Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-28

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 chart describe data about the average hours spent on the technology by European people of different age groups.

Overall, mostly teenager student is spent time on the internet and less time is spent on internet by older people. Moreover male gender is more use rather than female gender.

Teenager people is highly spent time on social media at 19 hours and 18 hours respectively male and female and age from 16 to 20. In addition, age of 26 to 50 years female is use 4 hours. And older man is less time use than all age of people at olny 2 hours.

In younger people man and woman both are use same hours at 4 hours and age of 26 to 30. In more than everyone alse 51 plus male is less use. And age of 11 to 15 and 21 to 25 are around same use in both gender.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern that internet use peaks among people aged 16–20 and is lower among older groups, and you include several relevant figures, such as 19 and 18 hours for that age group and 2 hours for men aged 51+. However, some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: the claim that males use the internet more than females is not true across all groups, since women record higher figures at ages 31–50 and 51+, and the statement about women aged 26–50 combines groups that the table lists separately. The overview also says “mostly teenager student,” which does not clearly describe the age-group pattern. To strengthen the response, report the overall trends precisely and compare the sexes across the age bands without merging categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction to an overview and then to details, so the reader can recognise the intended stages of the report. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is difficult to follow: the response moves between age groups and genders without a consistent order, and some points are repeated, such as the 26–30 figures. Linking phrases including “Moreover,” “In addition,” and “In more than everyone alse” do not always show a clear relationship between ideas. Organise the figures in a consistent sequence, for example from youngest to oldest, and group comparisons that belong together. Clearer sentence boundaries and references to specific age bands would also make the information easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “average hours,” “age groups,” “older people,” and “respectively,” which helps convey the subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear, as in “spent time on the technology,” “highly spent time,” and “more use rather than.” There are also spelling errors such as “olny” and “alse.” Aim for precise, natural phrases for describing data, such as “spent the most time online,” “recorded,” and “compared with.” Avoid repeating “use” and “time” by varying your reporting verbs and expressions. These improvements would make comparisons more accurate and easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, including “Moreover male gender is more use rather than female gender” and “In addition, age of 26 to 50 years female is use 4 hours,” but these constructions are often faulty. Errors in subject–verb agreement and verb forms occur repeatedly: “The table chart describe,” “student is spent,” and “female is use.” Articles and sentence structure are also problematic, making some relationships between the figures difficult to interpret. Most sentences follow a similar simple pattern, with limited accurate control of more complex forms. Practise reliable reporting structures such as “The table shows…” and “Women aged 26–30 spent…,” then check that each sentence has a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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