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 bar graph compares the proportion how many men and women have full car driving licence at different age groups in 1975/76 and 2006.

Overall, it is clear that men had huge number of driving licence throughout the period while women percenage increased in latter year. The mens figure increased throughout the time frame meanwhile women figure showed some fluctuation.

In terms of men drivers, the bar climed from just under 40 percent (17-20) age bracket in both years 1975/2006 to its peak just above 80 percent in 2006, however, 1975/65 figure witnessed downward trend from 40-49 age group to its lowest number of licences roughly 30 percent.

On the other hand, women holding licence (age group 17-20) started from almost under 30 percent, than gradually rose to 80 percent register lincences at the age 40-49. After this, the number started declineing in both year and reached to merely 5 percent in 1975/76 and 30 percent in 2006.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s broad subject and attempt an overview, noting that men generally had higher licence rates and women’s figures rose by 2006. However, several key comparisons are inaccurate or unclear. Men’s rates did not increase throughout: in 2006 they peaked among 50–59-year-olds, then fell for younger groups, while the 17–20 figures were almost unchanged. The claim that women reached 80% at ages 40–49 applies only to 2006; in 1975/76 the figure was about 37%. Likewise, the oldest women’s rates were about 3% and 29%, not merely 5% and 30%. Select the main age patterns accurately and compare both years explicitly to make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for men and women. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the body paragraphs is difficult to follow because the comparisons between years and age groups are not consistently signposted. For example, “the bar climed from just under 40 percent … in both years … to its peak” does not make clear which age group or year the peak refers to. The connectors “meanwhile,” “however,” and “On the other hand” are used, but they do not always clarify the relationship between the figures. Organise each sex’s data in a clear age sequence and use explicit comparisons such as “by contrast” or “whereas” where appropriate.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “age bracket,” “peak,” and “downward trend,” showing an attempt to describe numerical patterns. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning unclear. For instance, “the proportion how many” is not a natural way to introduce the measure, and “huge number” does not suit percentages. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “percenage,” “climed,” “lincences,” and “declineing.” Use precise terms such as “percentage,” “rate,” “rose,” and “fell,” and check spelling carefully. More accurate vocabulary for comparing age groups and years would make the report clearer and more appropriate to the task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “while,” “however,” and “After this.” Nevertheless, errors are frequent, and some sentence structures make the intended comparisons hard to understand. Examples include “The bar graph compares the proportion how many men and women have…” and “the bar climed from … age bracket … to its peak,” where the grammatical relationships are unclear. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence construction, as in “women figure showed” and “women holding licence … started.” Review sentence patterns for describing charts, such as “The percentage of women holding a licence rose…” and “Among men aged 50–59, the figure peaked…”. Clearer, more controlled clauses would improve accuracy.

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