Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The graph illustrates how the number of driving licence holders in Great Britain differ based on their sex and age, it also provides a comparison of the factors of sex and age by comparing the percentages collected in 1975/76 and 2006.

It can be observed that men falling between the age of 17 to 20 have the least among the other age groups only exception being the data records taken in 1975/76 for the age group 70 and above.The age group 21 to 29 and 70 and over(2006 data) fall just below the margin of 80 percent.All other age groups show more than 80 percent driving license holders.The data collected in 2006 consistenly shows more amount of driving license holders when compared to the 1975/76 data for the respective age groups with only one age group of 21 to 29 recording the data collected in 1975/76 to be higher than 2006 data.

For women it can be observed that in 2006 more women had ownership of driving license when compared to the data of 1975/76.The age groups of 17 to 20 and 70 and over show less than 40 percent of license holders whereas all the other age show more than 60 percent of license holders for the data collected in 2006 whereas in 1975/76 percentage increases with increase in age till the age group of 30 to 39 then declines gradually.

Overall, we can conclude that men have more percentage of driving license in all age groups in comparision to women and the adults of the age ranging from 30 to 69 have more driving license than other age groups in both men and women.It can also be observed that there is an increase in the license holders in 2006 with respect to 1975/96 records with few exceptions.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify several important patterns: men generally have higher licence-holding rates, women’s figures rise substantially by 2006, and the 21–29 male group is the exception to the overall increase. These observations address the task and are supported by relevant comparisons. However, some claims are imprecise or incomplete. For example, saying that all other male age groups exceed 80% overlooks the 1975/76 figures for ages 17–20 and 70+, as well as the 2006 figure for ages 17–20. The overview also groups ages 30–69 together without highlighting that the highest rates are concentrated among middle-aged adults. More precise comparisons and a clearer selection of key peaks and lows would make the report more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, discussion of men, discussion of women, and a concluding overview. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information, and phrases such as “For women” signal a change of focus. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several comparisons are packed into long sentences. The opening sentence, for instance, combines the chart’s subject and its time comparison, while the male paragraph moves between age rankings and year-to-year changes without a clear sequence. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly repeated uses of “It can be observed” and “whereas.” Grouping the data more consistently by sex and then by notable age patterns would improve flow and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main comparisons, including “age groups,” “percentage,” and “increase.” There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “with respect to” and “records.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a chart. “Number” is used even though the graph reports percentages, and “ownership of driving license” is not a natural collocation. Phrases such as “more amount of driving license holders” and “fall just below the margin” also make the meaning less precise. Spelling and word-form slips, including “consistenly” and “comparision,” further limit control. Aim for concise, standard chart language and use “proportion” or “share” when describing percentages.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including clauses linked with “whereas” and “when compared to,” and the main message is generally understandable. However, some sentence structures are overloaded or incorrectly joined. The opening sentence links two independent clauses with a comma, and the sentence beginning “It can be observed that men…” becomes difficult to manage as several ideas are added. There are also errors in agreement and number, as in “the other age show,” and missing or inconsistent punctuation, including the run-on spacing after “above.” Articles and prepositions are not always controlled in phrases such as “in comparision to women.” Shorter sentences with one clear comparison each, alongside careful checking of agreement and punctuation, would improve accuracy.

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