Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The given table illustrates the number of hours European people of different age groups spend on the internet. Overall, the men aged between 16 to 20 use more internet then the others whereas, men who are more than 51 years spend the least amount of time.

Men between 11 to 15 use internet for 8 hours average while on the other hand, the women of same age group use it comparatively less for 7 hours. People from the age group of 16 to 20 spend the highest amount of time on internet with 19 hours by men and 18 by women. Men aged between 21 to 25 spend 7 hours while women of the same age group spend 5 hours.

For the age group of 26 to 30, number of hours are same for both male and female which are 4 hours.

3 hours are spent on internet by male aged between 31 to 50 while 4 hours by women which are the same amount as the age group of 26 to 30. People aged above 51 spend the least amount of time on internet which is 2 hours by men and 3 hours by women.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds and is lowest among people aged 51 and over. You also report figures across all age groups and make relevant male–female comparisons. However, one figure is inaccurate: women aged 11–15 are shown at 6 hours, not 7. The overview focuses on the male extremes, but could more clearly summarise the broader pattern that use rises to a sharp peak in the 16–20 group and then generally declines with age. Some comparisons are reported one age group at a time rather than synthesised, so the key features are not equally well developed. Check each figure against the table and make the overview more comprehensive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by details for the age groups, making the information easy to follow. The sequence from younger to older groups is logical, and phrases such as “For the age group of 26 to 30” help signal transitions. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical because several sentences repeat the same pattern of naming an age group and listing its figures. The linking phrase “while on the other hand” is also unnecessarily doubled, and “whereas” in the overview is awkwardly punctuated. Grouping the peak and the subsequent decline into a more connected comparison, and varying the sentence links, would make progression smoother and less repetitive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough task-related vocabulary to describe the table, including “age group,” “spend,” “highest amount,” and “least amount of time.” The meaning is generally clear, but the range is somewhat repetitive: “spend” and “amount of time” recur, and “use internet” is repeated rather than expressed with more precise alternatives. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate, such as “more internet” and “use internet for 8 hours average”; these make the description less natural. Aim for accurate phrases such as “spend an average of eight hours online” and “internet use peaks.” Greater variety and more natural collocations would improve precision while retaining a formal report style.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and most of the figures remain understandable. However, grammatical control is uneven, with errors in comparisons, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “aged between 16 to 20” should use either “aged 16 to 20” or “between 16 and 20,” while “men who are more than 51 years spend” needs a more accurate age construction and verb agreement. The opening overview also has an awkward comma before “whereas,” and “number of hours are same” lacks an article and has faulty agreement. Practise accurate age-range structures and check each sentence for articles, agreement, and punctuation.

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