Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-16

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 4.5)

The graph illustrates the percentage of individuals holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and gender.

Overall, It can be seen Male and Female full car driving license has a huge increased throught-out years, as, It have beated all previous years according to given data.

First of all, if we compare Men data-set, 17-20 years old youngster were the lower of all in both years. Whereas, it rose until the age of 50-59, Where, 2006 was the most hightest number of all around approximately 90% and at 1975 it was around 70%. After that, both years went down to its last stage of data were 2006 data was much high then 1975-76.

On the hand, similar results as year 2006 had win-win in all following data sets, were 17-20 was the year where everything started to begin and rise upto the age of 40-49. afterwards, licence holders slightly decreased for 2006 year and for 1975-76 it went to it is most worst point to around only 2%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and attempt to compare the two years, but the main features are only partly reported and several descriptions misread the data. For men, the 1975/76 peak is around 40–49, not 50–59, and the 2006 figures peak around 50–59; the claim that 17–20-year-olds were the lowest group in both years is also inaccurate, since men aged 70 and over were lower in 1975/76. For women, the figures generally rise to 30–49 before falling, rather than simply rising to 40–49. The overview that both sexes increased across the years is too broad: younger men changed little or declined. Select accurate peaks, lows and contrasts, and support them with key figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for men and women. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is grouped. However, progression within the paragraphs is difficult to follow because comparisons and age trends are not clearly ordered. Phrases such as “After that” and “On the hand” do not reliably show which age groups or years are being compared, while “similar results” and “everything” have unclear references. The overview also does not prepare the reader for the details that follow. Organise each sex’s figures in a consistent age sequence, explicitly contrast 1975/76 with 2006, and use linking phrases only when their relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “holding full driving licences,” “data-set,” and “decreased,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or informal, which sometimes makes the comparisons hard to interpret. Examples include “the most hightest number,” “win-win,” “most worst point,” and “everything started to begin.” Spelling and word-form problems such as “throught-out” and “licence holders” used inconsistently also reduce control. Aim for precise, neutral language for describing data, such as “reached a peak,” “recorded a higher proportion,” and “fell to its lowest level,” and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt some longer sentences and use comparison and time clauses, for example “Whereas, it rose until the age of 50-59” and “After that, both years went down.” However, sentence structures are often faulty, and errors can obscure the intended meaning. There are problems with agreement and verb forms in “Male and Female … has a huge increased” and “It have beated,” as well as incomplete or awkward constructions such as “Where, 2006 was…” and “On the hand.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, including unnecessary capitals after commas and sentence openings. Build clearer sentences around a subject and verb, use past-tense forms consistently when reporting the chart, and check agreement and punctuation before submitting.

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