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 graph illustrates the percentage of individual possessing driving licenses in Great Britain by age and sex.

Overall, men around their fifties had the largest proportion of holding driving licenses in 2006, while men in their thirties accounted for the largest share for holding driving licenses in 1975/76. Women in their fourties comprises the largest proportion of holding driving licenses, in 2006 while also women in their thirties had the largest share of holding driving licenses in 1975/76.

In 1975/76, men in their thirties had the largest share of holding driving licenses at around 85%, followed by men in their fourties at 82%. Around 77% of men hold driving licenses in their fifties, while the amount of holding licenses in their sixties was less than 60%. Around 78% of men hold driving licenses in their twenties. Less than 40% of men hold driving licenses in their seventies and early twenties. In 2006, men in their fifties accounted for the largest share in holding licenses at 90%, followed by men in their sixties and fourties at roughly 90%. Men in their thirties comprises 83%, while less than 80% of men hold licenses in their seventies. Around 70% of men hold licenses in their twenties, while less than 40% hold licenses in late teen years.

In 1975/76, women in their thirties comprises the largest share in holding driving licenses at around 50%, while women in their fourties had the largest share at 80% in 2006. Women in their twenties accounted for second-largest share more than 40% in 1975/76, while women in their fifties had that share. The lowest share for both women in 1975/76 and 2006 was in their seventies at less than 10% and at around 30% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the main components of the prompt by presenting information about driving licence holders in Great Britain by age and sex across two time periods. However, the task achievement is partially limited by some under-developed ideas and data inaccuracies. While an overview is attempted, it contains slightly mixed details. For instance, the student states that women in their forties comprised the largest proportion in 2006, whereas the chart shows that women in their fifties (at 74%) and forties (at 79%) had high shares, but the absolute peak for women in 2006 was actually the 40-49 age group at 79%, followed closely by 30-39 at 78%. Furthermore, some specific data points contain inaccuracies when compared to the visual data, such as claiming men in their fifties in 2006 were followed by those in their sixties and forties at roughly 90%, whereas the actual figures are 92% and 89% respectively. To reach a higher band, the response needs to ensure greater precision in reporting data and provide a more fully developed, accurate overview of the main trends.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text maintains a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical structure, dedicating separate paragraphs to an introduction, an overview, men's data, and women's data. Paragraphing is used appropriately to group related information. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or repetitive, relying heavily on similar sentence openings and transitional phrases such as 'In 1975/76,' and 'In 2006,' at the start of multiple sentences. Referencing and progression are occasionally hindered by abrupt shifts between data points without smooth linking devices. To achieve a higher level of coherence and cohesion, the writer could employ a wider variety of cohesive ties, improve referencing across sentences, and ensure that the progression of ideas flows more naturally from general trends to specific supporting figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying basic concepts related to percentages, age groups, and proportions (e.g., 'percentage', 'proportion', 'share', 'lowest share'). The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, but this is accompanied by word choice and spelling inaccuracies, such as 'individual' instead of 'individuals' and 'fourties' instead of 'forties'. Additionally, collocation is occasionally awkward, such as 'percentage of individual possessing driving licenses' instead of 'percentage of people holding driving licences'. These errors do not impede communication, allowing the reader to grasp the overall meaning. To improve lexical resource, the student should expand their range of vocabulary for describing statistical changes, pay closer attention to word forms and plurals, and eliminate spelling errors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting comparative structures and subordinate clauses (e.g., 'while men in their thirties accounted for the largest share...'). However, there are some persistent errors in grammar and punctuation throughout the text. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues, such as 'Women in their fourties comprises the largest proportion' where 'comprises' should be plural 'comprised' or present 'comprise', and incorrect tense usage mixing past and present reference within the same timeframe context. Prepositional and article usage also show occasional lapses. These errors occur regularly alongside error-free sentences, but they occasionally distract the reader. To move to a higher band, the writer needs to demonstrate greater control over verb forms and tense consistency, as well as ensure accurate subject-verb agreement in complex sentences.

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