Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-13

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 graphs illustrate about the proportion of drivers holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and gender.

Overall, the proportion of young male drivers are approximately near 40 in 1975/76. In past the figure slightly less in 1975/76. However these figures arises by the age.The proportion of 21_29 Age driver's have 65 linceses in 2006. Despite High numbers of licenses issued in 1975/76. Respectively these figures increases by the experience and the age of the male drivers in 2006. Whereas it gradually decrease the numbers of licenses in 1975/76.

In Contrast with the female drivers the age group of young female have less licenses comparative with male drivers. Despite the arise in the numbers of licenses with the increase of age group.In 1975-76 the agr group of 70 and more the figures are less than 10 which is very low.In comparison the male drivers holds more license than women drivers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the chart’s subject and make relevant comparisons between men and women, including the low figure for women aged 70 and over in 1975/76 and the higher licence-holding rates among men. However, the response only minimally reports the main features: it gives almost no accurate, specific comparisons across the age groups or between the two years. The claim that male figures rise with age is misleading, since the 2006 male rate peaks among those aged 50–59 and is lower for younger groups; the 1975/76 pattern also does not simply decline with age. The overview is unclear and some statements, such as “these figures arises,” are difficult to interpret. The response is also 8 words below the required minimum. Select key peaks and changes, and support them with accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response into an opening, a paragraph about men and one about women, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However” and “In Contrast” show an effort to connect ideas. However, the progression within the paragraphs is difficult to follow: the discussion moves between years, ages and general claims without a clear sequence, and several links do not express a clear relationship. For example, “In past the figure slightly less in 1975/76” is hard to connect to the preceding point, while “Despite the arise…” is left without a complete follow-up structure. Group the information by clear comparisons—such as changes over time and differences by sex—and use linking words only where their meaning is precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “age group,” “increase” and “in comparison,” so the reader can recognise the topic and intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear. “65 linceses” appears to confuse a percentage with a number of licences, and “figures arises by the age” does not clearly describe a trend. There are also spelling errors, including “linceses,” “agr” and “arise,” alongside repeated use of “figures” and “licenses.” Aim to use precise chart language such as “the percentage of licence holders,” “rose” and “was highest,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, including contrast clauses beginning “However” and “Whereas,” as well as a comparative sentence about female drivers. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure and agreement frequently make relationships difficult to understand. For example, “the proportion of young male drivers are” has subject–verb disagreement, while “these figures arises” also has an incorrect verb form. “Despite the arise in the numbers of licenses with the increase of age group” is not a complete sentence, and “Whereas it gradually decrease” lacks a clear subject and has incorrect agreement. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles and singular/plural forms before adding complex clauses.

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