Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-24

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 4.0)

the graph shows that 75 percent of men over 70 age have full car driving license and 30 percent women over 70 have full driving license.90 percent of men from 60 to 69 have full car driving license and 65 percent of women of age 60 to 69 have full car driving license this graph shows the age of men and women of different age and their driving license ratios

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies a few relevant figures, including the approximate proportions of licence holders aged 70 and over and those aged 60–69. These are broadly consistent with the chart, although the figures are rounded. However, it covers only two age groups and does not compare the two years, despite the chart’s central contrast between 1975/76 and 2006. There is no clear overview of the main patterns, such as the substantial rise among women across most age groups or the high rates among men in 2006. The final sentence merely restates what the graph shows. The response is also 80 words below the required minimum, leaving the task substantially incomplete. Select key trends and comparisons, then support them with representative figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The response contains a small amount of relevant information, and the figures are presented in a broadly understandable order: first the oldest group, then the 60–69 group. However, it is written as one continuous sequence rather than being organised into an introduction, overview and detail. The repeated pattern “men… have full car driving license” and “women… have full car driving license” makes the writing feel list-like, while the final sentence does not develop the comparison. There are no clear linking expressions to show how the age groups or years relate to one another. Use separate sentences or paragraphs to group the main overview and supporting comparisons, and connect them with concise phrases such as “by contrast” or “in 2006”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the limited information included, with relevant terms such as “percent,” “men,” “women,” “age,” and “driving license.” The repeated phrase “full car driving license” is understandable, but it limits the range and makes the response repetitive. Some expressions are also imprecise for describing chart data: “their driving license ratios” is not a natural way to refer to the proportions shown. Use terms such as “proportion of licence holders,” “percentage,” and “share” to describe the figures, and vary the wording where appropriate. Take care to use standard spelling consistently, including “licence” as the British noun form used in the task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response relies almost entirely on simple present-tense statements, so it shows little variety in sentence structure. Several grammatical problems are visible in “men over 70 age,” “women of age 60 to 69,” and “this graph shows the age of men and women of different age.” These phrases need more accurate age-group constructions, such as “men aged 70 and over” and “women aged 60–69.” The writing also lacks spaces after full stops, and the first two statements run together without clear sentence boundaries. Although the intended meaning can generally be understood, improve control of articles, age-group phrasing and punctuation, and practise combining comparisons into well-formed sentences.

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