Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The table shows information about the average hours spent on the Internet by European people of different age groups like males and females.

Overall, it can be seen that males spent too much time on internet rather than the females. Above tge age of 51 people spend very little time on internet.

In between 11 to 15, males spend 8 hours on internet while the other females spend 6 hours on it. In teenager, males account 19 hours on internet while the female spend 18 hours. On the same way, in between 21 to 25 , male and females spend 7 and 5 hours on Above 25 to 30, they spend same 4 hours. In the age of 31 to 50, males and females spend 4 and 3 hours and therre is just 1 hour difference between them. And on word 50 they spend very little time on internet that is about 2 for males and 3 for females which is very least time taken.

Overall,the table demonstrate that males spend most time on internet than the females.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the table’s subject and include several relevant figures, including the peak for 16–20-year-olds (19 hours for males and 18 for females) and the low figures for people aged 51 and over. However, the overview is not fully accurate: males do not spend more time in every age group, since females record higher figures for ages 31–50 and 51+. The statement that males spend “too much time” is also an unsupported judgement rather than a neutral summary. Some details are unclear or misreported: for ages 31–50, the figures are 3 hours for males and 4 for females, not the reverse. To strengthen the response, give a precise overview of the peak, the general decline after age 20, and the exceptions to the male–female pattern.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response has a basic structure, beginning with an introduction, followed by an overview and a paragraph of figures. It also attempts to connect information with phrases such as “while” and “On the same way.” However, the progression is difficult to follow because several age groups and comparisons are crowded into one long paragraph, and the sentence beginning “On the same way” breaks off before the next comparison. The repeated overall statements do not add a clear new point. Organise the details into a logical sequence—for example, the younger groups first, then the older groups—and use complete sentences and clear paragraphing so each comparison is easy to locate.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary such as “average hours,” “age groups,” and “difference,” and the reader can generally understand that the figures compare internet use by age and sex. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or informal for a data summary. “Spent too much time” gives an opinion, while “very least time taken” and “the other females” are unnatural or unclear. There are also spelling errors, including “tge” and “therre,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise reporting language and avoid repeating “spend time on internet”; alternatives such as “recorded,” “used the internet for,” and “the lowest figure” will help make comparisons clearer and more formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, and some basic comparisons are understandable, such as “males spend 8 hours … while … females spend 6.” However, control is inconsistent: the unfinished construction “males and females spend 7 and 5 hours on Above 25 to 30” leaves the meaning incomplete, and “in the age of 31 to 50, males and females spend 4 and 3 hours” reverses the table’s figures as well as making the comparison unclear. Tense also shifts between “spent” and “spend,” and sentence boundaries and commas are often poorly controlled. Practise complete comparison sentences with consistent past-tense reporting, accurate subject–verb agreement, and punctuation that separates each age group.

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