Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below give information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The charts compares the information about age of library members, total loans by category and total number of loans of a little Chalfont Library between 2007 to 2016. Overall, it is clear from the charts adults under age 18-64 accounted for the largest percentage of library members, while adult fiction and childrem's fiction recorded higher category of loans. Total number of loans increased significantly over the period.

To begins with pie chart, the highest percentage of library users was adults 18-64 with 51%, followed by children, which accounted for 22%. Similary, young adults 13-17 represented 15% of the total, and then only 12% adults 65 and over visited library.

Turning to total loans by category in 2016, looking at the details children's fiction and adult fiction recorded 38%, which was the largest category of library loans, followed by children's non-fiction at 6%. Similarly, children's DVDs stood at 1%.In comparsion,young adults noticed only 2% of total loans, whereas adult non-fiction and adult audio books had 13% abd 2% respectively.

Towards with total number of loans, in 2007, tool number of loans stood at 16

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main features of the membership and loan-category charts, including the largest member group (adults aged 18–64, 51%) and the equal leading loan categories (adult and children’s fiction, 38% each). The overview also notes an overall rise in loans, which is relevant. However, the time-series account is not completed: it stops after saying loans were about 16,000 in 2007, so the reader gets no account of the subsequent fluctuations or the 2016 endpoint. Some descriptions are also imprecise, such as saying adults aged 65 and over “visited” the library, when the chart shows their share of members. Develop the trend overview and report its key stages to make coverage more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by separate paragraphs on membership, loan categories and the time series. Phrases such as “To begins with” and “Turning to” help signal these shifts, and the information within the first two detail paragraphs is generally easy to follow. However, the final paragraph ends abruptly, leaving the sequence of loan figures unexplained and weakening the overall progression. Some linking is mechanical or awkward, including repeated “Similarly” and “In comparison,” and the relationship between the overview and the later details could be clearer. Use a complete final paragraph that traces the main changes from 2007 to 2016, with comparisons that guide the reader through the trend.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “represented,” “recorded,” and “stood at,” and the chart categories are mostly named clearly. Some attempts at more formal phrasing are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “recorded higher category of loans,” “young adults noticed only 2%,” and “visited library” do not express the data precisely. There are also spelling errors such as “childrem's,” “Similary,” “comparsion,” and “abd.” These do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and control. Prefer direct, conventional reporting language and check spelling carefully; for example, say that a category “accounted for” a share or that a group “made up” a proportion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “while” and “whereas,” and most of the intended meaning can be understood. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in agreement and verb forms: “The charts compares” should be “The charts compare,” and “To begins with” should be “To begin with.” The phrase “adults under age 18-64” also has an unclear grammatical relationship, and “only 12% adults” needs a determiner or a clearer construction. Punctuation is inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops in “1%.In” and “comparison,young.” Aim for accurate sentence openings and check agreement, articles and punctuation while retaining your attempts at varied sentence structures.

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