Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-14

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 6.0)

The graph illustrates the percentage of people holding full driving licences in Great Britain by their age and sex in 1975/76 and 2006.

Overall, the total number of licence holders grew over the time. Furthermore, men were more likely to have driving license than women in both years. However, this proportion gape become smaller in 2006, because women drivers rose sharply.

Looking at the details of men,driving licence ownership increased in almost every age group. In 1975/76, about 80% of men aged 30 to 49 had a licence. By comparison, this proportion grew to around 90% in 2006, making them the biggest group of drivers. In addition, the percentage of elderly men (70 and over) tripled, rising from 20% to 60%.

Turning to women, their licence ownership was very low in 1975/76. However, this proportion increased in 2006 witha massive women drivers aged 40-49 with 80%, almost double from previous ratio.

Finally, the young women and men aged 17-20 had a steady percentage. They both did not have much driving licence in both years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the two years and make a relevant overall comparison: men had higher licence ownership, while women’s rates rose substantially. You also select useful details, including the high figures for men aged 30–49 and the increase among women aged 40–49. However, some reporting is inaccurate or unclear. The overall number of holders is not shown; the chart gives percentages by age and sex. The gap did not simply become smaller across all groups, since men aged 21–29 were at 70% in 2006 compared with 63% for women, while the difference varies by age. The figures for men aged 70 and over are also misreported: they rose from about 35% to 77%, not 20% to 60%. Develop the age-group comparisons more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction and overview are followed by separate paragraphs on men, women, and younger people. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “By comparison,” and “Turning to women” help signal these shifts, and the reader can follow the main points. To make the organisation more effective, ensure each paragraph develops a complete comparison rather than ending with a broad or unclear statement. For example, the final paragraph says young men and women had a “steady percentage,” but does not clearly compare the two years or distinguish their rates. The transition “Finally” also introduces a point that could be integrated into the age-group comparisons. More precise links between claims and figures would strengthen progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “percentage,” “increased,” “rising,” and “by comparison,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, which limits precision: “the total number of licence holders” does not match a chart of percentages, “proportion gape” is not a natural expression, and “witha massive women drivers” is unclear. There are also spelling and form issues, such as “license” alongside the British spelling “licence,” and “gape” for “gap.” Aim for consistent chart language and accurate noun phrases, such as “the proportion of women holding a licence.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “However” and a participial phrase in “rising from 20% to 60%.” Most sentences communicate a recognisable point, but some grammatical errors make parts of the response difficult to interpret. For example, “this proportion gape become smaller” has an incorrect verb construction, while “witha massive women drivers aged 40-49 with 80%” lacks a clear grammatical structure. The sentence “They both did not have much driving licence” also uses an awkward negative construction and an unclear noun phrase. Check sentence boundaries and punctuation, including the missing space in “men,driving,” and practise forming complete comparisons with a clear subject and verb.

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