Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-03

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 compares data on the average speding time on online plateforms by European individuals in hours from various age groups.

Overall, It id clearly seen that male is showing gratest interest towards spending them time on internet as compare to female. Teenagers show the greatest interest for utiltised their time on internet rather than other age divisions.While, Aged people showing least time on internet.

Teenagers (16-20 years old) contibuting greatest amount of time on internet for both, male and female 19 and 18, respectively. Childrens age of 11-15 years are following them , 8 hours for male and 6 hours for female.Moreover, Youngers age between 21-25 years showed moderate time spending on internet usage and it is 7 and 5 hours for male and female, respectively.

In addition, Youngest between 26-30 years aged showing exactly same sprnding time on internet plateform for both male and female and it is 4 hours. Shift towards bottom divisions, Adults and granny people show considerably lower spending time than above on internate. Adults (31-50 years old) show 3 hours for men and 4 hours for women for average using time on internet. While, Over 51 years spending least time than others and it is less than 4 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers the main pattern and most age groups accurately: it identifies the 16–20 group as highest, the 51+ group as lowest, and reports the figures for the other categories. The overview also notes the broad decline with age. This is a strong account of the key features, with some comparison between males and females. However, the claim that males show the greatest interest overall is too broad: females exceed males in the 31–50 and 51+ groups, and the 26–30 figures are equal. The final statement that the oldest group spends “less than 4 hours” is imprecise when the exact figures are 2 and 3. More precise synthesis of these exceptions would make the overview more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the age groups. The information generally progresses from the highest-use groups to the lower-use groups, and connectors such as “Moreover” and “In addition” help signal additions. However, some links feel mechanical or unclear. “While” begins a fragment in the overview and again before the final age group, while “Shift towards bottom divisions” does not clearly explain the relationship between the categories. The second body paragraph also groups several age ranges together without a smooth transition. Use complete linking clauses and organise the comparisons consistently, for example by describing the age trend first and then noting gender differences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses relevant topic vocabulary, including “average,” “age groups,” “spending time,” and “respectively,” and it attempts a range of expressions to describe patterns. However, inaccurate word choice, collocation, and spelling are frequent enough to make some phrases awkward or unclear. Examples include “speding time,” “online plateforms,” “greatest interest,” and “utiltised their time”; these do not describe the table as naturally or precisely as “hours spent online” would. “Granny people” is also unsuitable for an academic report, and “youngest” is incorrectly applied to the 26–30 group. Focus on accurate, neutral terms and check spelling and word forms. Reusing precise vocabulary is preferable to forcing variety.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts at complex sentences and comparison, such as “Teenagers (16–20 years old) contributing greatest amount…” and “Adults (31–50 years old) show…,” but control is inconsistent. Several sentences lack a finite verb or use an incorrect verb form: “Teenagers … contributing” should be “Teenagers … contributed,” while “Aged people showing least time” needs a complete clause. Agreement and articles are also problematic in “male is showing” and “for both, male and female.” Capitalisation after commas and full stops is inconsistent, and some sentence boundaries are awkward, particularly the fragment beginning “While, Over 51 years…”. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences first, then add subordinate clauses and comparisons while checking articles, agreement, and punctuation.

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