Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-22

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 graph here illustrates the propotion of people having full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex.

Overall, women`s growth over the period is significant in every age group comparing to men`s growth. Howevere men`s have higher number of individual holding licence in contrast to women.

The most drastical changes were seen in women. In 1976/6 very little amount of women held the licence while grew significantly in 30 years of period. Elder women of 70 and over had the largest increase comparing to others. Every other age group of women has almost doubled from its strating point.

While, men`s growth over the period was lesser in comparison to women`s growth. The age group of 21-29 has shown a decrease of approximately 10%. While every other age group has shown some increase in their data over the period of 30 years. The largest improvement was seen in 70 and over age group of approximately 40%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student successfully addresses the main features of the chart, identifying overall trends such as the significant increase among female licence holders across most age groups and the comparative stability among men. Key data points are cited, such as the 40% increase in the oldest male age group and the 10% decrease in young men aged 21-29. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in dates and data references, such as writing '1976/6' instead of 1975/76 and making slightly imprecise generalisations about 'every other age group'. Overall, the response covers all parts of the prompt well and presents a clear overview, satisfying the requirements for a Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is arranged into four paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for women and men. This structure provides a coherent overall arrangement. However, referencing and cohesion are sometimes faulty or mechanical. For instance, the transition 'Howevere men`s have higher number' contains a typographical and grammatical disruption, and sentences like 'While, men`s growth...' begin with a dangling cohesive marker ('While') without an independent clause attached properly. Paragraphing is present and logically guides the reader through the data, placing the text firmly at Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, attempting less common phrases such as 'propotion', 'significant', and 'drastical changes'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, including 'propotion' (proportion), 'Howevere' (However), 'drastical' (drastic), 'strating point' (starting point), and 'individual holding licence' (individuals holding licences). These lexical errors do not impede communication, but they restrict the score to a solid Band 5.5, as precision and control over less common vocabulary are inconsistent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as contrastive sentences using 'while' and comparative clauses. However, grammatical accuracy is hampered by frequent errors, including punctuation issues (misplaced backticks used as apostrophes like 'women`s' and 'men`s'), subject-verb agreement errors ('men`s have higher number'), and awkward phrasing ('very little amount of women held the licence while grew significantly'). While communication is rarely impeded entirely, the frequency of grammatical and mechanical errors prevents the text from reaching Band 6.0.

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