Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-21
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)
The graphs gives information about percentage of people and women full driving licence great in UK by age and sex. There are different types of ages and sex illustrate in United Kingdom such as, 17-20, 20-29 and 30-39.
Overall, the diffenent kind of age and sex increased at high level point and after, at the same time, full car driving skills holders: by sex and age were declined in the UK.
The first 17 - 19 age groups were minimun started at very point in 1975/76 and 2006, 35, and 30.the full car driving licenece holders by sex and age at these points.
The second 211-29 female age groups were began at high increased point 75 rather than male car drivers holding in 2006, and average point male groups were at 75 percent.
The third30 -39, male and female groups were same highest level point 80 male and female same 80 percent.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response attempts to address the prompt by discussing the graphs on driving licence holders in Great Britain, but it falls short of providing a fully coherent or accurate summary of the main features. The overview is extremely vague and confusing, stating that different groups increased and then declined. Furthermore, the selection of data is erratic and difficult to follow, with garbled figures such as '35, and 30' and '75 rather than male car drivers'. Key trends, such as the overall higher licence holding among men in 1975/76 compared to the significant rise in female drivers by 2006, are missed or misrepresented. The data cited frequently does not align with the visual data provided. Based on these limitations, the response meets the descriptors for Band 4.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text is divided into short paragraphs, attempting an introduction and body paragraphs, but the overall organisation is very poor. There is no clear logical progression or relationship between sentences. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or incorrectly, such as 'The first', 'The second', and 'The third', which fail to guide the reader smoothly through the data. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it hard to determine which demographic or year is being discussed. Paragraphing is disjointed, and the chaotic sequencing of ideas severely impacts readability. This performance aligns with Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
Vocabulary is very basic, repetitive, and heavily reliant on copied phrases from the prompt, such as 'full driving licence', 'age and sex', and 'Great Britain'. There are frequent word choice errors, such as 'minimun started at very point' and 'high increased point'. Spelling and word formation errors are also present, including 'diffenent', 'licenece', and 'began at high increased point'. The lexical range is extremely limited, and errors frequently strain the reader's understanding. This corresponds to a Band 4.0 for Lexical Resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The writing relies heavily on simple sentence structures, and attempts at more complex sentences result in severe structural errors and incomprehensible fragments, such as 'The first 17 - 19 age groups were minimun started at very point in 1975/76 and 2006, 35, and 30.' Errors in basic verb tenses, prepositions, and sentence boundaries are pervasive, causing frequent communication breakdowns. There are almost no error-free sentences in the text. This fits the Band 4.0 descriptor.
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