Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-19

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 the average number of hours spend on internet by european residents which are classified in various age groups.

Form the age group of 11 to 15 years, male spends 8 hours of their time on internet, while for female it varies 6 hours. Moreover, we can see a gradual increase in hours in age group of 16 to 20 years, at 19 hours for male and 18 hours for female. Furthermore, in age group of 21 to 25 we note a sharp decline in residents, from 19 hours to 7 hours in male and vice-versa for female.

In addition, the proportion of spending time on internet gradually decline to 4 hours for male and 4 hours for female in the age group of 21 to 30 which shows adaptation of responsibilities. At last, we can observe a rock bottom proportion in the age group of 31 to 51+, accounts for 2 hours in male and 3 hours in female.

Overall, the proportion of spending time on internet varies mostly in age group of 16 to 20 year old.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern that internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds and is lower in older groups, and you include several relevant figures. However, some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: the 21–25 figures fall from 19 to 7 hours for males and from 18 to 5 for females, not “vice-versa,” and the 31–50 and 51+ groups are separate categories rather than one “31 to 51+” group. The statement that the 4-hour figures show “adaptation of responsibilities” is not supported by the table. Your overview also says use “varies mostly” in the peak group, rather than clearly summarising the overall age pattern and the small differences between sexes. Select and report the key comparisons more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a sequence of age-group comparisons, and a concluding overview. Connectors such as “Moreover,” “Furthermore,” and “In addition” help signal progression, and the figures are generally presented in age order. However, the linking can feel mechanical, and some references make the progression harder to follow. For example, “from 19 hours to 7 hours in male” does not clearly identify the comparison, while “At last” introduces two age groups as though they were one. The overview is placed at the end but does not fully draw together the main trends. Grouping the peak and subsequent decline in one paragraph, then the older groups in another, would make the organisation clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “average,” “gradual increase,” “sharp decline,” and “proportion.” These choices show an effort to describe trends rather than simply list figures. However, several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural for this data. “Proportion” refers to a share, whereas the table reports hours; “varies 6 hours” is not a natural way to report a figure; and “rock bottom proportion” is an awkward description of the lowest values. “Adaptation of responsibilities” adds an unsupported interpretation. There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “Form” for “From” and “european” without a capital letter. Aim for precise collocations such as “spend X hours online” and “the lowest figure.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “while” and “which,” and most of the numerical information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless reduce accuracy. In “average number of hours spend,” the participle should be “spent”; “male spends 8 hours of their time” has a mismatch between the singular subject and pronoun; and “for female it varies 6 hours” is not a well-formed clause. The sentence beginning “In addition” also shifts from “proportion” to “decline” without a clear grammatical subject. Use consistent plural forms such as “males” and “females,” and construct comparisons with a clear subject and verb—for example, “males spent eight hours, compared with six for females.”

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