Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

This table compares the average hours spent on the internet between European people of different age groups and genders.

The most noticable feature is that gender has no significant effect .Since throughout all the age gorups ,the difference between males and females average hours spent on the internet is under 2 hours.

However ,regarding the age group variable, we can observe quite the fluctuations. People between 16 and 20 years having the longest period of going online with an average of 19 and 18 hours for males and females respectively .Followed by the age group between 21 and 25 with a significant lower average of only 6 hours.In addition, we can clearly see that older people tend to have the lowest average with only 3 horus for age group between 31 and 50 and with the people older than 51 years browsing the internet as little as an average of 2 hours .

Overall ,average internet browsing can vary significantly by the age of the user .Thus, it experiences a steady decrease when moving from one age group to an older one.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that the 16–20 group records the highest internet use and that older groups generally spend less time online. You also compare male and female figures and correctly note that the differences are small. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: for ages 21–25, the table gives 7 hours for males and 5 for females, not a single average of 6; and the 31–50 figures are 3 and 4, rather than 3 for the group overall. The claim of a “steady decrease” is too broad because use first rises from ages 11–15 to 16–20, then falls. A more precise overview and clearer reporting of the gender-specific figures would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, discussion of gender and age patterns, and a concluding overview. The sequence from the peak age group to older users is generally easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “However” and “In addition” help signal shifts. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent overall organisation and shows some progression towards more flexible cohesion. At times, though, the connections are mechanical or the paragraphing does not support the ideas well: the final “Overall” repeats a broad claim already made, while the age comparisons are crowded into one paragraph. Grouping the peak and subsequent decline together, then summarising the small gender differences, would create a more controlled progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for describing the table, including “significant effect,” “fluctuations,” “longest period,” and “average.” These choices communicate the main comparisons, and the reader can understand your intended meaning. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise, however: “period of going online” is less natural than “time spent online,” and “a significant lower average” is not idiomatic. There are also spelling errors in “noticable,” “gorups,” and “horus,” alongside inconsistent phrasing such as “internet browsing” and “going online.” More accurate collocations and careful proofreading would make the description clearer and more appropriate to an academic data summary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including a comparison clause beginning “Since” and a concluding sentence with “when moving from one age group to an older one.” The main message remains understandable, but some sentence structures are incomplete or awkward. “People between 16 and 20 years having the longest period…” lacks a finite verb, and “Followed by the age group…” is a fragment. The opening “Since” clause is also left as a sentence on its own. Punctuation spacing is inconsistent, and the final overview’s “it” has an unclear reference. Build complete sentences around these clauses and check subject–verb structure and punctuation to improve accuracy while retaining varied sentence forms.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.