Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-07

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 7.0)

The bar charts illustrate the percentage of men and women holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age between 1975-76 and 2006.

Overall, the percentage of men holding licences increased over the period for all age groups except 21-29. In addition, the figure for women having licences rose considerably for all age groups.

To begin with, regarding men, the percentage of the age group 50-59 increased from about 75% to 90%, making this the dominant category. The figure rose for all the age groups, except for 21-29 age group, which experienced a decline in percentage from around 78% to 74% from 1975-76 to 2006.

Moving on to women, the percentage of women holding licences increased for all the age groups over the period. A significant rise was observed in the 40-49 age group, whrer the figure for women grew from approximately 39% to about 80%. Moreover, women from the age group of over 70 showed much interest in holding licences, with the figure climbing from around 3% to 25% from 1975-76 to 2006.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You provide a clear overview of the broad trends: men’s licence-holding generally rose, with a fall among 21–29-year-olds, while women’s figures increased across every age group. The selected comparisons for men aged 50–59 and women aged 40–49 are relevant and broadly accurate. However, the account is not fully precise: the 21–29 figure for men fell to about 70%, not 74%, and the over-70 figure for women rose to about 29%, rather than 25%. Calling 50–59 the “dominant category” is also misleading, since men aged 60–69 had the highest figure in 2006. The overview and key examples are present, but coverage of the age-group patterns is uneven and some details need more careful selection and reporting.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised clearly into an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for men and women. Its progression is easy to follow, and signposts such as “To begin with” and “Moving on to women” make the shift between groups explicit. The overview also prepares the reader for the comparisons that follow. Cohesion is generally effective, though some linking is formulaic, and the final paragraph could connect its examples more deliberately—for instance, by contrasting the substantial rise among women aged 40–49 with the still lower figure for those aged 70 and over. A more systematic comparison of age groups within each year would strengthen the progression and make the relationships between figures clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of chart-reporting vocabulary, including “increased,” “decline,” “significant rise,” and “climbing,” and the meaning remains clear throughout. There is some flexibility in how changes are described, rather than relying on one verb. However, a few choices are imprecise or awkward for this data: “dominant category” does not accurately describe the 50–59 group, and “showed much interest in holding licences” attributes motivation that the chart does not measure. The spelling slip “whrer” also detracts from accuracy. Aim for neutral, precise descriptions of percentages and age groups, and check spelling carefully; this would make the vocabulary more consistently appropriate to an academic chart summary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a subordinate clause in “which experienced a decline” and a relative clause in “where the figure for women grew.” Most sentences are clear and grammatically controlled, and the past-tense reporting is generally consistent. There are a few issues to refine: “except for 21-29 age group” needs an article or a plural construction (“the 21–29 age group”), while “from 1975-76 to 2006” is repeated in a way that makes the final sentence less smooth. The sentence beginning “Overall” is also slightly awkward in its parallel phrasing. Continue varying sentence structures, while checking articles and ensuring comparisons are expressed in balanced, natural forms.

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