Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-07-27

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 6.5)

The graphs depict the figure of individuals having vehicle running licences in accordance to age and gender in Great Britain.

Overall, in years 1975 and 1976 men were accounted higher proportion than women in Great Britain. In contrast, during the year 2006 men had also great shared than women. However, women ratio improved noticeably.

Firstly, the 17-20 age men groups held less than 40% in 1975 and 2006, followed by 21-29 years old which showed slight change from around 78% in 1975 and 70% in 2006. Either groups of ages 30-39, 40-49 were holding less than 90% in 1976, in 2006. Moreover, 50-59, 60-69 and above 70 all share low percentage around 78%, 60% and 38% in 1975, which fluctuated and reached approximately 90%, 93% and 78% in 2006.

Secondly, correspondingly women from 17-20 had 20%, 35% in 1975 and 2006, 21-29 low 42%, 62% in 1975 and 2006, 30-39 increased in 2006 from 43% to 79%, 40-49 old women were at low level in 1975 around 39% and spurted up in 2006 at 80%, 50-59 old women were at 23% and 62% in following years, 60-61 female groups used licences 63% in 2006 and less than 20% in 1975 and over 70 age ladies were at bottom level in 1976 around 3% which changed in 2006 approximately 30%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully identified the main trends and provided a clear overview of the data. You covered both age groups and gender comparisons effectively. However, the report lacks precision in some areas; for instance, you mention '1975 and 1976' in the overview, but the graph only provides data for 1975/76 and 2006. Additionally, some data points are slightly inaccurate or confusingly presented, such as the grouping of '60-61' which does not match the graph categories. To improve, ensure you clearly distinguish between the two years provided and group the data more logically to highlight the most significant changes rather than listing every single figure.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay is logically organized into an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs. You use transition signals like 'Overall', 'Firstly', and 'Secondly' to guide the reader. However, the cohesion within the paragraphs is sometimes mechanical, and the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the phrase 'Either groups of ages 30-39, 40-49 were holding less than 90% in 1976, in 2006'. The flow between sentences could be improved by using more varied cohesive devices rather than relying on lists of percentages. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the data by gender.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to convey the information, using terms like 'proportion', 'fluctuated', and 'spurted up'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'vehicle running licences' instead of 'driving licences' and 'men were accounted higher proportion' instead of 'men accounted for a higher proportion'. Some phrasing is slightly unnatural, which occasionally hinders the precision of your report. Expanding your range of reporting verbs and noun phrases would help elevate your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('the 17-20 age men groups'), prepositions, and subject-verb agreement ('women ratio improved'). There are also some issues with tense consistency and word order. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher band score. Focusing on proofreading for basic grammatical accuracy and ensuring correct sentence construction will be beneficial.

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