Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-04

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 5.0)

The illustration gives the information about full car driving license holders by sex and age .Overall, the number of man were greater than number of women both years .

It is quite evident that man had almost same driving licences in 2006 and 1975 wherease man at the age of 21 to 29 had 70 percent driving license in 2006 and had 75 percent in 1975.

Furthermore, man at the age of 40 to 49 and 50 to 59 had almost same range of driving licence

in 1975 but there were a small increament in 2006 that were at the age of 40-49. Man at the age of 50-59 and 60-69 had almost same number in 2006 but in 1975 man at the age of 50-59 had greater value. And the man over 70 had 75 percent in 2006 and 30 percent in 1975 driving licence.

Moreover, women at the age of 30-39 , 40-49 and 50-59 had same number of driving licence in 2006. But at the age of 50-59 there were 25 percent only women. Women at the age of of 17-20 and 70 had same 30 percent but the women at the age of 70 had only 10 percent. At last, women at the age of 21-29 and 60 to 69 had same number of driving licence in 2006 and 15 percent only in 1975.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response attempts to summarize the charts showing driving licence holders by sex and age, but it only partially addresses the task. While an overall trend is stated, it contains inaccuracies, such as claiming that the number of men was greater than women in both years without properly qualifying how the gap narrowed significantly for younger demographics by 2006. Many specific details are imprecise or inaccurate when compared to the source data, for example, stating that women at 50-59 were '25 percent only' or that women at 17-20 and 70 had the 'same 30 percent'. Furthermore, the response lacks a fully developed overview of the main trends across the decades and age groups, leading to a restricted and fragmented summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organization with an introductory sentence and separate paragraphs for men and women, but there is no clear overall progression or logical structuring between the sections. Cohesive devices are used very mechanically or repetitively, such as the constant reliance on 'Furthermore', 'Moreover', and 'At last'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the body paragraphs mix different age groups and time periods without clear transitions, making it difficult for the reader to follow a logical development of ideas throughout the response.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, with heavy reliance on simple vocabulary and repetitive phrases like 'driving licence' and 'at the age of'. There are noticeable lexical errors and imprecise word choices throughout the text, such as using 'man' instead of 'men' (which is a word form/spelling issue) and writing 'increament' instead of 'increment'. These vocabulary limitations and errors sometimes cause difficulty for the reader in grasping the precise data being reported.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response shows a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences and repetitive clauses. Attempts at more complex comparisons or descriptions are frequently faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement mistakes (e.g., 'the number of man were greater') and missing plural markers or articles. These frequent errors in grammar and punctuation can cause strain and difficulty for the reader when attempting to verify the statistics.

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