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 given table illustrates regarding the amount of time spent on the internet by the Europeans of different age categories.

Overall, it is clear that when the age increases the amount of time spent on the internet decreases. It is also evident that the young people spent more time on online, whereas older people spent very less time on the internet.

According to the table, males who aged between 16 and 20 spent 19 hours on the internet, while the females spent one hour less than the males, the average time at 18 hours, which makes them the highest category. In contrast, teenagers were less active on online; 8 hours for males and 6 hours for females.

The remaining age groups, from 21 to 51 plus spent few hours on the internet. Males in 21-25 age category spent 2 more hours than females, the figure at 7 and 5 respectively. People who aged between 26-30 had spent similar amount of time, which at 4 hours. However, elderly men who aged 51 and above spent only 2 hours, for women the figure was 1 hour more than men.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response identifies the main pattern: internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds and is generally lower in older groups, and it compares male and female figures in several age bands. The key figures for the peak group, teenagers, ages 21–25, ages 26–30, and people aged 51+ are reported accurately. However, the overview overgeneralises that use decreases as age increases: the 11–15 group records more hours than the 21–25 group, and women aged 31–50 record 4 hours, above the 26–30 figure. The 31–50 figures are also omitted, so this age band is not fully covered. A more precise overview and a brief comparison of all age groups would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure, moving from an introduction and overview to comparisons of the younger and older groups. Paragraphing helps the reader follow the account, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “However” signal relationships between points. This gives the report a coherent progression. Some connections are less precise, though: “the remaining age groups, from 21 to 51 plus” groups several distinct categories together, and the 31–50 band is then not discussed. The long sentence about 16–20-year-olds also combines several comparisons, making the information slightly cumbersome. Organise the body by age bands and use concise comparisons to make the progression more consistently clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing the table, with relevant terms such as “age categories,” “average time,” “figure,” and “category.” The writer also attempts varied expressions, including “amount of time spent” and “age increases.” However, several collocations and word choices are unnatural or imprecise, such as “spent more time on online,” “very less time,” and “less active on online.” “Teenagers” is also not an accurate label for the 16–20 group, which includes people aged 18–20. These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the comparisons, but they limit precision and naturalness. Prefer standard report language such as “hours spent online,” “considerably less,” and “the 16–20 age group.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a subordinate clause in “when the age increases” and a contrast structure beginning “while the females…”. The main comparisons remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “males who aged between 16 and 20” needs a relative clause such as “males who were aged” or “males aged”; “People who aged” has the same issue. In “which at 4 hours,” the clause is incomplete, and “had spent” is an unnecessary past perfect in this description. Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention in the long sentence about the 16–20 group. More consistent control of clauses and verb forms would improve accuracy.

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