Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The table chart compares information about typical hours spent engaging with the internet by European citizens across six different age brackets.

Overall, it is clear that the first three age groups' males prefers more engagement with internet comparing females. At the age group of 26-30, both male and female prefers same amount of using the internet. However, at the age of 31 to 50 and older, females prefer to spend more time on the internet than males.

At the age of 11- 15, a boy spends 8 hours on average, whereas a girl spends 2 hours less, at 6 hours. 16- 20-year-old citizens use the peak of their time using the internet, males accounting for 19 hours additionally females spend 18 hours. At the age group of 21- 25, in these 5 years, engagement with the internet reduces to more than 10 hours. Average spending time of males dropped to 7 and females account for 5 hours. 26- 30-year-old citizens use an average of 4 hours on the internet. 31- 50-year-old males spend on avarage 3 hours and females 4 hours and it decline by 1 hours when they become 51 or more older. Males spend 2 hours; on the other hand, females spend 3 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: internet use peaks among 16–20-year-olds, then falls with age, and the male figures are higher in the younger groups while females are slightly higher in the older groups. The overview also notes the equal figures for ages 26–30. Most reported values match the table. However, the comparison for ages 21–25 is unclear: saying use “reduces to more than 10 hours” does not accurately describe the separate averages of 7 and 5 hours. The opening also calls the figures “typical” without clarifying that they are averages. To develop the response further, state the overall age-related decline more precisely and make the key comparisons explicit rather than leaving some trends unclear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph reporting figures across the age groups. This makes the information easy to follow in broad terms, and sequencing the age brackets from youngest to oldest is appropriate. Linking expressions such as “whereas,” “however,” and “on the other hand” help signal comparisons. At times, though, the connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “in these 5 years” does not clearly explain the change between the 16–20 and 21–25 groups, and the final sentence’s “it decline” has an unclear reference. Grouping the younger and older age brackets into more deliberate comparisons, with clearer references to the figures, would strengthen progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing the table, including “age brackets,” “average,” “peak,” “dropped,” and “engagement.” These choices show an effort to avoid repeating the same basic terms, and the meaning is generally understandable. Some expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “use the peak of their time,” “accounting for 19 hours additionally females,” and “more than 10 hours” do not express the intended comparisons clearly. “A boy” and “a girl” are also less suitable than neutral terms such as “males” and “females” in this report. There are spelling and word-form slips, including “avarage.” Aim for precise, natural collocations when describing averages, peaks, and changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “whereas” and contrast clauses introduced by “however” and “on the other hand.” Most of the data remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “males prefers” and “both male and female prefers” have subject–verb agreement problems; “it decline by 1 hours” also has agreement and plural errors. The sentence beginning “16-20-year-old citizens use the peak” is structurally awkward, and the clause joining “19 hours” with “additionally females spend 18 hours” needs clearer punctuation and sentence structure. Check agreement, singular and plural forms, and clause boundaries, while retaining the range of sentence patterns you are attempting.

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