Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-27

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 bar chart displays the proportion of individuals having british driving license according to sex and age.

Overall,there is an increase in percentage of men having license then women. The least number of licenses acquired by women are at the older age as compare to men of same age.

Firstly, during the year 2006 the number of driving passes acquired by the men of age between 50 to 59 got massive increase approximately 85% as compared to women of the same age group who got licenses just around 80%.

Secondly, men of age around 70 or above tend to have a high percentage then women of the same age. Moreover, the significant part of this bar chart is that the young people, despite their gender difference between the ages of 17 to 20 have a very low percentage holding a british driving license.The chart also compares that men are more likely to have a license than women in any age.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and make a general comparison between men and women, including the low licence-holding rate among the youngest group. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “there is an increase in percentage of men having license then women” does not explain the changes between 1975/76 and 2006. The figures for men aged 50–59 in 2006 are about 92%, not approximately 85%, while women in that group are about 74%, not 80%. The claim that young people have a “very low percentage” also overlooks that the youngest men are around 36–37%. To strengthen the response, summarise the main changes across both years and support them with accurate comparisons across several age groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a brief overview and a sequence of comparison points. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Firstly,” and “Moreover” help signal the direction of the discussion. However, the progression is not consistently clear because the response moves between age groups without organising the data by year or by sex, and the two-year comparison is largely missing. Some connections are also awkward or unclear, particularly “the significant part of this bar chart is that…” and the final sentence, which repeats the general claim that men are more likely to hold a licence. Grouping the main trends into a clear overview and two focused comparison paragraphs would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the chart’s topic, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “age group,” and “compares.” There are also attempts at more descriptive language, such as “significant” and “approximately.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing statistical data: “driving passes acquired” and “licenses acquired” suggest obtaining a pass rather than holding a licence, while “massive increase” is not supported by a comparison over time in that sentence. “The least number of licenses” is also less precise than describing the lowest proportion. Use consistent chart language such as “licence holders,” “the proportion rose,” and “accounted for,” and take care with spelling and capitalisation of “British.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “young people, despite their gender difference…” and a comparison using “as compared to.” The main ideas are generally understandable, but some grammatical errors and punctuation problems remain. For example, “there is an increase in percentage … then women” has an unclear comparison and incorrect use of “then”; “The least number … are” has a subject–verb agreement problem; and “men of age around 70 or above tend to have a high percentage then women” needs a clearer comparative structure. There are also missing spaces after punctuation and inconsistent sentence boundaries. Practise accurate comparative forms and article use, and proofread punctuation while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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