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 illustrates information that how much European people of various age groups devoted their time on the internet.

Overall, the usage of internet clearly depend on the age of an individual. Youger generation spent the most time online as compared to an older people. Additionally, the internet usage decreased as age increased.

Firstly, for those age between 11 to 15 years old, male spent 8 hours on the internet, while the female spent 6 hours online. Furthermore, 16 to 20 years of male and female generation spent highest amount of time on internet. Moreover, usage started to decrease as age increased and individuals fall under 21 to 25 years devoted only 7 hours for male and 5 hours for women online.

Subsequently, those age between 26 to 30 did not use much of the internet, male and female both spent 4 hours on the internet. 31 to 50 years category also spent less time online and devoted only 3 hours for male and 4 hours for female. Lastly, 51 plus age spent least amount of time on internet as compared to other categories and using internet for only 2 to 3 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: the 16–20 group records the highest figures for both sexes, and internet use generally falls among older groups. The overview and the age-by-age comparisons make the response relevant and cover the table’s key information. Most figures are reported correctly, including the equal four-hour figures for ages 26–30. However, the overview could be more precise: use declines overall, but not in every step, since female use rises from 3 hours at ages 31–50 to 3 hours at 51+ (it remains level), while male use falls from 3 to 2. The final “2 to 3 hours” also obscures which figure belongs to each sex. More exact synthesis would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs moving through the age groups. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “Subsequently,” and “Lastly” help the reader follow the comparisons, and the information is generally presented in a sensible order. Some linking is mechanical, however, with “Furthermore” and “Moreover” repeatedly introducing adjacent details rather than showing a precise relationship. The final paragraph also combines the oldest group’s figures as “2 to 3 hours,” making the male–female comparison less clear. To improve progression, group the peak and subsequent decline more deliberately, and use concise links such as “By contrast” or “In the oldest group” only where they clarify the comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of task vocabulary, including “age groups,” “usage,” “devoted,” and “decreased,” so the topic remains clear. There are also attempts to vary wording, for example “spent time online” and “use of the internet.” However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise, such as “devoted their time on the internet,” “male and female generation,” and “spent highest amount.” “Youger” is also misspelled, and repeated use of “spent” and “internet” limits flexibility. Aim for accurate collocations and concise data-reporting language, such as “spent hours online,” “men and women,” and “recorded the highest figures.” This would make the vocabulary more natural and precise without requiring unnecessarily complex terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “while” and clauses beginning “as” and “those age between.” The meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain across the response. For example, “usage of internet clearly depend” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “Youger generation spent” needs an article and a plural verb form. In “for those age between 11 to 15 years old,” the noun and age-range construction are not formed correctly; “those aged 11 to 15” would be clearer. Articles and prepositions are also inconsistent in phrases such as “on internet” and “for male.” Check agreement, articles, and age-group constructions, then proofread each sentence for a complete, accurate grammatical pattern.

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