Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graphs below show the percentage of people holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Full car driving licence holders: by sex and age

Student answer (Band 4.5)

The gragh gives a comparison of having driving licence in UK between male and female.

Overall, In UK, both of genders holding the national full driving licence, but the percentage is so similar. The number of male that take the licence in every period is better than womens.However, even in 1975/76 or 2005.On the other hand, the womens have essesial number of licence holders.

In 70s, the male that the licence holder is around the 35,36 percent in teenagers, in 30 to 40 age the largest number of holding licence and its the larg enumber

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

The response identifies the general subject and attempts an overview, noting that men had higher licence-holding percentages than women. However, the claim that the percentages were “so similar” is not supported: in 1975/76, for example, women’s figures were far below men’s in most age groups. The account then begins to mention only male figures from the 1970s and ends before making a meaningful comparison with 2006 or describing the women’s age pattern. The reference to “30 to 40 age” as the largest group is also unclear and does not accurately identify the peak. The response is substantially under the required 150 words, which leaves the main features and comparisons largely undeveloped. Include a clear overview and compare the two years across both sexes and age groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, beginning with an introduction and an overview before moving to a detail about the 1970s. Linking expressions such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” show an effort to guide the reader. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview contains conflicting ideas, and the final sentence is incomplete (“and its the larg enumber”). The contrast marker “On the other hand” does not introduce a clear contrast, while “However” is left without a complete connected idea. Use separate, purposeful paragraphs for the overview and key comparisons, and connect each point explicitly to the relevant year, sex, and age group.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “percentage,” “driving licence,” “male,” and “female,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is narrow and several word choices or forms make the meaning unclear: “having driving licence,” “the number of male,” and “the womens have essesial number” are not natural or precise expressions. There are also spelling errors such as “gragh” and “larg enumber.” More accurate terms for describing a chart would help, such as “licence holders,” “proportion,” “age group,” “increased,” and “was highest.” Aim to use precise chart vocabulary and check spelling and word forms before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few sentence forms, including an overall statement and a contrast, but most structures are simple and several are incomplete or difficult to interpret. For example, “Overall, In UK, both of genders holding…” lacks a correctly formed main verb, and “However, even in 1975/76 or 2005” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. Agreement and article use are also problematic in “the male that the licence holder is,” while punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent. These errors often obscure the intended comparisons. Build complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, for example, “In 2006, the proportion of male licence holders was higher than that of women in most age groups.” Then check tense, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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