Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-17

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 chart shows the individual who obtain full driving license in great britian based on their age and sex. the comparison is based on age anad gender in year 1975 anad 2006.

from the chart, there are great changes to be noted. there is a great rise of driving license holding males and females of all ages in year 2006 as compared to 1975/76.

the advancement in females is more obvious in this reagrd. a great trend change be seen in women of allages specially age 50-70 and over.

the males also shows a change or rise in obtaining licecnse compairing to both the years but the fluctuation is gradual not sudden while a drastic change can be observed in females.

there is mild change in males of age 30-549 years old in this scenario. a dratic change is observed in age above 50 for both geders.

a reduction in this can be seen in males of age 21-29.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and make a relevant overall comparison, noting that licence holding rose among women and that the increase was more pronounced for them. You also correctly mention the fall among men aged 21–29. However, the report is only partly developed: it gives almost no figures and does not clearly describe the age pattern across both years. The claim that there was a rise among males and females “of all ages” is inaccurate, since men aged 21–29 fell from about 78% to 70%, while the youngest male group changed very little. The statement about a “mild change” among men aged 30–549 is unclear and appears to misread the age group. Select key comparisons and support them with accurate approximate percentages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it begins by introducing the chart, then gives general observations about women and men, and ends with a specific decline among younger adult men. However, the ideas do not build into a clear, systematic account of the data. Several points repeat the same broad claim about change, while the age groups and years are not compared in a consistent order. Linking phrases such as “in this regard” and “in this scenario” do not clarify the relationships between the observations. Use a clear overview followed by grouped comparisons—for example, changes among women first, then men—and connect each claim directly to a relevant age group or figure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “driving licence,” “males,” “females,” “rise,” and “reduction,” so the subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “great changes to be noted,” “a great trend change,” and “a change or rise in obtaining license.” Repeated use of “great” and “change” also makes the description vague rather than analytical. Spelling errors, including “britian,” “reagrd,” and “lice cnse” (written as “lice cnse” in the response), further reduce clarity. Aim for precise chart language such as “the proportion increased,” “the largest rise,” and “licence holders,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer sentence forms, including “there is a great rise … as compared to 1975/76” and “a reduction in this can be seen,” but most sentences follow a simple pattern and grammatical errors are frequent. Examples include “the chart shows the individual who obtain,” where the verb form and meaning are faulty, and “the males also shows,” where subject–verb agreement is incorrect. Articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “a great trend change be seen,” while “there is mild change” lacks an article. These errors sometimes make the intended comparison difficult to follow. Practise accurate present-tense reporting structures, agreement, and complete clauses before adding more complex sentences.

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