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 graph illustrates the propotion of citizens of Britain who had full authority of driving.

Overall, the middle aged men from 50 to 59 in 2006 and 30 to 39 in 1975-76 had a hightest ratio of 94% and 84% for holding driving licence. On the other hand, women from the age of 40 to 49 were the most holder of licence with percentage of 80%.

To begin with male, the age of 21 to 69 were the most with average propotion of 70% to 90%, who hold a full authority of driving licence in 2006 and 1975/76. Beside that, teengers and senior citizens were under the average of 40% in 2006 and 1975/76, except old people in 2006 with an average of 75%, respectively.

In 2006, female had the full authority while driving with an average of 75% to 80%, from the aged of 30 to 69. Similiarly, in 1975/76 with an average of 35% to 45% from 21 to 59. However, in 1975/76 the older women were the least with an average of just 5% and then slightly increased to 14% for the aged of 60 to 69.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad comparison between men and women and note that licence holding generally increased among women by 2006. However, the overview is not consistently accurate: the stated peak of 94% for men aged 50–59 in 2006 is closer to 92%, while men aged 30–39 in 1975/76 were about 77%, not 84%. The claim that women aged 40–49 were the leading group also misses the slightly higher figure for women aged 30–39 in 2006. Some useful trends are included, such as low figures among older women in 1975/76, but several age ranges are grouped vaguely and comparisons between the two years are incomplete. Select the clearest highs, lows and changes, and report them accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an opening, an overview and separate paragraphs discussing men and women. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “On the other hand” signal relationships between points. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several age groups and years are compressed into broad statements. For example, “the age of 21 to 69 were the most” does not clearly explain which figures belong to which year. “Beside that” and “respectively” do not make the intended links clear, and the final paragraph moves between years without a fully explicit comparison. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each comparison directly to its age group and year.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “increased” and “least,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several repeated or inaccurate expressions make the description less precise. “Full authority of driving” is not a natural way to describe licence ownership, while “most holder of licence” and “had the full authority while driving” are awkward collocations. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “propotion,” “hightest,” “teengers” and “Similiarly.” These choices sometimes make the reader work to understand the intended meaning. Build a small set of accurate chart-description phrases and check spelling and word forms before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including an overview beginning “Overall” and a contrast introduced by “However.” Nevertheless, errors occur frequently, and some sentence structures make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “the age of 21 to 69 were the most” has an agreement problem and an incomplete construction, while “female had the full authority” does not use a clear grammatical subject and verb pattern. In “the most holder of licence with percentage of 80%,” articles and sentence structure are also problematic. The response relies heavily on similar sentence patterns, with limited accurate control of more complex comparisons. Practise complete subject–verb clauses and check agreement, articles and tense in each sentence.

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