Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-20

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 graph illustrates information about men and women who have a legal and full driving licence in Great Britain during the time period ([redacted phone]), and also mentions their respective ages.

Overall, both genders got their full driving licences after the age of 16. Women seem to get more licences in 2006. Men maintained their figure throughout the time.

Women got more licences in 2006 by the age of 21 to onward but the ratio accelerated more between the age of 30 to 69.

men balanced their proportion in both time frames but seemed rise in 2006 in the age between 30 tyo 70 above.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, containing only 104 words, which significantly restricts the level of detail and data reporting possible. While the writer attempts an overview and mentions some general trends—such as women holding more licences in 2006 and men maintaining relatively stable proportions—key comparisons and overall features are poorly developed and lack precision. For example, stating that 'Women got more licences in 2006 by the age of 21 to onward' is vague and does not accurately capture the specific age-group dynamics or numerical realities shown in the graph. Furthermore, data is misreported or overly generalized, resulting in an inadequate summary of the visual data.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5

The text is organized into brief paragraphs, but the overall progression lacks clear logical linking. While an introductory sentence attempts to set the context, the subsequent body paragraphs feel disjointed and fail to guide the reader smoothly through the data. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes awkward, as seen in phrases like 'from the age of 21 to onward' and 'men balanced their proportion in both time frames but seemed rise in 2006'. Paragraphing is also erratic, with single sentences functioning as paragraphs, which detracts from the overall structural clarity of an Academic Task 1 report.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple words and phrases such as 'graph illustrates information', 'people who have a legal and full driving licence', and 'maintained their figure'. There are also noticeable lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'balanced their proportion' and 'seemed rise', which reveal a limited control over collocations and precise terminology. While the response attempts some subject-specific vocabulary ('driving licences', 'gender', 'ratio'), the overall lexical range is inadequate for effective discussion of statistical data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The grammar and sentence structures are very limited, relying heavily on basic, simple sentence forms. Attempts at more complex structures result in noticeable errors, such as missing prepositions or incorrect verb forms ('seemed rise in 2006 in the age between 30 tyo 70 above', 'got more licences in 2006 by the age of 21 to onward'). Punctuation and typographical errors, such as spelling ('tyo'), further impede the clarity of the writing. The frequency of grammatical inaccuracies means that only a basic control of simple sentence patterns is demonstrated.

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