Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The graphs illustrate the ratio of British citizens having full driving licences distinguish by their age and sex.

Overall, the percentage of British people have full driving licences increased in last three decades, especially the ratio of women drivings is significantly rise. However, the number is highest among the young British citizens beyond their genders, while this percentage drop is more visible in elder women than the older men.

In 2006 the ratio of Great Britain natives holding driving licences was highest in the age of 40 to 69 in men, while in women the percentage is among the age of 30 to 59. People in the age of 70 and above they were very few who hold a driving licences.

Conversely we can see in 1975 young men in their twenties had more driving licences as compare to 2006. Otherwise, their percentage has been increased throughout the time. However. women British drivers hold full diving licences increased in every

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad pattern that women’s licence-holding rose substantially and make some relevant comparisons between the two years. However, the overview is not consistently accurate: licence ownership was not highest among the youngest people across both sexes; in 2006, men aged 50–59 had the highest figure, while women aged 30–39 did. Your claim that the percentage “drop is more visible in elder women” is also unclear and does not capture the main age pattern. The response gives few precise figures and does not clearly report the strong increases among older groups or the contrasting decline for men aged 21–29. Select the clearest comparisons, support them with approximate data, and ensure the overview accurately summarises the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about 2006 and then 1975/76. Linking expressions such as “Overall” and “Conversely” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression is difficult to follow because comparisons are not grouped consistently by age, sex, or year, and some links do not express the relationship clearly. For example, “Otherwise, their percentage has been increased throughout the time” is hard to connect to the preceding comparison. The final sentence is unfinished, which leaves the account without a clear ending. Organise the details into a more systematic comparison of men and women or of the two years, and use linking phrases only where their meaning is precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “holding driving licences,” and “increased,” and you attempt more formal phrasing such as “Conversely.” However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive, which makes several points unclear. Examples include “ratio of women drivings,” “the number is highest,” and “young British citizens beyond their genders”; these do not express the chart’s percentages and age comparisons naturally. There are also spelling or word-form problems, such as “diving” for “driving” and “elder” where “older” is needed. Build a more reliable set of chart-description phrases, especially “the proportion of licence holders,” “rose,” “fell,” and “was highest among,” and check word forms before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “while” and a sentence beginning “Conversely.” However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships difficult to understand. For example, “the percentage of British people have full driving licences increased” has an incorrect clause structure, while “women drivings is significantly rise” contains problems with agreement and verb form. The sentence “People in the age of 70 and above they were very few who hold a driving licences” also has faulty word order and tense, as well as article and number errors. The final sentence is incomplete. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and basic sentence patterns before adding complex clauses; then proofread for agreement, articles, and complete sentences.

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