Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-04

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 6.0)

The bar graph compairs the percentage of different age groups and gender having driving licences in Great Britain in 1975/76 and 2006. All the data is being provided in percentage.

Overall, morenumber of people have licence in 2006 then in 1975/76 in all the age groups. Moreover, majorly mens have more percentage of individuals with driving licence then womens.

In 1975/76, 17-20 age group people have moderate number of driving licence holds which are 35% of males and 20% of females. Followed by, 30-49 age group have the largest number of individuals who have licence with approximate 80% of males and 45% of females and ederly age group have least number of driving licence holds approximate 40% of men and less then 10% of women.

In 2006, almost equal number of young men and women holds driving licence which is 35%. Moreover, in middle age more number of female holds licence then in 1975 and almost 82% of male and 79% of female have driving licence. Further more, 50-59 age have the highest number of people having driving licence which are 85% of male and 75% of female and ederly age group have approximate 75% men and 25% women who holds driving licence.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s subject and give a relevant overview: licence ownership was generally higher in 2006, and men usually had higher rates than women. You also select useful comparisons, including the low figures for older women in 1975/76 and the rise among older groups by 2006. However, some details are inaccurate or too broadly stated. For example, the 2006 figures for men aged 50–59 and women aged 40–49 are about 92% and 79%, not 85% and 82%; and the 17–20 figures are about 37% for men and 33% for women, rather than equal at 35%. The claim that 30–49-year-olds had the largest figures in 1975/76 also overlooks the higher male rate among 40–49-year-olds than some neighbouring groups. More precise age-by-age comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two years. This makes the main time comparison easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Moreover,” and “In 2006” help signal progression. The organisation is coherent, but some connections are mechanical or unclear. “Followed by” does not form a complete link to the next point, while “Moreover” is used for information that could be integrated more directly. The final paragraph also moves between young, middle-aged, and older groups without a consistent age sequence. Grouping the figures by age band, or comparing the same age groups across both years, would create a more controlled progression and make the comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “percentage,” “age groups,” “overall,” and “approximate,” so the topic remains understandable. However, the range and control of collocations are uneven, and several repeated or unnatural phrases reduce precision. For instance, “number of driving licence holds” and “individuals who have licence” are awkward ways to describe the data; “licence holders” or “held a licence” would be more natural. “Moderate number” is also unsuitable for a percentage, and “elderly age group” is less precise than “people aged 70 and over.” Spelling errors such as “compairs” and “ederly,” along with forms such as “morenumber,” are noticeable. Aim for concise, accurate chart language and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. Some grammatical errors, however, affect accuracy and occasionally make relationships between ideas less clear. Examples include “more number of people have licence,” “people have … holds,” and “female holds,” where agreement and verb forms are not controlled. The sentence beginning “Followed by” is also a fragment, and “in 1975 and” lacks a clear comparison structure. Articles and plural forms are often missing or inconsistent, as in “have driving licence” and “age group people.” Practise complete comparative sentences, for example, “The proportion of men aged 60–69 rose from 60% to 91%.” More consistent subject–verb agreement and article use would improve clarity.

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