Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar charts illustrate the percentage of people holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex , during the year 1995/76 and 2006, dats measured in percentages.

Overall,mens were the dominat category who holding the largest proportion of driving license throushout the period ,while its figures declined but reamined at the highest by the end of the period . While , women were holding the least figures of driving license throughout the period.

Between 1975 to 1976, 40-49 was the most dominat categorywith both genders , at 90 % and near 80% respectively,closely followed by 30-39 category ,at around 85% and 78 % respectively. The category of 17-20 and 70 and over were the least popular among both men and women , at aproximately 38% and 35% respectively.

Turning to the remaining categories , holding driving license become least popular between men and women by the end of the period . In 2006, 30-39 were remained at the highest position between both genders,but their figures declined cosiderably ,at 83% and 50% respectively. 17-20 was the least popular category in holding driving license in men with 35% ,while 70 and over were the laest popular in women ,with just 5%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the broad contrast that men generally had higher licence-holding rates and that women’s figures rose over time, but the account of the data is substantially inaccurate, so key features are not reliably reported. For example, it gives 1995/76 rather than 1975/76, assigns roughly 90% to men aged 40–49 in the earlier period, and says women aged 70 and over had just 5% in 2006; the chart shows about 81%, 3% and 29% respectively. It also claims the 30–39 group was highest for both sexes in 2006, overlooking the higher rates among men aged 50–59 and women aged 40–49. Select a few accurate comparisons and summarise the overall age and sex patterns before adding figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs of detail. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Turning to the remaining categories” signal shifts. However, progression is not consistently clear: the final paragraph says licence-holding “become least popular” before moving to the 2006 figures, which conflicts with the preceding account and makes the comparison difficult to follow. The overview also repeats the idea that women had the lowest figures without clearly distinguishing the two years. Group the data by year or by sex, and use explicit comparisons between corresponding age groups so the reader can follow the changes more easily.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “category,” “proportion” and “declined,” and attempts more formal descriptive language such as “dominant” and “closely followed.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, including “dominant category,” “least popular” for licence ownership, and “holding driving license become least popular.” Spelling errors such as “throushout,” “reamined” and “cosiderably” are noticeable and can distract the reader. Use precise chart language consistently—for example, describe groups as having the highest or lowest percentages, and say that a figure increased, fell or remained stable. Check spelling and avoid repeating “category” where “age group” is more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts to form longer sentences and use subordinate clauses, for example, “while its figures declined but reamined at the highest by the end of the period.” However, the range is limited, and frequent errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence construction make several statements awkward or unclear. Examples include “mens were,” “who holding,” “30-39 were remained,” and “holding driving license become least popular.” The opening sentence also has an unclear date construction, while commas are often separated from the preceding word or used inconsistently. Practise accurate simple comparison sentences first, then add complex clauses only when their grammar is secure; check subject–verb agreement and tense throughout.

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