Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-26

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 provided bar charts delineates the percentage of individual both men and women holding full driving licences in Great Britain from 1975/76 to 2006

At a glance, it reaveals that men percentage high over the time frame, but the full car driving licence holders more in 2006 as compare to 1975. Furthermore the proportions of women is also near to the men

As regards men, the percentage of full drivers was 35% in 1975/76 whoes age over 70, which rose gradullay peak at 83.5 %. before reach at modest position. However, in 2006 full licences holders was at just under 80% its age 70 and over, after that the individuals whoes age 50-59 detrimental position at 85%

By contrast, women driver age 70 was lowest in 1975/76 at 5%, but in 2006 the same age women at 30%, which marginaly growed at peak point 80% most licences holders aged between 40-49. and age among 30-39 in 1975/76 the percentage was 50% and in 2006 the same aged women stood at just under the 80%

In conclusion, overall the percentage of full driving licences countinously grow

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad comparison between the two years and note that women’s licence holding increased, but the overview is unclear and some key claims do not match the chart. For example, “men percentage high over the time frame” overlooks that men aged 21–29 fell from about 78% to 70%, while the youngest men changed little. The claim that women’s proportions were “near to the men” is too general: substantial gaps remained in several age groups. Some figures are also inaccurate: the male peak was about 92% for ages 50–59 in 2006, not 83.5%, and women aged 70 and over were about 3% and 29%, rather than 5% and 30%. Select the main patterns accurately and compare both sexes across age groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, separate paragraphs for men and women, and a concluding statement. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the body paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, particularly in the men’s paragraph, where the account moves from the oldest group to a supposed peak and then to another age group without clearly identifying the comparisons. Linking phrases such as “At a glance,” “As regards,” and “By contrast” help signal sections, but some connections are mechanical or unclear. The final sentence repeats the general idea of growth rather than synthesising the main trends. Organise each paragraph by a clear pattern, such as age-group changes or the contrast between years.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportions,” “peak,” and “By contrast,” and the reader can generally identify that the response concerns licence ownership. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the meaning awkward: “men percentage high,” “detrimental position,” and “full driving licences countinously grow” are not natural descriptions of chart trends. Spelling errors such as “reaveals,” “gradullay,” “whoes,” and “marginaly” are also noticeable. Use precise, conventional chart language and check spelling. For example, describe a figure as “rose to” or “stood at,” and use “proportion of men” rather than “men percentage.” This would make comparisons clearer and more accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “which” and “but,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in agreement and sentence construction appear in phrases such as “The provided bar charts delineates” and “the proportions of women is,” while “whoes age over 70” lacks a clear grammatical structure. Tense and clause boundaries are also problematic: “which rose gradullay peak at 83.5 %. before reach at modest position” is difficult to parse, and several sentences run together or begin with an incomplete clause. These errors sometimes make the intended comparison hard to understand. Build shorter, complete sentences first, then add subordinate clauses carefully; check subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation when revising.

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