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 graph reveals information related about car licences in Great Britain and the age group of men and women is from 17 to 70. The percentage of male and female is different through pasage of time.

Firstly, the licences holder in men 17 to 20 is increase little bit but in the 21 to 29 is decrease according to the report of 1975/76 to 2006. The age group of 30 to 39 remain almost same but the age group of 40 to 49 increase from 82% to 93%. Moreover, the age group of 50 to 59 the licences holder number increase and reached to 95% .Furthermore, in the age group of 60 to 69 is show a huge change in the form of increase but in 70 age group, the holder is increase but in small number.

Secondly, the age group of women is gradually enhance from 17 to 49 but this inhancement is gradually decrease from 60 to 70. At the end the female licences holder increasement is much better than men.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s broad subject and make relevant comparisons between the two years, including the slight rise among men aged 17–20 and the fall among men aged 21–29. However, the response only partially summarises the main features: it gives no clear overview of the most important pattern, such as the general rise in licence holding among women and older men. Several figures are inaccurate: men aged 40–49 rose from about 81% to 89%, not 82% to 93%, and the 50–59 group reached about 92%, not 95%. The final claim that women’s increase was “much better than men” is too broad and is not supported across all age groups. Select key comparisons and report them accurately to develop the summary more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: an introduction followed by a paragraph about men and one about women. “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “Secondly” help signal the sequence, and the reader can generally follow the age-group comparisons. However, progression is limited because the information is mostly listed age group by age group, without a clear overview or a consistent comparison of the two years and sexes. Some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “At the end” and the shift from women’s age pattern to the unsupported concluding comparison. Organise the body around the main trends—for example, changes among men and women, then notable age-group contrasts—and use linking phrases to show relationships rather than simply add points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary such as “percentage,” “age group,” “licences holder,” and “increase,” so the subject is usually understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, including “inhancement,” “increasement,” “huge change in the form of increase,” and “the holder is increase.” “The percentage of male and female” is also imprecise for describing licence holders. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning less clear and keep the vocabulary from being consistently appropriate to a chart summary. Aim for precise terms such as “proportion,” “licence holders,” “rose,” and “declined,” and avoid repeating “increase” when a more specific verb can describe the trend.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use time comparisons, but the range is limited and errors occur frequently. For example, “the licences holder in men 17 to 20 is increase little bit” has problems with the subject, verb form, and article use; “the age group of 40 to 49 increase” also lacks a correctly formed verb. Several clauses are joined without clear grammatical control, as in “the age group of 60 to 69 is show a huge change … but in 70 age group.” These patterns can make the reader work to understand the comparisons. Practise forming accurate past-tense statements about the chart, such as “The proportion of men aged 60–69 rose substantially,” and check subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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