Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-19
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 6.0)
The bar charts delineate the holders of full driving licence in Great Britain by both the sex and age during the year 1975/76 and 2006
Overall, the propotion of men having full driving licence was significantly higher than women. However, women made considerable progress in having full car driving licence by 2006.
In 1975/76, around 85% of men at the age of 30-49 were accounted to have full driving licence, followed by men at the age 21 to 29 and 50 to 49, at around 75%. Whereas, women at the age of 30-49 were accounted at around 39 and 43%. However, men and women at the age over 70 and 17 to 20 had lowest percentage of holding full driving licence by around 38% in men and 3% in women over 70 and 20% in women in 17-20.
By 2006, around 94% of men at the age of 30 to 59 had full driving licence while women that held full driving licence at that age were around 80%. Both genders made significant progress over age 70 men came upto 76% and women upto 35%. Men and women at the age of 21 to 29 that held full driving licence were around 63 to 70%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The candidate successfully addresses all parts of the task by selecting and reporting the main features from the charts. An overall trend is provided, comparing male and female licence holders, and specific data points for various age groups across both years (1975/76 and 2006) are highlighted and compared. However, there are a few minor inaccuracies in quoting the precise figures, such as stating '50 to 49' instead of '50 to 59', and some data points are generalised rather than precisely contrasted. Nonetheless, the core information required for an academic summary is effectively captured, meeting the requirements of a Band 6.5 or solid Band 6 descriptor.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The response is organized into clear paragraphs, starting with an introduction, moving to an overview, and then presenting body paragraphs detailing specific data. Logical organization is present throughout, although progression between ideas can sometimes feel a bit abrupt. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'However', 'In 1975/76', and 'By 2006' are employed to guide the reader through the data. Paragraphing is used appropriately, though referencing and transitional links between sentences could be smoother. This corresponds well to a Band 6 level of coherence and cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms like 'delineate', 'proportion', 'genders', and 'significant progress'. However, there are noticeable spelling and lexical errors, such as 'propotion' instead of 'proportion', and minor awkwardness in word forms or phrasing like 'men came upto 76%'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with mixed success. These vocabulary errors do not impede communication, placing the response firmly at Band 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The essay displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including comparative structures and temporal clauses. There are instances of good grammatical control, but also several errors in grammar, prepositions, and numbers, such as 'men at the age 21 to 29 and 50 to 49' (typographical confusion of age brackets) and missing articles ('holding full driving licence'). While these errors do not impede overall communication, they occur with enough frequency to prevent the essay from reaching a higher band score.
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