Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The graph shows that the percentage of people that have driving licences. It is diffrenetciate between the age and gender of the Great Britain. It can be clearly be seen that in 1975/76 women have less percentages then in 2006.

In the year of 1975/76, it was almost equally divided in the percentage of 2006. About men if we talk about, we can see that in 2006 there are more men who had more driving licences than in 1975/76. The most men in the year of 2006 and at the age between 50 to 59 had it. Moreover, the age group of 30-39 had more licences in the year of 1975/76 with a percentage of 82%

Furthermore, when we talk about women, in 2006 and the age of 40/49, women had it. They have almost 80% of licences. Now, if we talk about in the year of 1975/76, the age group of 30 to 39 had more liciences and the percentage of 50%.

To conclude, men has more liceces then women in both years. They are more professionals then women. They have better understanding of driving the car

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies the chart’s broad subject and makes relevant comparisons between the two years and sexes. It correctly notes that men generally had higher licence rates and that women’s figures rose by 2006; the references to men aged 50–59 and women aged 40–49 also point to important high values. However, the overview is unclear, and several details are inaccurate or insufficiently explained. For example, men aged 30–39 did not have a higher rate in 1975/76 than in 2006, and the women’s 1975/76 peak was about 49% for ages 30–39, not 50% as a clearly stated comparison. The claim that men are “more professionals” is unsupported. Select the main trends accurately and summarise them without speculation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, separate discussion of men and women, and a concluding statement. Linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “Furthermore” help signal additions. However, the progression is not consistently clear, and some sentences are difficult to interpret, particularly “it was almost equally divided in the percentage of 2006.” The opening repeats the chart’s general subject rather than establishing a clear overview, while the conclusion introduces an unsupported explanation instead of summarising the data. References such as “it” and “they” are sometimes unclear. Organise the body around clear comparisons—first the overall pattern, then notable age-group changes—and use precise references to the figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary is sufficient to identify the topic and make basic comparisons, using terms such as “percentage,” “age group,” “licences,” and “more.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the account less clear or less appropriate for an academic chart description. “It is differentiate between the age and gender” is not a natural way to describe what the graph presents, and “more professionals” is an unsupported and unsuitable description of licence holders. There are also spelling errors, including “diffrenetciate,” “liciences,” and “liceces.” Use precise reporting language and check spelling; for example, describe figures as “the proportion of licence holders” and say that a rate “was higher” or “increased.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few longer sentence patterns, including “when we talk about women,” but most sentences rely on simple structures, and frequent errors affect clarity. Examples include “It can be clearly be seen,” “women have less percentages,” and “men has more,” where verb forms, agreement, or sentence construction are faulty. Tense use also shifts between past and present when describing figures from 1975/76 and 2006. Some clauses are incomplete or awkwardly formed, as in “Furthermore, when we talk about women, in 2006 and the age of 40/49, women had it.” Practise clear past-tense reporting sentences, such as “In 2006, about 79% of women aged 40–49 held a licence,” and check subject–verb agreement.

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