Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The table illustrates the amount of time spenton internet by the Europeans in different age groups.

Overall,the male population dominates the number, in spending more time on internet as compared to females.Although the highest figure is accounted by men.younger age group have highest figure while older have lowest.

People 16-20 aged spent the most time on internet in which the figure for male is recorded 19 hours and female are spending 18hours. The same pattern is followed in age group of 21-25 where men stands at 7hours and female 5 only. younger ones from 11-15 age are moderate showing similar results male standing at 8 wheras women at 6. However, people 26-30 aged records for equivalent number 7 for both gender. The figure for the female is 4hours in 31-50 aged group which is higher then male estimated around 3.where as, the most older age group above 51% spend least hours of the day in all age groups about on 2 hours by male and 3 by females

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern that internet use is highest among 16–20-year-olds and lowest among the oldest group, and you include figures for each age band. Most values are reported accurately, including the 19/18-hour peak and the 2/3-hour figures for people aged 51 and over. However, the overview claim that men “dominate” is too broad: women spend more time in the 31–50 and 51+ groups, and the sexes are equal at 26–30. There is also a significant data error: the 26–30 figures are 4 hours for both sexes, not 7. Make the overview more precise and check each comparison against the table to ensure the key features are clearly and accurately summarised.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph describing the age groups. This helps the reader follow the general subject, and words such as “Although,” “However,” and “whereas” show attempts to connect comparisons. However, progression within the main paragraph is uneven: the age groups are not consistently presented in a clear sequence, and several comparisons are crowded into long sentences. Some linking is also awkward or unclear, as in “The same pattern is followed” and “younger ones … are moderate.” Use one paragraph for the overview and organise the details systematically, for example from youngest to oldest, with each sentence making a direct comparison between male and female figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “figure,” “age group,” “highest,” and “least,” so the reader can understand the broad comparisons. There are also attempts to vary wording, such as “dominates” and “moderate.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a table: “the male population dominates the number,” “the figure is accounted by men,” and “records for equivalent number” do not express the comparisons clearly. Spelling and spacing problems, including “wheras” and “spenton,” also reduce control. Aim for precise, conventional reporting language and check word forms and spelling; for example, say that a figure “stands at” a value or that one group “records” a particular number.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast introduced by “Although” and comparisons joined with “whereas.” However, control is inconsistent, and several sentences contain errors that make the relationships between ideas harder to follow. Examples include “People 16-20 aged spent,” “female are spending,” and “the most older age group … spend,” where age-group phrasing, agreement, or verb forms are faulty. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also unreliable: “Although the highest figure is accounted by men.younger age group…” is not correctly joined or punctuated. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and complete sentence construction, and use shorter sentences when describing several figures at once.

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