Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-15

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 chart details the data of people holding full driving license in britain categorized on the basis of age and gender.Overall men between a mature age accounts for the highest proportion among the license holders in britain.While this remained less common in women as compared to men.

In the year 1975-76, only 38% young boys owned Britain's driving license while this trend rose steadily as the age index of the group increased.By 2006, approximately 80% of the men in their twenties to fourties held a full driving license.The similar trend is evident in young generations aged between 50's and 70's while the old-aged milleanials had driving license roughly about 55%.

By contrast women accounts for an less proportion of individuals holding an valid driving license.Approximately 80% gen-z women seemed to have a driving license but the trend remained less common in group of old aged women.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the chart’s subject and make a broad comparison between men and women, but the response reports the main features only minimally and includes important inaccuracies. For example, you say that about 80% of women in the “gen-z” group held licences; the chart shows around 33% for women aged 17–20 in 2006, while the figure near 80% applies to women aged 30–49. The claim that men’s rates rose steadily with age is also misleading: in 2006, the rate peaks among men aged 50–59 and is lower for younger adults. The overview is vague, and several age groups and year-to-year changes are not clearly compared. The response is also three words below the required minimum. Select accurate key comparisons and support them with figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, a paragraph about men, and a final paragraph about women. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is grouped. However, there is no clear overall progression from a concise overview to well-organised details, and the comparisons between the two years are difficult to follow. Phrases such as “the similar trend” and “By contrast” signal connections, but the ideas that follow are unclear or do not accurately establish the comparison. The final paragraph is especially brief and does not develop the women’s data across age groups. Organise the body by a clear principle—such as comparing both sexes across age bands—and use linking phrases only where the relationship is explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “categorized,” and “By contrast,” and the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices are inaccurate or unsuitable for a formal chart summary. “Young boys” and “gen-z women” are not appropriate labels for the chart’s age groups, while “old-aged millennials” is confusing and unsupported. “The age index of the group” is also an unnatural way to describe age bands. Spelling and form errors, including “license” where British English uses “licence” as a noun, further reduce precision. Use neutral labels such as “men aged 17–20” and “women aged 70 and over,” and choose precise reporting language rather than informal generational terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentence forms, for example, “While this remained less common in women as compared to men,” and “while the old-aged milleanials had driving license roughly about 55%.” However, these structures are often faulty or incomplete, and frequent errors make parts of the response difficult to interpret. The opening has no space after the full stop, and “men between a mature age accounts” has an agreement problem. Other examples include “women accounts” and “an less proportion”; the latter also shows incorrect article use. The sentence beginning “While this remained…” is a fragment, and punctuation around the opening sentences is inconsistent. Practise complete sentences, subject–verb agreement, articles, and clear punctuation before attempting longer clauses.

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