Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The table provides data about various age groups of European public's average time consumed on the Internet.

Overall, the number of people are going to decrease after a sharp rise along the growing in ages. At the earliest age groups, the number of male users is more than females, whereas it becomes vice versa after an equivalent at median age groups.

Initially, there is a group of children which increased in numbers rapidly around more than double from previous such as 8 to 19 and 6 to 18 in males and females, respectively, and known as youngsters. Moreover, after 20s the Internet users become lower with a sharp dip in graph even than children.

However, both genders placed at a single point graphically like 4 in the age group of 26 to 30. But after 30 the ratio of women become more as compared to men in numbers 3 and 4. Finally, the amount of people locates at 2 males while 3 females at the age of 51 and more.

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 then falls in older groups, and you include several relevant figures, such as 19 male and 18 female hours for this peak group and the equal value of 4 at ages 26–30. However, the overview is not consistently accurate: “the number of people” suggests user counts, whereas the table reports average hours, and “after a sharp rise along the growing in ages” does not clearly describe the age pattern. The comparison between genders is also imprecise: males record higher averages through age 25, the figures are equal at 26–30, and females are higher in the two oldest groups. State these key features clearly and describe the figures as hours.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the younger and older groups. Sequencing words such as “Initially,” “However,” and “Finally” help signal movement through the age categories. Nevertheless, progression is sometimes difficult to follow because the overview and details do not express the comparisons clearly. For example, “after an equivalent at median age groups” is unclear, and “after 20s” does not specify which age bands are being compared. Some linking phrases, including “Moreover” and “However,” do not establish a clear logical relationship between the sentences they connect. Organise the body around the peak and subsequent decline, then summarise the gender differences with precise references to the age bands.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “sharp rise,” “sharp dip,” “ratio,” and “average time,” and the reader can generally identify the topic and broad trend. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing this table. “Number of people” and “amount of people” refer to counts rather than average hours, while “time consumed on the Internet” and “placed at a single point graphically” are awkward collocations. “Ratio” is also not the right term for comparing the male and female figures here. These choices sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to interpret. Prefer precise terms such as “average hours,” “figure,” and “was higher than,” and use “users” only when referring to people rather than the measured values.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast clause beginning “whereas” and a sentence with “which.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure and agreement sometimes obscure the comparisons. For instance, “the number of people are going to decrease” has subject–verb disagreement and an unsuitable future form for describing table data; “the ratio of women become more” also has agreement and construction problems. The long sentence beginning “Initially, there is a group of children which increased” combines clauses awkwardly, making the relationship between the figures unclear. Use the present simple for the table, check singular subjects such as “the figure,” and build shorter, complete sentences before attempting more complex comparisons.

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