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 given table chart demonstrate the information about the average hours used on the internet by European dwellers of distinct age groups.

It is observed from the chart that the least age group male members spent 8 hours on internet whereas similar age group girls spend less than 2 hours as compared to male group. Moreover, the teenagers utilised their time on interent by male and female group had negligible differnece which was 19 hours and 18 hours respectively. Moving onto the 21-25 age group, the boys spent 7 hours while using internet and girls are spent only 5 hours.

Turning onto another age groups, the 26-30 and 31-50 age groups they both age group consumed internet time was quite similar 26-30 age group boys spend 5 hours on internet. Whereas female spent 4 hours and 31-50 age group both male and female groups watching time of internet is similar as compared girls group of 26-30 age group. Lastly, the older group spent least time on internet is only 2 and 3 hours by male and female.

Overall it is evident that the teenagers group spent considerably amount of time on internet by both male and female.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main pattern that the 16–20 group spends the most time online and mention several age groups, so the response is relevant to the table. However, the overview is brief and does not clearly summarise the full pattern across ages and genders. There is also a significant data error: females aged 11–15 spend 6 hours, not “less than 2 hours.” For ages 26–30, both sexes spend 4 hours, but you report 5 for males. The comparison for ages 31–50 is unclear, although the figures are 3 hours for males and 4 for females. Select the key highs, lows and gender comparisons accurately, then make the overview more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a sequence of age-group comparisons, and a concluding overview. Connectors such as “Moreover,” “Moving onto,” and “Lastly” help signal progression, and the age groups are generally presented in table order. However, the progression is sometimes difficult to follow because several comparisons are packed into long, unclear sentences, particularly the discussion of the 26–30 and 31–50 groups. Phrases such as “similar as compared girls group” do not make the relationship between figures clear. Use shorter, more direct comparisons and group the peak-age figures separately from the older groups. This would make the organisation easier to follow and reduce reliance on mechanical transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing the table, including “average hours,” “age groups,” “spent,” and “considerably,” and you attempt alternatives such as “utilised” and “consumed.” However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise: “table chart,” “European dwellers,” and “watching time of internet” do not express the data clearly. Spelling errors such as “interent” and “differnece” also reduce accuracy. Some wording is repetitive, especially repeated references to groups “spent” or “used” time. Prefer standard, precise collocations for data description, such as “hours spent online,” “male and female users,” and “the figure was.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the age groups and figures being discussed. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in agreement, verb forms and sentence construction sometimes make comparisons hard to understand. For example, “the table chart demonstrate” needs subject–verb agreement, while “girls are spent only 5 hours” has an incorrect verb form. The sentence beginning “Turning onto another age groups” also lacks a clear grammatical structure, and “the older group spent least time” needs an article before “least.” Practise building comparisons with a clear subject and verb, for example, “Males aged 21–25 spent 7 hours online, compared with 5 hours for females.”

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