Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-08

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 given bar graphs illustrate the percentage of people holding full driving licenses in Great Britain by age and sex in 1975/76 and in 2006.

Overall, men and women hold highest percentage of driving license in 2006 compared with 1975/76.In contrast, men hold the highest percentage of driving license in two years compared with women.Similarly, the male gender of age 50-59 and 60-69 had equally highest number of driving license in 2006 while, the female gender of age 30-39 and 40-49 hold the equally highest percentage of driving license.Likewise, men of ae 17-20 hold the lowest percentage of driving lincense in both years while, women of age 70 and over hold the lowest percentage of driving license in 1975/76 and in 2006.Notably the women of age 17-20 hold equal percentage of driving license as the women of age 70 and over in 2006.

Percentage of men having driving license at the age of 17-20 is less than 40% in both the years while the number of male having permission for driving of age ranging from 21-29 increased to 795 in 1975/76 and 70% in 2006.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s broad comparison: licence ownership was generally higher in 2006, and men had higher rates than women. You also attempt to highlight age-group highs and lows. However, the response only partially reports the main features, and some claims are inaccurate or unclear. For example, men aged 50–59 and 60–69 did not have equal highest figures in 2006: the rates were about 92% and 91%, while the 50–59 group was highest. The statement that men aged 17–20 had the lowest rate in both years overlooks men aged 70 and over in 1975/76. The final comparison also gives “795” rather than a percentage and does not clearly describe the data. Select a few accurate trends and support them with clear figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, an overview, and a final paragraph, so there is some basic organisation. However, the progression is limited: the overview contains many separate claims in one long sequence, while the final paragraph introduces only one age comparison and does not develop it. Linking words such as “Similarly,” “Likewise,” and “Notably” are used repeatedly, but they do not always show a clear relationship between the points that follow. The sentence beginning “In contrast” also repeats the preceding comparison rather than developing a new feature. Group the information into clearer comparisons—for example, overall changes by year, followed by notable age patterns—and use linking devices only where their meaning is precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “age,” “sex,” and “increased,” and the reader can generally identify the topic. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, especially “percentage of driving license.” Some word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “number of driving license,” “permission for driving,” and “male gender.” There are also spelling errors, including “lincense” and “ae,” and “795” appears to be an unintended or unclear figure. Use concise, accurate terms such as “licence-holders,” “proportion,” and “rate,” and distinguish percentages from numbers. Varying the wording while keeping it precise would make the report easier to follow.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentences, including comparisons introduced by “while,” but control is inconsistent and errors are frequent enough to make parts difficult to interpret. For example, “men and women hold highest percentage” is missing an article and has an awkward verb form; “the female gender … hold” has subject–verb disagreement; and “men of ae 17-20 hold” contains a malformed age phrase. Punctuation also needs attention: there is no space after the full stop in “1975/76.In contrast,” and several long sentences run together multiple claims. Practise accurate simple comparison sentences first, then combine them with clauses such as “whereas” or “while,” checking agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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