Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The illustration gives the information about car driving licence by sex and age in the year 2006 and 1976. Overall, eighty percent of men had license in both years 2006 and 1976 at the age of 40 to 49.

It is quite evident from the graph 85 percent of men had driving license at the age of 30 to 39 in both years 1976 and 2006. These numbers were changed at the age of 60 to 69. It was seen that men at the age of 60 to 69 had more driving license rather than in 1976. Furthermore, men at the age of 70 and over from this age are greater in number in 2006 and they had more driving license.

Moreover, womens at the age of 70 had not license in 1976 but in 2006 the numbers were increasing.Eighty percent of woment had license at the age of 40 to 49 in 2006 but in 1976 these numbers were 30 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two years and make some relevant comparisons, including the rise in women aged 40–49 from about 37% to 79% and the increase among older men. However, the overview is inaccurate: men aged 40–49 were about 81% in 1975/76 and 89% in 2006, not 80% in both years. The claim that men aged 30–39 had 85% in both years is also incorrect; the figures were about 77% and 87%. Some statements, such as saying women aged 70 and over had no licence in 1975/76, overlook the small but non-zero figure of about 3%. To strengthen the response, give an accurate overview of the broad patterns and select a few precise comparisons across both sexes and age groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an opening statement to comments about men and then women. Connectors such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “Moreover” help signal these shifts. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the opening focuses on one age group, while later paragraphs move between ages without a clear organising principle. Phrases such as “These numbers were changed at the age of 60 to 69” and “men at the age of 70 and over from this age” make the relationships between points difficult to follow. Organise the body more systematically—for example, compare the main changes for men first, then women—and use clear references to the year and age group in each comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “driving licence,” “age,” “percent,” and “increasing,” so the reader can generally identify what is being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or repetitive. “Had more driving license rather than in 1976” does not express the comparison naturally, and “womens” and “woment” are incorrect forms. Repeating “had license” also makes the description less precise. Use standard chart language such as “the proportion of licence holders,” “rose,” “stood at,” and “compared with.” Check spelling and plural forms, and choose vocabulary that describes percentages rather than implying a count of people.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the main topic is usually understandable. However, grammatical errors occur frequently and sometimes make comparisons unclear. For example, “eighty percent of men had license” is missing an article, while “These numbers were changed” uses an unsuitable passive construction. The sentence “It was seen that men at the age of 60 to 69 had more driving license rather than in 1976” has an unclear comparison and faulty structure. There are also problems with punctuation and spacing, as in “increasing.Eighty.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting, articles and plural agreement, and build comparisons with clear patterns such as “the figure rose from X to Y” or “was higher in 2006 than in 1975/76.”

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