Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-01

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 information about the proportion hours spent on the Internet by European individuals of different age groups.

Overall, there are two sex, such as women and men. Besides that, it gives age from 11 years to over 51 years. Among them, from 16 age to 20 age the highest of rank. In contrast, the proportion of 51+ significant decreasing. Over them, there are several different in the table.

From 16 years to 20 years, the percentages of 16 age to 20 age the highest of table, such as female reach 19 and male reach 18. After that, in 11 years to 15 years is the second of rank, such as 8 and 6 from men and women. The third of rank from 21 age to 25 age, such as male is 7 and female is 5.

From 26 age to over 51 ages, there are severall different from body 1, the proportion of three frame last the decreasing of table. From 26 years to 30 years, male and female reach 4 and 4, it is similar. Besides that, the proportion of 31 years to 50 years near the lowest, including male's 3 and female's 4. Finally, over 51 age is the last of table, such as male's 2 and female'3.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main age groups and report many figures accurately, including the peak for 16–20-year-olds and the low values among people aged 51 and over. You also make relevant comparisons between males and females. However, the overview is unclear and includes a significant data error: it says females reach 19 and males 18 in the 16–20 group, whereas the table shows males at 19 and females at 18. The description of the overall pattern is also imprecise; the figures rise to a peak and then generally fall with age, rather than simply showing a “significant decreasing” at 51+. A clearer, accurate overview and more precise comparisons would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs describing the figures. The age groups are mostly presented in a sensible order, and linking expressions such as “After that,” “In contrast” and “Finally” help signal sequence. However, progression is weakened by unclear or repetitive statements, including “Over them, there are several different in the table” and repeated descriptions of which group is “the highest” or “the third of rank.” Some connectors do not express the relationship clearly, and references such as “body 1” are difficult to interpret. Grouping the peak and subsequent decline more logically, and using fewer but more precise transitions, would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary such as “proportion,” “age groups,” “decreasing” and “similar,” and the reader can generally identify the subject of each paragraph. However, the range is limited and several word combinations are unnatural or imprecise, for example “the highest of rank,” “second of rank” and “severall different from body 1.” “Percentages” and “proportion” are also inaccurate here because the table reports average hours, not percentages or proportions. Spelling and word-form issues, including “severall” and “female'3,” further reduce control. Use straightforward, accurate terms such as “hours,” “highest figure” and “declined” rather than forcing unfamiliar phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer structures, including “Among them, from 16 age to 20 age the highest of rank,” but most sentences rely on simple patterns, and the longer attempts are often incomplete or difficult to follow. Errors in sentence structure and agreement appear in examples such as “there are two sex” and “the percentages of 16 age to 20 age the highest of table.” Articles, plurals and age expressions are also inconsistently controlled, as in “over 51 ages.” These problems sometimes make the intended comparison unclear. Practise complete subject–verb sentences, for example, “The 16–20 age group records the highest average,” and check agreement and plural forms when editing.

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