Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-02

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 two bar graphs compare data of men and women holding full driving licences in United Kingdom across different age groups calculated in percentage. Whereas, individual grouped bar chart compares full time driving licence holders in 1975-76 with 2006.

Overall, there is clear gap shown between two years, however, more intense gap was in women licence holders. Clearly the percentage of driving licences holders were greater in 2006 compare to 1974-75 era. Also, there were more male licence holders than women in every age category in both the years.

To commence with youngest category, There is not much change in male holders, while In women, percentage increased from just 20 in 1975 to almost 36 in 2006. In following age group, trend reversed in male, driving licence holders in 2006 were slightly less than of 1975 with gap of nearly 6% which make it only exceptional group were holders actually decreased. Meanwhile, in female trend continuous with increased gap of 20% between two years figures.

Now moving forward to the old age groups, In age of 40-49 the gap in male holders is neglatable, whiereas in female, it reached more than doubled in 2006 compared to 1975-76. Trend continues till finishing age group.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses all parts of the task by selecting and reporting the main features, such as comparing the percentage of driving licence holders across different age groups and between the two years, 1975/76 and 2006. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, noting the general increase in licence holding and the persistent gap between men and women. However, some areas are under-developed or lack precision. For instance, the discussion of specific age groups becomes somewhat vague, such as referring to the 'youngest category' or the 'old age groups' without consistently integrating the precise data provided in the chart, and there are minor factual inaccuracies in reading the specific percentages, such as misidentifying the years or exact trends.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear logical progression from an introduction and overview into body paragraphs detailing specific age categories. Paragraphing is used to separate different sections of the data. However, cohesion at the sentence level is sometimes faulty or mechanical. Words and phrases like 'To commence with', 'In following age group', and 'Now moving forward' are used as transitional devices, but referencing and linking can be clumsy, leading to occasional disjointedness, such as starting sentences with 'Whereas' or abrupt shifts between male and female data within the same paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the writer to communicate main trends and comparisons. There are attempts to use less common vocabulary and phraseology, such as 'neglatable', 'exceptional group', and 'trend reversed', but these are accompanied by some inaccuracy in word choice, spelling, and word form. For instance, 'neglatable' is misspelled and used inaccurately, and phrases like 'more intense gap' or 'finishing age group' display awkward collocations. Nevertheless, the lexical errors do not seriously impede communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting relative clauses and comparative structures. There are some errors in grammar and punctuation throughout the text, such as missing articles ('compare data of men and women', 'in youngest category', 'in male'), incorrect prepositions ('in age of 40-49'), and comma splices or run-on structures. Despite these errors, the grammatical structures used are generally clear and rarely impede the reader's understanding, fitting the criteria for a mix of accurate and flawed sentences.

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