Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-11

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 illustrate the ratio of people in Great Britain who holds full driving licences categorize by age and sex groups, comparing data from 1975/76 with 2006.

Overall, the mens have high proportion in both time periods as compared to womens, but later in 2006 womens follwed them and reach to the nearest point especially for younger adults.

In 1975/76, men held far more licences than women across all age groups. For men, ownership reached a high about 70% to 80% in the middle age. For women, the highest number was only around 50% for those aged 30 to 39.

By 2006, the percentage of men with licences stayed fairlt steady. In contrast, the number of women driving increased a lot in almost every age group. Women aged 30 to 39 and 40 to 49 saw a big jumps, reachig about 70% and 80%. This made their numbers much closer to the men's figures by 2006.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the two years and compare men’s and women’s licence-holding, and your overview correctly notes that men were generally ahead while women’s figures rose substantially by 2006. The examples for women aged 30–39 and 40–49 also reflect the chart’s broad pattern. However, some key details are imprecise: men’s figures did not simply “stay fairly steady” in every age group, since they rose markedly among those aged 60 and over, while the 21–29 figure fell. The claim that women came closest to men “especially for younger adults” is unclear and not well supported; the largest narrowing is among middle-aged groups. More precise age-specific comparisons and a clearer account of these contrasting trends would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on 1975/76, and a final paragraph on 2006. This makes the main comparison easy to follow, and transitions such as “In contrast” help signal the shift between the sexes’ trends. The organisation is effective, but the final paragraph could connect its examples more explicitly to the overview, and the comparison between men and women is not consistently developed within each age group. For instance, the statement that women’s figures became “much closer” to men’s would be clearer if supported by a direct comparison of the relevant age bands. More systematic grouping of age categories would strengthen the progression further.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “age groups,” “percentage,” and “increased,” so the topic remains understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or informal, which limits precision: “ratio of people” is not the right description for these percentages, “the mens have high proportion” is awkward, and “a big jumps” is incorrectly formed. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “follwed,” “fairlt,” and “reachig.” Aim for accurate chart-reporting phrases and check spelling carefully. A more varied set of precise verbs and comparison expressions would help you describe the data without relying on broad wording such as “increased a lot.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a contrastive sentence beginning “In contrast,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, errors in agreement, articles, and verb forms occur in several sentences. For example, “people … who holds” needs subject–verb agreement, while “the mens have high proportion” has problems with both number and article use. In “Women aged 30 to 39 and 40 to 49 saw a big jumps, reachig about 70% and 80%,” the plural subject does not agree with “a … jumps,” and the participle construction is not controlled. The range of structures is also fairly limited. Practise accurate comparative sentences and complex clauses, then proofread each sentence for agreement and article use.

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