Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar chart compares the percentage of individuals holding full driving licences in Great Britian by age and gender .

Overall , the chart gives the information of licences by age and time period . It can be seem that in mid19 mostly people from mid age have licences inall time period.

It begins with 1975 in that time 38 percentage mens have licences but in contrast only 20 percent of womens have licences . But , in 1975 mens with the age between 30 to 39 have 83 percentage licenses it means mostly of that age have licences also, in contrast womens of same age have 45 percentage have their driving licences which are peak of their time .

In 2006 almost all the young people have their driving licences but most peak of men who have their licences were the age of 50 to 59 ar the percent of 90. But on the one hand, womens of age 40 to 49 have 80 percent of licences which was the peak of time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies the chart’s subject and makes a few relevant comparisons, including the higher licence rate among men aged 30–39 in 1975/76 and the high figures for men aged 50–59 and women aged 40–49 in 2006. However, the overview is unclear and includes an unsupported claim that middle-aged people were the main licence holders “in all time period.” Several key patterns are missed: men’s rates were generally higher, women’s rates rose substantially across most age groups, and the youngest groups remained comparatively low. Some figures are also inaccurate: for example, men aged 17–20 were around 36–37%, not 38% in 1975 alone, and the 2006 figures for young people were not “almost all.” Select the main trends accurately and compare both sexes and years more systematically.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an attempted overview, and separate paragraphs referring to the two time periods. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression is limited because the overview does not clearly summarise the main trends, and the body paragraphs move between age groups and sexes without a consistent comparison pattern. Linking expressions such as “But,” “in contrast,” and “on the one hand” are used, but some connections are awkward or do not clarify the relationship between the data. For example, the final paragraph shifts from young people to peak figures without explaining the comparison. Organise the details by year or by sex, and use clear links to show how the figures compare.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “age,” “peak,” and “driving licences,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “the chart gives the information of licences,” “most peak,” and “have their driving licences.” Spelling errors, including “Britian,” also reduce accuracy. Repetition of “licences” and “age” makes the description less precise. Use standard data-reporting phrases such as “the proportion of licence holders,” “the highest figure,” and “the rate increased,” and check spelling and word forms. More precise vocabulary would help distinguish increases, comparisons, and age-group highs.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, using clauses with “but,” “in contrast,” and “which.” However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. Examples include “It can be seem,” “in mid19 mostly people from mid age have licences inall time period,” and “womens of age 40 to 49 have 80 percent of licences which was the peak of time.” There are also problems with articles, agreement, tense, and sentence boundaries, as in “in 1975 mens with the age between 30 to 39 have 83 percentage licenses.” Practise forming clear past-tense comparisons, for example: “In 1975/76, 83% of men aged 30–39 held a licence, compared with 45% of women.”

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