females are higher in the 31–50 and 51+ groups, and the sexes are equal at 26–30. The final sentence groups the remaining ages together without reporting their figures or clearly comparing them. To make the summary more complete, highlight the overall age-related pattern and the exceptions to the male–female comparison, then include the smaller values for the older groups. Some key features are covered, but others remain underdeveloped or imprecise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview and a paragraph of supporting details. The sequence from ages 16–20 to 11–15 and then 21–25 is understandable, and words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly” and “Then” signal movement between points. However, these transitions feel mechanical, and the final sentence does not develop the comparison of the remaining age groups. The overview and the later claim that males generally spend more time are also not well connected, since the table includes exceptions. Improve progression by grouping the figures into clear comparisons—for example, the two highest-use groups and then the lower-use groups—and use linking phrases that show contrast or similarity rather than simply listing points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the table, including “age brackets,” “average time” and “spent more time,” so the topic is generally clear. However, several phrases are repetitive or unnatural, such as “spent time,” “spent highest time” and “time on internet.” The wording “Then came the individual” is also an awkward way to introduce an age group, while “quite less” is not an appropriate collocation. These choices limit precision and sometimes make the description less fluent, although the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Aim for a more varied set of accurate reporting phrases, such as “recorded,” “used,” “figure” and “hours of internet use,” and check collocations when describing the highest and lowest values.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, including “Firstly, the individuals … spent highest time out of which males spent 19 hours and females spent 18 hours,” but control is inconsistent. The opening sentence is incomplete after the semicolon, and several sentences omit necessary articles or use awkward structures, as in “the late teens between 16 to 20 years spent highest time.” There are also punctuation and capitalisation problems, including lowercase sentence openings and the semicolon after “spent time.” These errors recur and sometimes make relationships between ideas harder to follow. Build accuracy first with clear subject–verb sentences, then combine them using controlled clauses—for example, “The 16–20 group recorded the highest figures, at 19 hours for males and 18 for females.”

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