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 provides information of average hours spent on the Internet by European citizens across different age groups.

Overall, the age group 16-20 have the highest internet consumption, while the people who are more than 51 years old have spent the least hours. In addition, European males have spent more time on the internet comparetivey to the females.

Looking first at male, the 16-20 age group has spent 19 hours on the internet, followed by 11-15 and 21-25 age group men, who spent on average 8 and 7 hours, respectively. Moreover, the number gradually decreased after 25 years of age, as the 26-30 age group consumed 4 hours, afterwards average spending reached till 2 hours in 51+ age group.

Turning to women, again the most hours (18) spent on internet was by 16-20 age group, whereas 51+ age group gave there only 3 hours to the internet. However, 11-15 and 21-25 age groups have been on internet for 6 and 5 hours, respectively. In constrast, after 25 years of age, the European female spent on average 4 hours on the internet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response identifies the main pattern accurately: the 16–20 group records the highest figures for both sexes, and the 51+ group has the lowest male figure. It also reports several relevant comparisons, including 19 versus 18 hours for the peak age group and 8 versus 6 hours among 11–15-year-olds. The overview is present, but the claim that males spend more time overall is too broad: females equal or exceed males in the 26–30, 31–50 and 51+ groups. The final comparison is also incomplete, since women aged 31–50 and 51+ record 4 and 3 hours respectively. More precise coverage of these exceptions and a clearer summary of the overall pattern would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for male and female figures. This makes the information easy to follow, and sequencing phrases such as “Looking first” and “Turning to women” help signal the shift between groups. However, some linking is mechanical, and the progression within the final paragraph is less complete: it ends after stating that women spend 4 hours after age 25, without distinguishing the 31–50 and 51+ figures. “In contrast” does not introduce a clear contrast in that sentence. To improve, use transitions that express the actual relationship between figures and ensure each paragraph reaches a complete comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is adequate vocabulary for describing the table, including “highest,” “least,” “followed by,” “gradually decreased,” and “respectively.” These choices communicate the main comparisons, and the writer attempts some variation by using “internet consumption” and “spent time.” However, several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “information of,” “gave there only 3 hours to the internet,” and “spent more time … comparetivey to.” There are also spelling errors in “constrast” and “comparetivey.” Aim for precise, natural collocations such as “hours spent online” and “compared with,” and avoid personifying age groups as if they themselves use or give time to the Internet.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex forms, including a relative clause in “men, who spent on average 8 and 7 hours” and a comparison introduced by “whereas.” Most meanings remain clear. Some grammatical errors nevertheless recur: “the age group 16-20 have” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the 16-20 age group has spent” uses an awkward tense for reporting table data. The phrase “afterwards average spending reached till 2 hours” has an incorrect construction, and the final sentence lacks a full stop. Work on consistent present-tense reporting, agreement, and complete sentence punctuation; these corrections would make the range already attempted more controlled.

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