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 illustrates the proportion of people holding full driving licence by age and sex in Great Britain.

Overall, it is evident that middel age men and women percentage were higher among other age group in 2006. Women has smallest share of percentage at the age of 70 or above.Men percentage was higher in 1975/76 as compared to men in 2006.

In 1975/76 , the percentage of men with full driving license at the age of 17-20 was at nearly 38% followed by 21-29 at approximately 79%.In 2006 men having driving license increased as compared to 1975/76.At the age of 30-39 both has almost same shares accounted for 82%. This number increased and significant difference of nearly 15% observed at tha age of 60-69 in year 2006 and 1975/76

Women percentage increased in 2006 as compared to 1975/76. At the age 17-20 the women percentage at nearly 30% in 2006 as compared with women with 20%in 1975/76. The proportion increased and reached at 62%. Percenetage was approximately same at 79% in 2006 at the age 30-39 and 40-49.women percentage was very at 3% age of 70 and over .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and make relevant comparisons between the two years, including the rise in women’s licence-holding and the very low figure for women aged 70 and over in 1975/76. However, the overview is unclear and includes a major contradiction: it says men’s percentage was higher in 1975/76 than in 2006, although most older male groups had higher figures in 2006. The claim that middle-aged groups had the highest percentages also needs qualification, since the peak varies by sex and year. Some details are inaccurate or incomplete: for example, the 30–39 male figures were about 77% and 87%, not both 82%, and the 60–69 increase was about 31 percentage points, not 15. Select the main patterns accurately and support them with clearer comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for men and women. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is grouped. However, progression within the paragraphs is uneven, and several comparisons are difficult to follow because the year or age group is not consistently stated. For instance, “This number increased and significant difference of nearly 15% observed” does not clearly identify which figures are being compared. Linking phrases such as “followed by” and “as compared to” are repeated, while some transitions do not show the relationship between the data. Organise each body paragraph around a clear pattern—such as changes by age—and use explicit references to both years and groups.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “increased,” and “accounted for,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. Phrases such as “women percentage,” “smallest share of percentage,” and “very at 3%” are not natural ways to describe the data. There are also spelling errors, including “middel,” “tha,” and “Percenetage,” which reduce precision. Aim for a consistent set of accurate expressions, such as “the proportion of women holding licences” and “stood at,” and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help distinguish a percentage from a percentage-point change.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentences and comparisons, but sentence structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the account difficult to interpret. Examples include “Women has smallest share” and “At the age 17-20 the women percentage at nearly 30%,” where agreement, articles and sentence structure are missing or incorrect. The sentence beginning “This number increased and significant difference…” also lacks a clear grammatical construction. Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly around commas and full stops. Use complete subject–verb sentences, check singular and plural agreement, and practise comparison patterns such as “the figure rose from X to Y.” A wider range of structures will be more effective once these basic forms are controlled.

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