Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-22

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 5.5)

The given bar charts illustrates the data of different age and gender groups percentage holding driving licences in Great Britain.The two charts contain a data for a men and a women.

Overall, the men and women of different ages had higher trend in driving licences in 2006 as compared in 1975 and 1976.

In 2006 the men held more licences for all ages from 17 to 70 and over. The highest proportion age was 50-59 around 90 percent holding licences in 2006 and only 75 percent in 1975/76. The age of 30-39 had approximately same licences holder for both years 2006 and 1975/76 about 85 percent, but a slightly smaller in 1975/76 83 percent.

The smaller proportion holder are at the age of 17 -20 only 37 percent in 2006 and 35 percent in 1975/76.

On the other hand, 2006 also contains higher proportion of driving licences. The peak holders are at the age of 40-49 and approximately same data to 30-39 in 2006 but 30-39 had more proportion of licences holder than 40-49. 70 and over age women were the less holder of the driving licences in both era, and only holds 5 percent in 1975/76.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You provide an overview that identifies the broad rise in licence holding by 2006, and you make relevant comparisons between age groups and years. However, the overview is too general: the increase was not uniform, since men aged 21–29 fell from about 78% to 70%, while the youngest men changed very little. Some details are also inaccurate or unclear. For example, women aged 70 and over were about 3% in 1975/76, not 5%, and the claim that women aged 30–39 had a higher 2006 figure than those aged 40–49 reverses the chart (about 78% versus 79%). The response also gives limited coverage of women’s figures overall. Select the main contrasts accurately and support the overview with clearer comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of men and women. This helps the reader follow the broad subject. However, progression within the body paragraphs is uneven, and some comparisons are difficult to interpret. The sentence about men aged 30–39 says the figures were “approximately same” before giving conflicting values, while the women’s paragraph repeats that 2006 was higher without clearly organising the age-group comparisons. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” do not establish a clear contrast because the preceding paragraph has already discussed increases. Group the figures by meaningful patterns, use transitions that reflect the actual relationship between ideas, and make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “proportion,” “peak,” “age,” and “licences,” so the subject is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated or formed unnaturally, such as “licences holder,” “higher trend in driving licences,” and “the less holder.” These choices sometimes make the intended comparison harder to understand. There is also inconsistency in the expression “a men and a women.” Aim for precise chart language and accurate collocations, for example, describe the “percentage of licence holders” and say a figure “was highest” or “was lowest.” This would make the report more natural and reduce repetition while retaining clear, familiar vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, including comparisons between years, but sentence patterns are mostly simple and errors occur frequently. Subject–verb agreement is problematic in “The given bar charts illustrates” and “70 and over age women were the less holder … and only holds 5 percent.” Articles and plurals are also often inaccurate, as in “a data” and “licences holder.” Some sentence boundaries and punctuation are missing, notably after “Great Britain,” which makes the opening difficult to read. Tense and comparison structures also need more control, as in “approximately same data to 30-39.” Practise building accurate sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, plurals, and punctuation before submitting.

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