Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar graphs depict the proportion of individuals by age and gender with full driving licences in Great Britain in 1975/76 and 2006.

Overall, the percentage of middle aged men and women with driving licences was higher than the individuals of young and old age in both 1975/76 and 2006. Also, men of all ages widely outnumbered their agemate women.

A greater number of men of all age groups in 2006 had driving licences as compared to the men of similar age in 1975/76 except the age bracket of 21 to 29. In 2006 around 40% men between 17 to 20 years bracket had driving licences, the number peaked to around 90% for the age of 30 to 69 years while slowly declined to less than 80% for age group 70 and above. In 1975/76, just below 40% of men had driving licenses, the percentage peaked for the age group 30-39 (just over 80%) before steadily coming down to below 40% for age group 70 and above.

A significantly greater number of women of all age groups in 2006 had driving licences as compared to the women of similar ages in 1975/76. In 2006, less than 40% women between the ages of 17 and 20 had licences, the nuber reached to almost 80% for women aged 30 to 49 before reducing to around 30% for age 70 and above. in 1975 the number was significantly lower. It reached its highest for

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s subject and provide an overview, noting that men generally had higher licence rates and that middle-aged groups tended to exceed the youngest and oldest. You also make relevant comparisons between the two years, including the exception among men aged 21–29. However, some details are inaccurate or insufficiently developed: men aged 21–29 in 2006 were about 70%, not part of a general rise, and the 1975/76 male peak was around 81% for ages 40–49 rather than 30–39. The women’s final comparison is left unfinished, so an important set of figures is not reported. More precise selection and completion of the key comparisons would make the summary more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a general overview, and separate paragraphs comparing men and women. This makes the main organisation easy to follow, and phrases such as “In 2006” help signal changes between years. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes unclear because age groups are not consistently presented in a logical sequence, and some comparisons are compressed into broad statements. The final sentence, “It reached its highest for”, is incomplete and disrupts the flow, leaving the women’s 1975/76 data unfinished. Use a consistent age order and complete each paragraph’s comparison; linking the figures more explicitly would make cohesion less mechanical and referencing clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion”, “age bracket”, “peaked”, “declined” and “compared to”, and the meaning is generally clear. There is also some variation in how you describe the data rather than relying only on “percentage”. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for chart reporting: “a greater number” refers to people rather than the percentage shown, “widely outnumbered” is not a natural way to compare rates, and “the number reached to” is an awkward collocation. The spelling slip “nuber” and inconsistent spelling of “licences/licenses” also reduce accuracy. More precise terms such as “proportion”, “rate” and “rose to” would improve control and flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “as compared to” and clauses describing how rates changed. Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the percentage … was higher than the individuals” compares unlike things; write “higher among middle-aged people than among younger and older groups.” In “40% men” and “less than 40% women”, a determiner such as “of” is needed. The phrase “the number reached to” also has an incorrect verb pattern, and the final sentence is incomplete. Capitalisation after the full stop in “in 1975” should be corrected. Check comparison structures and sentence completion while retaining your range of clauses.

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