Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-13

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 shows that the people of great Britain of men and women holding full driving licences between the years 1975 to 2006 simultaneously.

In the men category , The percentage of the teenage men's that holds the full driving licences between the age of 17-20 in the late 1975 and early 1976 was only 35% approximately , But in 2006 the number of men's that hold the full driving licences was a bit high as compared to 1975-76 which was about 38% approximately.

But in the women category , The women's that hold the full driving licences as compared to men category was very low in both terms. It was about 30% in 2006 and 20% only in 1975/76.

However , In the age between 21-29 , the interest of the men's rose up to hold the full driving licences as compared to the age between 17-20. It went up to 75% in 1975/76 and it was slightly lower in 2006 which was about 70%. Moreover , In the women's category the parsentage was also increased rapidly as compared to age between 17-20 . It was 65% in 2006 and much lower in 1975/76 which was only 45% .

On the other hand , In great Britain that hold the full driving licences in men's category between the age of 30 to 59 in the year 2006 ware remain stable and it was above 80%. And

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify some relevant comparisons, including the lower figures for women and the rise in women’s licence-holding among people aged 21–29. However, the response covers only a small part of the chart and does not provide a clear overview of the main patterns across the age groups. Some figures are inaccurate: for men aged 17–20, the 1975/76 figure is about 36%, not 35% (a small difference), while the 2006 figure is about 37%, rather than 38%; for men aged 21–29 in 1975/76, it is about 78%, not 75%. The final point about men aged 30–59 in 2006 is incomplete, and older age groups are largely omitted. Select the most important overall trends and compare both years and sexes across the chart more systematically.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it moves from younger men to women, then to the 21–29 group and a later-age comparison. Linking phrases such as “However” and “On the other hand” show an attempt to connect ideas. Nevertheless, the progression is difficult to follow because comparisons shift between age groups and sexes without a clear plan, and the final sentence breaks off after “And”. The opening sentence also does not establish a useful overview. Group the information into a clear introduction and overview, followed by paragraphs comparing the age patterns or the two years. Use linking expressions only where they accurately signal the relationship between the points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “percentage”, “category”, “increased” and “stable”, so the reader can understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and several expressions are awkward or imprecise, such as “the interest of the men's rose up to hold” and “the women's that hold”. Repeated use of “full driving licences” and “category” also makes the description less flexible. There are spelling errors, including “parsentage” and “ware”, and some phrases do not sound natural in chart reporting. Build a small set of accurate trend and comparison expressions, and use terms such as “licence holders”, “proportion”, “rose” and “remained relatively steady” appropriately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt longer sentences with contrast and comparison, for example, “However, In the age between 21-29…” and “On the other hand…”, but these structures are often faulty. Errors in agreement and verb forms appear in phrases such as “the percentage … was also increased” and “men's category … ware remain stable”. Noun phrases and articles are also difficult to control, as in “the teenage men's that holds”. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are inconsistent, and the final sentence is unfinished. These problems sometimes make the relationships between ideas unclear. Practise forming concise comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, tense, articles and punctuation before finishing.

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