Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The bar graphs downward represent the proportion of society members who get complete vehicle licences in Great Britain by their different age groups and gender.
Overall assessment,it is clearly shows that the highest rate of men who have their driving licence at the age of 60-69 in the year 2006 while in case of women the highest proportion in the year 2006 at the age of both 30 to 39 and 40-49.
According to the given charts without any suspicion the male members of Great Britain who age is 70 or above have approx 35% have permission for driving in a year 1975 and 1976 also in the year 2006 the percentage has rise to 75% on average have permission to drive on a road.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5
The response identifies the chart’s subject and attempts an overview, noting that older men’s licence holding rose between the two periods. However, it reports very little of the data and does not compare the age groups or describe the women’s figures beyond a claim about the highest rates. That claim is broadly accurate for women in 2006, where the 30–39 and 40–49 groups are highest, but the statement that men’s peak was among 60–69-year-olds is inaccurate: the highest figure was for men aged 50–59. The final sentence gives a relevant comparison for men aged 70 and over, though the 2006 figure is closer to 77%. The response is also 25 words below the required minimum. Include a fuller overview and several accurate comparisons across both sexes and years.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an introductory sentence is followed by an overview and then a specific data point. Phrases such as “Overall assessment” and “According to the given charts” signal these stages, so the reader can recognise the intended structure. However, the response ends after one detailed comparison and does not develop a clear progression through the chart’s main patterns. The overview and supporting detail are not well connected, and the long final sentence combines several points awkwardly. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and key comparisons, and group information logically—for example, compare changes over time for men and women, then highlight age-group peaks and lows.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The response uses some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “age groups,” and “highest rate,” and the general topic remains understandable. It also attempts more formal phrasing, such as “Overall assessment” and “without any suspicion.” However, several expressions are unnatural or imprecise: “society members,” “complete vehicle licences,” and “permission for driving” do not describe licence holders idiomatically. “Bar graphs downward represent” is also an awkward way to introduce the visual. Prefer standard report language such as “the charts compare the percentages of men and women holding full driving licences.” Use “licence holders” consistently and choose precise verbs such as “rose,” “stood at,” and “was highest.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response attempts a range of sentence forms, including a comparison with “while” and a longer sentence beginning “According to the given charts.” However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “Overall assessment,it is clearly shows” has faulty punctuation and an incorrect verb construction; “the highest proportion in the year 2006 at the age…” is an incomplete clause; and “who age is 70 or above have approx 35% have permission” contains errors in clause structure and verb use. Tense and agreement also need attention, as in “the percentage has rise.” Practise complete, clearly structured sentences, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and past-tense forms when describing the two years.
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