Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-23

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 graph shows the percentage of people with access to driving permits in the Great Britain and differentiating them by age and their gender. As we go through in the women section there's almost equal number of driving permits in 2006 but it shows less interest of women back in 1975 to 1976, but aged women in 2006 still have less number of driving permits as compared to men. While on the left side of graph it shows men got more driving licences as women even in the past, a greater ratio is shown which emphasized men's interest in driving. Now if we look at the bars of 2006 there's almost same (but a bit higher then women) percentage of driver permits untill we reach at the age of 69 and above, it shows older men have more driving permits rather than women in the year 2006 as well as in the past.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad comparison that men had higher licence-holding rates than women in the earlier period, and that women’s rates rose by 2006. However, the response only partially reports the chart’s main features. It does not give specific figures or clearly describe the age pattern, and the claim that women had “almost equal” rates in 2006 is too broad: rates varied substantially, from about 29% among women aged 70 and over to roughly 79% among those aged 40–49. The comparison that men remained higher among older people is relevant, but the account misses the notable rise among older women and the lower rates among the youngest groups. Select a few key figures and state the overall trends more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a general sequence, moving from women to men and then to the 2006 figures, and phrases such as “While” and “Now if we look” attempt to connect ideas. However, there is no clear overview separated from supporting details, and the progression is difficult to follow because several comparisons are packed into long sentences. References such as “the left side” and “the women section” make the reader rely on the chart rather than clearly identifying the data. The repeated focus on “driving permits” also makes the discussion feel circular. Organise the report into a brief overview followed by comparisons of the two years or age groups, using clear links between each point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “age,” “gender,” “ratio,” and “older,” so the topic is generally understandable. There is also an attempt to vary wording with “driving permits” and “driving licences.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this chart: people hold licences rather than have “access to driving permits,” and “less interest” describes motivation, which the data do not measure. “Almost same percentage of driver permits” is also unclear. These imprecisions sometimes make the intended comparison harder to understand. Use the chart’s terminology consistently and choose neutral reporting language such as “proportion of licence holders” and “increased.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt longer sentences with subordinate clauses, for example, “While on the left side of graph it shows men got more driving licences…” and “Now if we look at the bars of 2006…”. However, these complex structures are often faulty or awkward, and several sentences run together without clear punctuation. There are also recurring issues with articles and sentence construction, as in “in the Great Britain” and “there’s almost equal number.” The phrase “as we go through in the women section” is not formed clearly, while “men got more” shifts into an unsuitable tense for describing chart data. Build shorter, controlled sentences first, then add accurate comparisons using forms such as “the proportion was higher” and “rates increased.”

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