Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-08-01

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 bar charts illustrate the percentage of people having full driving licenses in Great Britain by age and sex in the period 1975, 1976 and 2006. Age is devided in to seven different age groups between 17 to over 70.

Overall, it is quite clear that most people between the age of 21 to 70 have the full driving licenses as highest trend is in the age group of 30 to 50 in women and 40 to 70 in the opposite gender. While there is clearly a rising trend in both the genders in 2006 as compared to the past.

First Women with age group 17-20 have the driving license in 1975/76 is 20% as it rose to almost 35% in 2006. In 1975/76 the pecentage increased in next two age groups 41%,45% respectively on the other hand in 2006 it rose up to 80% than start declining an ends up at 5% in 1975/76 and 25% in 2006 as got the age over 70.

Second, men are the one having more license ratio in both the periods starts almost the same in 17-20 age group than flare up and got the highest percentage(90% in 2006 ) at the age between 50-59.which ended up with slight deminishing trend in the last age group at almost 77%.

Overall the graph gives the well organized information about the car driving licences in Great Britain.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response covers the main features of the data, identifying trends for both genders across the age groups. However, the reporting is somewhat inconsistent. For instance, the description of the 1975/76 data is fragmented, and the comparison between the two periods could be more precise. While the main trends are highlighted, some data points are presented in a way that is difficult to follow, such as the list of percentages for women. To improve, ensure that comparisons are clearly linked to specific years and age groups, and avoid listing data without sufficient analytical context.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay is organised into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate, such as 'Second, men are the one having more license ratio'. The transition between sentences is sometimes abrupt, and the referencing is occasionally unclear. The concluding sentence is somewhat redundant as it comments on the graph rather than summarizing the data. Improving the flow between sentences using a wider range of linking words would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, but there are several instances of awkward phrasing and word choice errors, such as 'flare up' and 'deminishing trend'. The student attempts to use specific terminology, but the control is inconsistent. Spelling errors like 'devided' and 'pecentage' also detract from the quality of the writing. To reach a higher band, the student should focus on using more precise academic vocabulary and ensuring correct collocations when describing trends and data points.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors, including issues with subject-verb agreement ('men are the one'), article usage, and punctuation. For example, 'as got the age over 70' is grammatically incorrect and impedes clarity. While the meaning is generally understandable, the frequency of these errors is noticeable. Focusing on sentence construction and proofreading for basic grammatical accuracy would significantly improve the score in this criterion.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.