Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-16

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 presented table diplays inforamation about europian people of various ages, who spent average hours on internet.

Overall, it can be seen that the age group of 16 to 20 spent most hours on the internet recording 19 for men and 18 for woman, while people aged 51 and plus were less commomn from the rest in using internet.

To begin with, the table shows that male in 11 to 15 section spent 8 hours on internet , while female number was 6. However, the next age gruop ranging from 16 to 20 recorded significant higest numbers for both men and woman accounting 19 hours for male and 18 hours for female. Moreover, the 21 to 25 group of male allocatted 7 hours to internet following woman with 5 hours.

The age group of 26 to 30 spent equal amount of hours on internet, while in the next category aging 31 to 50, woman gave 3 hours to internet and males number was 4 for this. Eventually, people above 51 spent less hours from all the age groups counting 2 hours for men and 3 hours for female.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all age groups and report the key figures accurately, including the peak for 16–20-year-olds and the lowest figures for those aged 51 and over. The overview also identifies the broad pattern, and the response makes relevant male–female comparisons. This is a solid summary of the table. However, some comparisons could be made more precise: for example, the figures show that males record higher hours in the first three groups, the sexes are equal at 26–30, and females are higher in the final two groups. The overview does not capture this changing gender pattern, and the description of the oldest group as “less common” is unclear because the table measures hours, not how common internet use is. Highlighting these features would make the main trends clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the age groups in sequence. Phrases such as “To begin with,” “Moreover,” and “Eventually” help signal progression, and the reader can generally follow the comparisons. However, some linking is mechanical or does not express the relationship accurately. “However” introduces the next age group without a clear contrast, while “Eventually” is not a natural way to introduce the final category in a table description. The grouping could also be more purposeful: compare the younger groups together, then the older groups, while drawing attention to the shift from male to female advantage. This would strengthen progression and make the paragraph links more informative.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “age group,” “recorded,” “accounting,” and “equal amount,” so the meaning is usually recoverable. However, the range and control are limited by repeated use of “spent” and “hours on internet,” as well as inaccurate or unnatural choices such as “less commomn from the rest” and “gave 3 hours to internet.” Several spelling errors—“diplays,” “inforamation,” “europian,” “gruop,” and “higest”—are noticeable and reduce precision. Aim for accurate, natural collocations suited to describing data, such as “spent online,” “recorded the highest figure,” and “the lowest average.” Check spelling carefully, especially in key terms and comparisons.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “while” and “who,” and most of the data remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, however. In “male in 11 to 15 section,” the noun phrase needs clearer plural and article use; “the male group aged 11–15” would be more controlled. “The age group of 26 to 30 spent equal amount” also needs an article and a more suitable subject construction. In the sentence about ages 31–50, the figures are reversed: the table gives 3 hours for males and 4 for females, though this is a factual rather than grammatical issue. Work on articles, plural forms, and sentence patterns for comparing figures, while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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