Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-02

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 tabular data gives information about the average hour spent on the Internet by European people of different age groups. Interestingly, the average of number of hours spent on the Internet increases till 20 years. After 20 years, this average starts to drop.

On average, teenagers between 16 to 20 years spent the highest numbers of hours on the web. Teenage female have a less average number of hours sepnt on online activites as compared to male youngsters. However, adults and old age females spend more hours on the Internet as compared to adult and old age males. This trend may have deep reasons, which researchers would reveal in publications.

The average time spent on the virtual tasks is equal for male and females between 26 to 30 years. Probably both genders are equally busy in their lives, kids and work. Elder people including 51+ years used the Internet very less.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern: Internet use peaks among people aged 16–20 and then generally declines, and you note the equal figures for men and women aged 26–30. However, the overview is incomplete: the table shows that male use is higher in the first three age groups, while female use is higher among those aged 31 and over. Your claim that use “increases till 20 years” is also too broad, since the 11–15 group is followed by a peak, but the table gives no data for every age between these groups. The explanations about researchers, work and children are speculative and not required for a data summary. The response is 140 words, below the 150-word minimum; the 11 words copied from the prompt are excluded.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: it begins with a general trend, then discusses age and gender comparisons, and ends with the oldest group. Paragraph breaks help separate these points, and transitions such as “However” and “After 20 years” make some relationships clear. At times, though, the progression is weakened by moving between comparisons and unsupported explanations—for example, the speculation about researchers and the reasons both genders may be equally busy interrupts the report of the figures. Some references are also imprecise, such as “this average” and “this trend,” which can make the intended comparison less clear. Grouping the age bands systematically and using explicit comparisons would make the cohesion more reliable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of topic vocabulary, including “average,” “age groups,” “teenagers,” “adults,” and “Internet,” so the subject is generally clear. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for a formal data summary: “average of number of hours,” “highest numbers of hours,” and “used the Internet very less.” There are also spelling errors, including “sepnt,” and some informal or imprecise expressions such as “virtual tasks” and “old age females.” Repeating “average number of hours” and “spend more hours” limits flexibility. Aim for precise reporting language and standard collocations, such as “recorded the highest average” or “spent fewer hours online,” while avoiding invented interpretations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some more developed structures, including “After 20 years, this average starts to drop” and the contrast introduced by “However.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but errors in sentence construction and agreement are noticeable. For example, “Teenage female have” needs a plural noun and matching verb, while “a less average number” is not a well-formed comparative structure. The sentence beginning “The average time … is equal” also shifts awkwardly into “Probably both genders are equally busy,” rather than maintaining a clear reporting structure. Work on articles, plural forms, and comparative constructions, and keep verb tense consistent when describing the table. More accurate control of these patterns would make your range clearer.

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