Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-09

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 5.5)

The bar chart below shows the card driving license parcentage of male and female of different age group in Great Britain.

It is clear that in Britain mens were tends to had more car driving licence than the females. From 1975/76 to 2006 there were not drastic differece to have license below age 50 in men. Whereas, female in mordern day carry more driving license than before in evey age group.

In age group 17-20, the less number of men hold the driving license which is arround 38 and 37 in both generation. In 1975/75, 21 to 29 age group mens used to hold more license than 2006. But in other age groups, modern people hold more driving license than before.

Where as, in women groups it's always the 2006 womens hold more driving license than 1975/76. Least number of card driving license hold by the age group 70 or avobe, which is arround 5 percent in 1975/76 and around 25 percent in 2006.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main overall contrast: men had higher licence-holding rates than women, while women’s rates rose across all age groups by 2006. You also correctly note that the youngest men changed little and that men aged 21–29 had a lower figure in 2006 than in 1975/76. However, the overview is broad, and several important comparisons are missing or unclear. For example, men’s rates rose substantially among older age groups, reaching about 91–92% for those aged 50–69 in 2006, while women’s largest increases were also among older groups. The claim that the lowest male figures were in the 17–20 group is not true in 1975/76, when men aged 70 and over were slightly lower. Select key figures accurately and compare the age patterns more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, relevant structure: an introduction, a general summary, and separate paragraphs discussing men and women. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited, and comparisons are often presented as isolated statements rather than linked into a clear account of the chart. Connectors such as “Whereas” and “But” are used, but “Where as” begins a fragment-like transition, and the repeated “In age group”/“Whereas” pattern feels mechanical. Grouping the age bands by similar trends—for example, younger men versus older men—would make the comparisons easier to follow. Clearer references to the two years and consistent paragraph focus would also strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “age group,” “percent,” “license,” and “generation,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to interpret. Phrases such as “card driving license,” “hold more license,” and “carry more driving license” are not natural ways to describe the data; use “hold a full driving licence” or “licence-holding rate.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “parcentage,” “differece,” and “avobe.” Aim for precise terms such as “proportion,” “rate,” and “increased,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “Whereas” and a time comparison beginning “From 1975/76 to 2006.” However, control is inconsistent, and several sentence patterns are faulty. For example, “mens were tends to had” combines incompatible verb forms; “there were not drastic difference” has an agreement problem; and “the less number of men hold” does not form a correct noun phrase or verb construction. The sentence beginning “Where as” is also not properly connected to the preceding paragraph. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and subject–verb agreement, and build comparisons with complete clauses, such as “The proportion of women holding licences increased in every age group.”

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