Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-08-24

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 4.0)

this grapth represent the age of driver with different age and Sex, holding their driver lisense the graph provides thedata of sevral years and about diff ages of the both genders and theier numbers too,

Women lisense holders are the least in every year and in every agey beacuse womens have less driver experiance and they only drive when there is an emergency, first ones are the adults driver in1975 there are alot of male divers but females drivers are veryrare and same in 2007 then thereare holders with theage of 21_29 we see a massive increase in the women lisense in both 1975 and 2006, women whichare over the age of 30-59 are almost the same and on thwe other hqnds all ages of men have there lisense it increase rapidly in both of the years in every age the least number iof men are in only 17-20 and the least womens are over the age of 70 beasuce women fce many health issue in that phasa and age so they cant drive properly

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to accurately report the data provided in the graphs. Instead of objective analysis, the text includes subjective, unsupported opinions, such as claiming women drive less due to 'emergency' situations or 'health issues.' These are not features of the data and represent a significant misunderstanding of the task requirements. While the response attempts to cover different age groups and genders, the lack of factual accuracy and the inclusion of personal speculation prevent it from meeting the requirements of an Academic Task 1. The main features are not clearly identified or compared in a professional manner.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response lacks logical organization and paragraphing. It is written as a single, run-on block of text, which makes it difficult to follow. There is a lack of cohesive devices to link ideas, and the progression of information is disjointed. The referencing is often unclear, and the transition between different age groups and years is abrupt. The lack of structure significantly hinders the reader's ability to identify the main trends in the data.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. There are frequent spelling errors (e.g., 'grapth', 'lisense', 'sevral', 'beacuse', 'phasa') that occasionally impede communication. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to describe trends or data points effectively. The student relies on basic, informal language rather than the precise, academic terminology required for describing graphs, such as 'significant increase', 'proportion', or 'fluctuation'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that often distort meaning. Sentence structure is poor, with many run-on sentences and a lack of proper punctuation. There are consistent errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'women... are the least', 'womens are over the age') and tense usage. The range of structures is very limited, consisting mostly of simple, poorly constructed sentences. The high frequency of errors makes the text difficult to read and understand.

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