Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-31

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 6.5)

The table compares the number of hours spent on the internet by male and female European citizens of various age groups.

Overall, Young individuals spend more time on the internet teenagers of age 16-20 of both genders are shown to spend the most hours using the net, while people above 51 use it for the least number of hours. Male citizens are shown to use the interrnet more than females except the one exceeding the age of 31 years.

Young people of age 16-20 presents highest number of hours spending on the internet, with 19 hours for men and 18 for women. 11-15 aged comes second showing the figure of 8 for male and 6 for female, followed by those of age 21-25 with average hours for men is 7 and for women is 5.

Indiviuals of age 26-30, both male and female, spend only 4 hours on the net.

Furthermore, the middle and old-aged persons use the internet for fewer hours; men of age 31-50 use internet for 3 hours and women utilize it only for 4 hours. The old generation has shown the least number of hours for the internet with 2 hours for men and 3 hours for women.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response selects the main features accurately: the 16–20 group records the highest figures (19 hours for males and 18 for females), while the 51+ group records the lowest (2 and 3). It also reports the other age-group figures correctly and identifies the broad pattern of higher male use, with women exceeding men in the two oldest groups. The overview is clear, and the data are supported with relevant comparisons. To make the summary more precise, avoid broad wording such as “Young individuals spend more time” when the 11–15 group is not the second-highest; specify that the 16–20 group is the peak and that usage generally declines across older groups, while noting the small exception at ages 31–50.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting the figures for younger and older groups. The progression from the peak age group through the middle groups to the oldest groups is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall” and “Furthermore” help signal the stages. Some cohesion is less controlled, however. The overview sentence beginning “Overall, Young individuals…” runs several ideas together, and “Furthermore” introduces information that continues the same age-based comparison rather than a distinct point. Paragraphing is generally appropriate, but grouping the figures more consistently and using clearer links between comparisons would make the progression smoother and less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is adequate vocabulary for describing the table, including “compares,” “average hours,” “utilize,” and “least number of hours.” The writer also varies references to people with terms such as “citizens,” “individuals,” and “generation.” However, some choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this report: “Young individuals” is too broad for the specific peak group, “old-aged persons” and “old generation” are awkward, and “spending on the internet” is not a natural collocation. There are also spelling errors in “interrnet” and “Indiviuals.” More precise, consistently formal wording—such as “time spent online” and “people aged 51 and over”—would improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “teenagers of age 16-20 … are shown to spend” and a comparison introduced by “while.” Meaning is generally understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “Young people of age 16-20 presents” has subject–verb disagreement, while “those of age 21-25 with average hours for men is 7” is an incomplete and faulty construction. The overview also joins several clauses without clear punctuation, and “11-15 aged comes second” has an incorrect sentence pattern. Aim for complete, parallel comparisons, such as “Men aged 21–25 spent 7 hours, compared with 5 hours for women,” and check agreement and punctuation in longer sentences.

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