Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The bar charts compare the proportion of people who have full driving licences by age and gender in Great Britain between 1975 and 2006.
Overall, it cane be seen that in 2006, 69 to 39 year old men had the highest number of driving licences. According to women in the year 1975/75, 70 year old women had the least number of driving licences.
It is evident that full car driving licence holders between 17-20 year youngstars was around 36% in 1975/76 and the share climbed to 70% between 21-29 year age group. After that the portion leveled off between 85% to 90% between 30-69 year age in
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5
You identify the chart’s subject and make an attempt at an overview, but the response covers only a small part of the information and leaves the final comparison unfinished. The claim that men aged “69 to 39” had the highest figure in 2006 is unclear and does not accurately identify the peak, which was among men aged 50–59. The statement about women aged 70 and over having the lowest figure in 1975/76 is broadly accurate, but the year is mistyped as “1975/75.” Your later figures mix age groups and sexes: the rise from about 36% to 70% is not a single trend for men, and the sentence ends before completing the comparison. The response is also 43 words below the required minimum. Include a complete overview and key comparisons for both sexes and years.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview paragraph, and a paragraph beginning to describe figures. This gives the reader some sense of the intended organisation, and phrases such as “Overall” and “It is evident” signal the function of the following statements. However, there is no clear progression through the chart’s main comparisons, and the final sentence stops at “in,” leaving the discussion incomplete. The overview also combines unclear age information with a separate point about women, rather than presenting the main trends in a coherent summary. Use one paragraph for a concise overview, then organise the details by sex or by year, and ensure each sentence is complete and linked logically.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “share,” “portion,” and “leveled off,” and the topic is generally recognisable. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task. “The highest number of driving licences” refers to a count, whereas the chart reports percentages; “youngstars” is an unsuitable and misspelled term; and “70 year old women” is less precise than the chart’s age category, “women aged 70 and over.” Repetition of “driving licences” also limits the range. Aim for precise terms such as “percentage,” “licence-holder rate,” and “age group,” and check spelling and collocations. These improvements would make your descriptions clearer and more appropriate to an academic report.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt a range of sentence forms, including an overview introduced by “Overall” and a longer sentence describing a change across age groups. Some basic structures are understandable, such as “The bar charts compare…” and “It is evident that…”. However, grammatical control is uneven. “It cane be seen” contains an incorrect verb form, and “full car driving licence holders between 17-20 year youngstars was” has a mismatch between the plural subject and singular verb, as well as an awkwardly formed age phrase. The final sentence is incomplete, so its structure and meaning cannot be fully followed. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, age-group constructions such as “people aged 17–20,” and complete sentence endings. Clearer, shorter sentences would help you control the grammar.
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