Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-17

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 6.0)

The table illustrates the average hours spent on the internet by male and female from different age groups in Europe.

Overall, it can be seen that teenagers have spent highest time on the internet while elderly citizens were least interested to scroll on the internet.

In terms of highest users, the people between the age goroup 16 to 20 have the better access to the internet compared with the other age groups, male recorded at 19 hours and female at 18 hours, the hours of female were just one hour less than the hours of men. The secondly highest numbers were accounted for 8 hours for men and 6 hours for women, aged between 11 to 15 years.

Europeans aged between 21 to 25 were recorded 7 hours for male and 5 hours for female, which were less than half of the numbers of teenagers. The age groups 26-30 and 31-50 were remained between 3 hours to 4 hours for both men and women. Citizens aged more than 51 years have the least interest in scrolling on the internet, it recorded at 2 hours for male and 3 hours for female.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response selects the main pattern accurately: the 16–20 group records the highest figures (19 hours for males and 18 for females), while the 51+ group records the lowest (2 and 3). It also reports the remaining age groups and makes relevant comparisons, including the one-hour difference among 16–20-year-olds. The overview identifies the broad age-related pattern, although “least interested” goes beyond what hours alone can establish; describe the figures as lowest usage instead. The account of ages 26–50 is less precise because it combines two groups and does not clearly distinguish their values: the 26–30 figures are both 4, whereas the 31–50 figures are 3 and 4. More exact reporting of this comparison would strengthen an otherwise clear summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by paragraphs describing the higher-use and lower-use age groups. Sequencing from the peak at 16–20 to the older groups is easy to follow, and phrases such as “Overall” and “In terms of” help signal stages in the report. However, some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated age-group openings, and “The secondly highest numbers” is an awkward transition. The sentence about ages 26–30 and 31–50 also groups two categories together without clearly separating their figures, which weakens the progression of information. Use more precise transitions and organise the comparisons so each age band’s data is unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant vocabulary for describing the table, including “average hours,” “recorded,” “age groups,” and “least,” so the topic remains clear. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or informal for an academic report. “Better access to the internet” does not describe time spent online, and “scroll on the internet” and “least interested” infer behaviour or motivation that the table does not show. “The secondly highest numbers were accounted for” is also unnatural. There is some repetition of “hours” and “age groups,” and the spelling error “goroup” reduces accuracy. Aim for precise reporting language such as “spent the most time online” and “the next-highest figures.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes a mix of simple statements and longer comparative sentences, and the main information is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, especially in sentence construction and verb forms. For example, “Europeans aged between 21 to 25 were recorded 7 hours” uses an incorrect passive pattern; write “males aged 21–25 recorded 7 hours” or “the figure for males was 7 hours.” In “The age groups 26-30 and 31-50 were remained,” the passive construction is incorrect. The opening overview also needs an article and a more suitable tense: “teenagers have spent highest time” should be “teenagers spent the most time.” More consistent control of these patterns, alongside varied but accurate comparisons, would improve the writing.

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