Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-02

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 chart is divided into various group of ages like 17-20, 21-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70 to over 70.

The chart is horizontally, illustrate women on the right side and men on the left side.

We have to compare the driving license holders by their sex and age, in 1975/76 and 2006.

Solid bar representing the year 2006 while the lighted dot bar representing 1975/76.

In every group of age men are dominating in terms of holding driving license. On the other hand, women

at the age of 30 to 59 came little closer to the men but could not meet them. The more number of license holders in the category of men was in the age of 50-59 in the year of 2006. Futher more, If we talk about women, more license holders were at the age of 40-49 in the year of 2006. Men were always ahead of women in the category of holding a license of driving.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and make relevant comparisons between men and women and the two years. However, the response gives only a few specific findings and does not provide a clear overview of the main changes across the age groups. The claim that men were ahead in every age group is inaccurate: among 17–20-year-olds in 2006, women’s figure was about 33%, compared with 37% for men, while the gap narrowed considerably for women aged 30–49. You correctly note that men’s highest figure in 2006 was among 50–59-year-olds and women’s was among 40–49-year-olds. To make the report more complete, summarise the broad rise in licence holding among women and older people, and support comparisons with representative figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response follows a basic sequence: it introduces the chart, describes its layout, and then comments on comparisons. This gives the reader some sense of the topic, but the ideas do not develop into a clear, organised report. The first four sentences largely explain the chart’s format rather than presenting its main findings, and the final two sentences repeat that men had more licence holders. There is also no distinct overview paragraph to guide the reader through the key trends. Organise the response into an introduction, a concise overview, and paragraphs comparing the age groups or years. Use linking expressions to show contrasts and changes, rather than relying on repeated statements.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “driving license holders,” “age,” “sex,” and “category,” so the subject is generally understandable. There are also attempts to describe comparisons, such as “came little closer” and “dominating.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, including “lighted dot bar,” “more number,” and “license of driving.” “Futher” is also misspelled, and “group of ages” is an awkward phrase. These errors make the description less precise and sometimes require the reader to infer your meaning. Build a more accurate range of chart language, especially for describing proportions, increases, gaps, and peaks, and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use several simple sentences and attempt a longer contrast with “On the other hand,” which shows some variety. Most of the intended meaning can be understood, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “The chart is horizontally, illustrate” has an incorrect adverb and verb construction; “various group of ages” has a number-agreement problem; and “women at the age of 30 to 59 came little closer to the men” lacks a clear grammatical comparison. Capitalisation is also inconsistent in “If.” Practise forming accurate sentences with a subject and finite verb, and use comparative structures such as “the proportion of women approached that of men.” More reliable sentence patterns would make your comparisons clearer.

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