Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-20

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 5.0)

The table gives information about the average hours spent on the internet by European people of different age groups in male and female.

overall it is clear that European people spent average hours on using Internet are more popular among in age group 16-20 male and female while least popular in 51+ age group.However in other age groups are also using internet are common in Europe people.

In age group 11-15 European people use internet in both gender accounted for 8%in male and 6% in females, followed by age age 16-20 accounted for the largest category represented at 18 in female and 19% in males people spending hours using internet.However 21-25 age group approximately at 7% in male and 5% in female.

in contrast further age group represted at 21-39 are equal in both gender at 4%.Furthermore 31_35 around at 3% in male 4% in female.in addition age 51+ hours spent on using internet by European people aaccounted for smallest catagory at 2% in male and 3% in female.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern: internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds for both sexes and is lowest among people aged 51+, and you include several relevant comparisons. Most figures are broadly drawn from the table, including the 11–15 and 21–25 values. However, the account is only partly precise: the figures are hours, not percentages, and the statement that ages 26–30 are equal at four hours is confused with “21–39”; the following reference to “31_35” also does not match the table’s 31–50 category. The overview is present but vague, and the claim that internet use is “more popular” does not clearly describe the measured hours. Report the units accurately and summarise the overall age-related pattern more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable sequence: an introduction, an overview, and then details for successive age groups. This gives the reader some structure, and phrases such as “In contrast” and “Furthermore” show an attempt to connect information. However, progression is weakened by repeated, awkward transitions and unclear links between sentences. For example, “in contrast further age group” does not establish a clear comparison, while the shift from “21-39” to “31_35” makes the age-group sequence difficult to follow. Several sentences run together without appropriate spacing or punctuation. Use one paragraph for the overview and organise the details into a clear comparison of the younger groups and older groups, with accurate references to each age range.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “average hours,” “age group,” “largest category,” and “smallest category,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several repeated or inaccurate expressions make the report less natural. “More popular among in age group” and “hours spent on using Internet” are awkward collocations, while “accounted for” is repeatedly used where a direct description such as “recorded” would be clearer. There are also spelling errors, including “represted,” “aaccounted,” and “catagory.” Choose precise terms for the data and vary them modestly; for example, describe figures as hours “recorded” or “spent online,” rather than as percentages or popularity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can usually infer the intended comparisons. However, sentence structures are often faulty, especially when clauses are joined or when a subject and verb do not form a complete sentence. For instance, “overall it is clear that European people spent average hours on using Internet are more popular” combines incompatible structures, and “However in other age groups are also using internet are common” lacks a clear grammatical subject and verb pattern. Articles, prepositions, and punctuation are also inconsistently controlled, as in “in male and female” and the run-on transitions after full stops. Practise writing short, complete comparison sentences first, then combine them with accurate clauses such as “while” or “whereas.”

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