Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The table presents the numerical data about the average hours spent by European individuals of different ages on the internet.

Overall, the male and female teenagers spend plenty of time on social media, while the retirees spend negligible number of hours on the internet. The number of hours spend by adult males and females are same.

The men and women whose age from 11 to 15 spend 8 and 6 hours per day respectively. 19 hours spend by boys who are 16 to 20 years old. For females, age from 16 to 20 spend 18 hours on social media on regular basis. 7 and 5 hours spend by those Europeans who are 21 to 25 years old. The people age from 26 to 30 spend same hours on the internet which are 4. Elder people from 31 to 50 including men and women remain on social media for 3 to 4 hours. Ultimately, the retire male and female spend 2 and 3 hours on the internet respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the table’s subject and give a clear overview of the main pattern: internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds and is lowest among people aged 51 and over. Most figures are reported accurately, including the 11–15, 16–20, and 51+ groups. However, the overview is not fully precise: the statement that adult males and females spend the same number of hours is true only for ages 26–30, while women record a slightly higher figure in the 31–50 and 51+ groups. Also, describing the figures as time on “social media” is unsupported because the table reports internet use generally. To strengthen the response, make the overview more exact and compare the peak and subsequent decline across age groups more explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to a sequence of age-group details. This makes the information generally easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall” and “Ultimately” signal progression. However, the body reads largely as a list of figures, with limited grouping or comparison between age bands. Some phrasing also makes relationships less clear, such as “7 and 5 hours spend by those Europeans,” where the reader must infer which figure belongs to each sex. Organise the details into meaningful comparisons—for example, the younger groups and the older groups—and use clear references to males and females throughout. This would make the progression more natural and cohesion less dependent on formulaic transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to describe the table, including “numerical data,” “respectively,” and “negligible,” and the main meaning remains clear. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task. “Social media” is narrower than “the internet,” and “retirees” is not an appropriate label for everyone aged 51 and over. Phrases such as “spend plenty of time” and “remain on social media” are also informal or imprecise in an academic summary. There is some repetition of “spend” and “hours,” which limits flexibility. Aim for neutral, data-focused wording such as “recorded,” “averaged,” and “internet use,” and choose age-group labels that match the table without making assumptions about employment or retirement.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, and the opening and overview are mostly understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with verb forms and sentence construction. For example, “The number of hours spend” should use “spent,” while “19 hours spend by boys” is an incomplete construction and needs a subject and finite verb, such as “Males aged 16–20 spent 19 hours.” In “For females, age from 16 to 20 spend 18 hours,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the age phrase needs a clearer grammatical form. These errors rarely prevent the reader from understanding the figures, but they reduce accuracy. Practise complete comparative sentences and check subject–verb agreement and past-tense forms.

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