IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1 TIPS

🔗ages and age groups

It's easy to make small mistakes when describing ages and age groups. Here are some examples that
should help.

📌ONE PERSON:

📌He is 10 years old.

📌He is a 10-year-old.

📌He is aged 10.

📌MORE THAN ONE PERSON:

📌The children in the class are all 10 years old.

📌It is a class of 10-year-olds (or "10-year-old children").

📌The children in the class are all aged 10.

📌AGE GROUPS WITH MORE THAN ONE PERSON:

📌The chart shows the preferred hobbies of children (who are) between 10 and 12 years old.

📌The chart shows the preferred hobbies of 10- to 12-year-olds (or "10- to 12-year-old children").

📌The chart shows the preferred hobbies of children aged 10 to 12.

‼NOTE:

If you miss the hyphens (-), it's not a big problem. It won't affect your score.