Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-31

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 4.5)

A following graphs reprasent the percentage of a Great britain people holding full driving licences by age and sex. A graph men and women deta show by age or year.

In a graps two year deta compairesation mention first one 1975/1976 and secound one 2006. Mosly 30 to 39 age gape men or women mostly holding a full driving licences. Bitween 30 to 39 age men 2006 licences ration was 83 and 1976/76 was 81. Women ration is 78 in 2006 and 52 in 1975/76.and the lowese age gape ration bitween 17 to 20. For a men its is 38 in 2006 and 35 in 1975/76.

A lowest age gape of women for full Driving licences was over 70 age in 1975 to 1976 its is 5 and 2006 was 25 full car driving licences holders. women maximum car driving licences holder ration was 40 to 49 age gape women its 79 holders.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the two years and make some relevant comparisons, including the rise in women’s licence holding among older age groups and the low figure for women aged 70 and over in 1975/76. However, the response only partially summarises the chart: it has no clear overview of the main trends, and several claims are inaccurate or confusing. For example, men aged 30–39 are reported as 83% and 81%, whereas the chart shows about 87% and 77%; women aged 30–39 are given as 52% in 1975/76, rather than about 49%. The claim that 30–39-year-olds were mostly the highest group also overlooks men aged 50–59 in 2006. Select a few accurate comparisons and state the overall pattern clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: the opening introduces the chart, and the following sentences compare years and age groups. However, the ideas do not progress in a clear sequence, and there is no distinct overview to guide the reader. The paragraph moves from men aged 30–39 to the youngest group, then to older women, without explaining how these details relate to the overall pattern. Linking expressions such as “In a graphs” and “Bitween” do not establish clear relationships, while repeated references to “age gape” and “ration” make the flow difficult to follow. Group the main trends first, then compare selected age groups in a logical order, using clear transitions such as “By contrast” and “Meanwhile.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “percentage,” “age,” “holding,” and “full driving licences,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several repeated or inaccurate expressions make the report difficult to understand. “Ration” appears to be intended as “rate” or “proportion,” while “age gape” should be “age group.” Phrases such as “a graph men and women deta show” and “maximum car driving licences holder ration” are not natural English collocations. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “reprasent,” “compairesation,” and “secound.” Build a small set of accurate chart-reporting phrases and check spelling; this will make your comparisons clearer and more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response relies mainly on short, simple statements, with little variety in sentence structure. Frequent errors in articles, agreement, word order, and sentence boundaries sometimes obscure the intended meaning. For instance, “A following graphs reprasent” has incorrect article and plural agreement, and “A graph men and women deta show by age or year” lacks a clear grammatical structure. In “For a men its is 38,” the article and pronoun construction are faulty; the sentence about women aged 70 and over also combines several ideas without clear punctuation. Try using controlled comparison structures, such as “The proportion of men aged 60–69 rose from … to …,” and check each sentence for a clear subject, verb, and complete comparison.

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