Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-27

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 6.0)

This table illustrates the average hours spent online by European men and women aging between 11 to 51+ years.

Overall, The age group in men and women between 16-20 years is a leading group of individual using the internet simultaneously, followed by 11-15 years is second most common category. In contrast 51 and older was least popular.

The people aging between 16 to 20 years have the highest time spending on the internet, men and women stands at 19 and 18 hours respectively however the women proportion is one hour less then men. on other hand the individuals which are older then 51 years have lowest amount of time for men at 2 hours and women slightly higher at 3 hours.

In between 26 to 50 women figure remain unchanged at 4 hours online while men saw decline with age. The age group of male at 26-30 accounted for 4 hours and the men which are between 31 to 50 fell to 3 hours. Additionally the men and women in between 21 to 25 years are at 7 and 5 hours. Whereas the most youngest group aging 11-15 years the time spending of men at 8 hours, women is 2 hours less from men.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds (19 hours for men and 18 for women) and is lowest among people aged 51 and over (2 and 3 hours). You also report the figures for the other age groups, so the response addresses the task and includes relevant comparisons. The overview is present, although “leading group of individual using the internet simultaneously” is unclear and does not describe the table’s measure precisely. Some details are less fully explained: for example, the female figures rise from 3 hours in the oldest group to 4 for ages 31–50, then fall to 4 for ages 26–30, rather than remaining unchanged across ages 26–50. To strengthen the response, give a clearer overview of the overall age pattern and describe both sexes’ trends accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting the highest and lowest figures before covering the remaining age groups. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information. However, progression within the final paragraph is less clear: it moves from ages 26–50 to 21–25 and then back to 11–15. Linking phrases such as “In contrast,” “Additionally,” and “Whereas” help signal comparisons, but some are used mechanically or leave relationships unclear; “on other hand” also lacks a clear paired contrast. Group the age bands in a consistent order and use transitions only where they clarify the comparison. Clearer sentence boundaries would also make the connections between ideas easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “average hours,” “highest,” “lowest,” “decline,” and “accounted for,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “aging between,” “time spending,” “leading group of individual,” and “least popular.” The table reports hours of internet use, not popularity or simultaneous use, so these expressions can blur the meaning. There is also repetition of basic terms such as “group” and “hours.” Aim for precise phrases such as “people aged,” “spent online,” and “recorded the lowest figure.” More natural collocations and accurate descriptions would make the vocabulary more flexible and clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “however” and clauses introduced by “while” and “whereas.” The main information remains understandable, but grammatical errors occur across the response and sometimes make relationships harder to follow. Examples include “men and women stands” (subject–verb agreement), “the women proportion is one hour less then men” (article and comparison structure), and “the time spending of men at 8 hours” (incomplete sentence structure). Sentence-initial “on” is also incorrectly lower-case after a full stop, and “Overall, The” has inconsistent capitalization. Practise accurate agreement, complete clause construction, articles, and punctuation; then check each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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