Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-28

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 below shows the percentage of people holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex.

Overall, men seemingly dominated the list. Majority of the people had their driving licence in the age of 21-29 and that continued till the age of 50-59. Whereas people with the age of 17-20 and 70 and over had fewer driving licence as compared to other ages.

Firstly, age 17-20 had noticeable number of driving licences in both the genders but change start to begin from the age of 21-29 as both the genders reached their adult hood age and had a substantial rise in the driving licenes.

Secondly, age 30-39 men had more driving licence in both the years meanwhile, women had higher number in the year 2006. Age 40-49 and 50-59 men had more driving licences both the years but slightly ahead in the year 2006, women had a substantial rise in the year 2006 as compared to 1975/76. In addition, age 60-69 men had more driving licences and women numbers fell specfically in 1975/76. Age 70 and over men had higher number of driving licences as compared to women in both the years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s broad comparison between men and women and note that licence holding was generally higher among men, while women’s figures rose substantially by 2006. However, the overview is not fully accurate: the claim that the majority held licences from ages 21–29 through 50–59 overlooks that men’s 2006 figure peaks at 50–59, while women’s highest figures are at 30–39 or 40–49. Several comparisons are also vague or misleading; for example, men aged 40–49 and 50–59 were not simply “slightly ahead” in 2006, and the 21–29 figures fell for both sexes between the two periods. Select the clearest peaks, contrasts and changes, and support them with approximate percentages to make the main features more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an introduction, an overview and two body paragraphs, and sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly” and “In addition” help signal progression. However, the organisation is not consistently effective: the overview makes a broad age-group claim that is not clearly carried through, and the body paragraphs move through age bands without a clear grouping by trend or comparison. Some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “meanwhile” in the sentence comparing men and women aged 30–39, and repeated use of “age” and “driving licences” makes the progression feel mechanical. Group the data into meaningful patterns—for example, younger versus older groups or changes between years—and use clearer references to connect each comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “substantial rise,” “dominated” and “compared to,” so the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate for this chart. “Majority of the people” suggests a population total rather than a percentage within an age-and-sex group, while “had a noticeable number of driving licences” is imprecise. There are also spelling errors such as “licenes” and “specfically,” and “adult hood age” is not a natural expression. Use precise terms such as “proportion,” “percentage” and “licence holders,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses linked with “whereas” and “as,” but control is inconsistent. Several sentences have faulty or incomplete structures, such as “Overall, men seemingly dominated the list. Majority of the people…” and “change start to begin from the age of 21-29.” Agreement and verb forms also need attention: “women numbers fell” and “age 17-20 had” do not fit the intended subjects, while “men had more driving licence” has an incorrect singular form. Some long sentences join several comparisons with commas or “meanwhile,” making relationships harder to follow. Practise complete sentence patterns, accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and plural forms, then punctuate each comparison clearly.

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