Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart gives amount of british people having full driving licences by age and gender.

Overall, the people holding driving licence increased over the years in both genders. In male the middle age people got most whereas mature women in their 40s got the most licence. While early adults in both sex have the least.

In men the early adults age ranging from 17 to 20 owns the license at 38% in 2006 which slightly increase as compared to 36% in 1975 whereas women in same category owned 36% as compared to 35% in the 70s. From age 21 to 39 owned less in men as compared to in the past with 70% in 2006 to 75% in 1970. while women hold the 62%. From 30 to 39 both genders hold almost same with 82% in males and 79% in females respectively.

The mature adults from 40 to 49 had 85% for male and 80% for females whcih is highest percentage of holding one in them. The middle age men from 50-59 hold the majority of license with around at 90% with 75% in women. The elderly from 60-69 holding one was at 86% and for female was 62%. Lastly the age 70 and over had the 78% license for men and women was par with teens at 38% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad pattern that licence holding rose over time for both sexes, and you note that men generally had higher rates. However, the overview is not consistently accurate: the youngest group was not the lowest for men in 2006, and women’s highest rate was among those aged 40–49 in 2006, not a general pattern across the years. Several figures and comparisons are misreported, including women aged 17–20 (20% and 33%, rather than 35% and 36%), and the 21–29 figures. The response also mixes age groups and years, making some claims difficult to interpret. Select a few reliable comparisons and report them precisely, with a clear overview of the main contrasts.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an opening, an overview and paragraphs containing age-group details, so there is some organisation. However, the progression is difficult to follow because age ranges are combined or revisited inconsistently: for example, the discussion moves from 17–20 to 21–39, then 30–39, before returning to older groups. Connectors such as “while,” “whereas” and “Lastly” are used, but some links do not clearly show the relationship between the figures, and “From 21 to 39 owned less” is hard to follow. Group the data in a consistent order—perhaps younger, middle-aged and older groups—and compare the two years and sexes within each group. This would make the progression clearer and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “category,” “middle age” and “elderly,” and make attempts to describe change with “increased” and “slightly.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes obscures the intended comparison. Phrases such as “got most,” “hold the majority of license” and “was par with teens” are not natural ways to describe proportions. “Amount” is also unsuitable for a percentage of people, and “owns the license” is imprecise. Use standard reporting language such as “the proportion of licence holders,” “stood at,” “was higher than,” and “was comparable to.” Check spelling and word forms, including “British” and “which.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer comparative sentences, but control is inconsistent, and many sentences contain errors in agreement, tense, articles or sentence construction. For example, “the people holding driving licence increased” lacks a clear grammatical subject and article, while “early adults age ranging from 17 to 20 owns” has problems with both the noun phrase and verb agreement. The sentence beginning “From age 21 to 39 owned less” is incomplete, and “The elderly from 60-69 holding one was at 86%” is also awkwardly formed. Use a clear subject in each sentence, keep past-tense reporting consistent, and check singular/plural agreement. Shorter, accurate comparisons would help before attempting more complex structures.

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