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 given bar charts illustrate the percentage of people holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex.

As is evident from the charts, the percentage of men with driving licenses rises gradually with age and falls slightly at the 70 or plus age group, while a same trend can be observed for women but a sharp decline can be observed in the 70 or plus age groups.

Furthermore, roughly 38% of men around the age group of 17-20 in 1975/76 and 2006 owned a full driving license while the percentage of women with license in the same category was 20% and 32%, respectively. Subsequently, the percentage of license holders rises with age, for both men and women. The percentage figure for men in 2006 peak at the age of 50-59 and 30-39 for men in 1976/76, the figure is roughly 90% and 84% respectively. On the other hand, almost 80% of women between the 40-49 age group had a driving license, while almost 50% women in the 30-39 age group had a license in 1975/76, this marked the highest percentage figure for women license holders.

Consequently, a gradual decline can be seen in both charts. The percentage of license holders for 70 year old men and over fell to around 79% in 2006 and 37% in 1975/76. While the percentage figure for women in the same categories dropped to 30% and roughly 5%, respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s subject and make relevant comparisons between the two years and sexes, including the much higher figures for older men in 2006 and the rise among women. Several figures are reported reasonably accurately, such as women aged 30–39 in 1975/76 at about 50% and women aged 40–49 in 2006 at around 80%. However, the overview is not fully reliable: licence holding does not rise steadily with age, since the highest figures are generally among middle-aged groups and then fall in the oldest group. The claim that men’s figures rise with age also overlooks the high values among younger adult men in 1975/76. Some details are unclear or inaccurate, including the stated peak age groups and the 1975/76 male peak. A more precise overview and clearer selection of key comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a broad overview, and paragraphs describing younger, middle-aged and older groups. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “On the other hand,” and “Consequently” help connect points, although some are used mechanically or do not express the relationship accurately. For example, “Consequently” introduces another description of the oldest age group rather than a result. The long sentence beginning “The percentage figure for men in 2006 peak…” combines several comparisons and is difficult to follow. The final paragraph also repeats information already mentioned. Grouping the data more consistently by year or by sex, and using clearer sentence boundaries and references, would improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing charts, including “percentage,” “gradual decline,” “peak,” and “roughly,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, some inaccurate or unnatural choices and repetitions. “A same trend” is not idiomatic, while “70 or plus age group” and “percentage figure” are awkward formulations. “Owned a full driving license” is less suitable than a phrase describing people as holding a licence. The repeated use of “percentage” and “license holders” also limits flexibility. Take care with the spelling convention: the task uses British English, so “licence” is the noun form. More precise collocations such as “the proportion of licence holders” and “reached a peak” would make the description more natural and concise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “while” and “although,” and most of the intended meaning can be understood. Some grammatical errors remain. In “the percentage of men … rises … and falls,” the present tense is used for historical data; past forms would be more appropriate. The sentence “The percentage figure for men in 2006 peak…” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “for men in 1976/76” is embedded in a structure that makes the comparison unclear. The construction “almost 80% of women between the 40-49 age group had” also needs a more accurate grammatical pattern, such as “women aged 40–49.” Punctuation is occasionally problematic where several comparisons are joined in one sentence. More controlled past-tense reporting and shorter, well-formed comparisons would improve accuracy.

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