Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-25

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 provides us data about the persons belong to the different age groups spent how much time on the internet.

We see that most of the teenagers which lie between 16 to 25 age give moderate time on the internet than all other ages. However, low proportion of elders used the internet among all others.

The table depicts us that total number of individuals range from 11 to 15 age are 14, included 8 males and 6 females who focused on the social media but lower than the people lie between 16 to 20 age because mostly they preferred the use of internet. They are almost 37 in which 19 are boys and 18 are girls. Furthermore, youngsters which are of 21 to 25 age are just 12 reported in this matter.

Although, concentration towards the internet reduced to 8 folks, whose age vary from 26 to 30. It includes the same number of both genders, which is further declined in next generation. Only 7 people who are 31 to 50 years old follow this activity. Whereas a plunge is seen in case of older persons who are 50 plus, just 5 people are involved in internet usage including 2 males and 3 females.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad pattern that internet use is highest among younger people and lower among older groups, and you include several figures. However, the response only partially reports the table’s main features. The overview is imprecise: ages 16–20, not 16–25, have the highest figures, and the table gives average hours rather than the number of people or the proportion using the internet. This leads to repeated misinterpretations, such as calling the combined figures of 14 and 37 “individuals” and saying people “focused on social media,” which the table does not show. Some comparisons are accurate, including equal figures for males and females aged 26–30, but the key gender pattern is not clearly summarised. Focus on hours, identify the peak and overall decline, and compare the sexes accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, a brief overview, and further details about the age groups. The figures are generally presented in age order, which gives the report some organisation. However, progression is weakened by unclear links between ideas and by connectors that do not always express the intended relationship. For example, “Although” begins a sentence without a contrasting clause, while “Whereas” introduces a fragment-like comparison. The overview also repeats ideas that are revisited in the detail paragraphs, and references such as “this activity” are vague. To improve, group the figures into clear comparisons—such as the peak ages and the older groups—and use linking words only when their logical function is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “depicts,” “declined,” “plunge,” and “concentration,” and the reader can usually understand the intended topic. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or unnatural, which makes the report less precise. Phrases such as “persons belong to the different age groups,” “give moderate time,” and “follow this activity” do not describe the data naturally. “Teenagers” is also unsuitable for the 21–25 group, and “next generation” does not mean the next age band here. Use standard data-reporting language and avoid adding unsupported ideas such as social-media use. More accurate choices such as “average hours,” “recorded,” and “fell” would make the comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “which” and “who,” and the overall meaning is often recoverable. However, the range is limited and complex constructions are frequently faulty. The opening, “The table provides us data about the persons belong,” lacks the required grammatical links; a clearer form would be “The table provides data on the time people in different age groups spent online.” There are also errors in verb forms and agreement, as in “age vary,” and sentence-boundary problems in “They are almost 37 in which 19 are boys.” Punctuation after “Although” and “Whereas” also creates incomplete or awkward structures. Practise accurate clause construction and use shorter sentences when a complex one becomes difficult to control.

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