Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar chart illustrate the proportion of man and women who held full driving licences in great britain by age and sex between 1975/76 and 2006.

Overall, it is clear that the percentage of driving licences holder rising in among two years. man had a higher percentage then women in both year of period, while the number of female increase gardully in 2006.

To begin with, men had a higher percentage of driving licences in aged 21 -29 and 30-39 in both year. In aged of 40-49 and 50-59 the figure show that the older age groups were higher then 1975/76. Although, the youngest age group had a lowest in 2006.

Turning the women, the percentage of licence holder increased aged 21-29 and 30-39 but in older aged the female are lowest then youngest women. However, in 2006 there is a higest percentage of every year but 30-39 and 40-49 age groups recorded some of the highest figures.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and make a broad comparison that men had higher licence-holding percentages than women in both years. However, the overview is unclear and includes an inaccurate generalisation: the figures did not rise in every age group, as men aged 21–29 fell from about 78% to 70%. Several comparisons are also confused, such as saying older men were higher “then 1975/76” without specifying the year or figures, and the description of women’s age pattern is difficult to interpret. Important features—such as the particularly large increases among older women and the high male figures in 2006—need accurate support. The response is also two words below the 150-word minimum. Select key trends and compare them with clear, relevant data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph about men and one about women. This gives the reader some organisation, and transitions such as “To begin with” and “Turning the women” signal a change of focus. However, progression within the paragraphs is weak because comparisons are not consistently ordered by age or year, and several statements are hard to follow. For example, “the older age groups were higher then 1975/76” does not make clear which figures are being compared. The overview also repeats broad claims rather than guiding the reader through the main patterns. Use clearer topic sentences and link each comparison explicitly to its age group and year.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “age groups,” and “recorded,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the intended comparison unclear. Examples include “driving licences holder,” “the number of female,” and “the female are lowest”; these do not express the data naturally. Spelling errors such as “gardully” and “higest,” along with repeated use of “percentage,” also reduce precision. Aim to use accurate collocations for describing data, such as “the proportion of women holding licences” and “the figure for this age group,” and check spelling and plural forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “Although” and a sentence beginning “while.” However, errors occur frequently in basic sentence construction and agreement, and some sentences are difficult to interpret. For instance, “The bar chart illustrate” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the percentage of driving licences holder rising” lacks a correctly formed verb phrase. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and comparison structures, as in “in aged of 40-49” and “higher then 1975/76.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation are inconsistent, including extra spaces and incomplete or awkward clauses. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check agreement and tense.

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