Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-20

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 7.0)

This bar chart illustrate the proportion citizens with different sex and age group having full driving licences in Great britain between 1975 and 2006.

Overall,all age of male gender significantly dominate the female gender in terms of having fully driving licence throught the period.Females experienced growth in having full driving licence.

In 1975/76, men were consistently more likely than women to hold a licence in every age category. For instance, almost all men aged 30–39 and 40–49 were licence holders, whereas the figures for women in the same groups were considerably lower. Among the youngest group, 17–20, fewer than half of men and only a small minority of women had licences.

By 2006, the gap between genders had narrowed significantly. Women in the 30–39 and 40–49 age groups reached levels close to men, while older women, particularly those aged 60–69, showed a sharp increase compared to three decades earlier. Men’s figures also rose slightly, though they were already high in most categories.

In summary, the chart highlights a clear trend towards gender equality in driving licence ownership over time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You provide a clear overview of the main patterns: men had higher licence ownership in every age group in 1975/76, women’s rates rose, and the gender gap narrowed by 2006. The comparisons between women and men aged 30–39 and 40–49, and the increase among older women, are relevant and supported by the chart. Your examples are broadly accurate, including the low rates among the youngest women and the high rates among middle-aged men. To make the report more fully developed, include a few precise figures and identify important exceptions: men’s rates fell for ages 21–29, while the youngest men changed very little. The claim that men’s figures “also rose slightly” overgeneralises the pattern, since several age groups declined.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The response is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on 1975/76, a comparison with 2006, and a concluding summary. This gives the reader a logical progression through the chart, and linking phrases such as “For instance,” “By 2006,” and “In summary” help signal the relationships between points. The comparisons within age groups are also easy to follow. To make cohesion more polished, avoid repeating the same general idea about gender equality in both the overview and final sentence; use the conclusion to add a specific comparison instead. The opening overview sentence is also crowded, so clearer punctuation and a more direct structure would make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of chart-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “consistently more likely,” “considerably lower,” “sharp increase,” and “gap … had narrowed.” These choices help describe comparisons and trends rather than simply listing figures. However, some collocations and word forms are inaccurate or awkward, such as “the proportion citizens,” “having fully driving licence,” and “dominate the female gender.” “Experienced growth in having” is also less natural than a direct description of rates increasing. These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your main points, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim for standard expressions such as “the percentage of people holding a full driving licence” and “men’s rates were higher than women’s.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “whereas the figures for women … were considerably lower” and the time comparison beginning “By 2006.” Most of the response remains understandable, and several sentences are structurally sound. Some grammatical errors persist, however: “This bar chart illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “Overall,all age of male gender” lacks appropriate determiners and plural forms. There are also missing spaces after punctuation and inconsistent capitalisation in “Great britain.” Check agreement, articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries carefully. More consistently accurate control of these basic features, alongside your complex sentences, would strengthen the writing.

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