Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-08

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 5.0)

The graphs illustrates the public library data in Little Chalfont. The pie graph demonstrates the age of library members in which adults were shared the largest portion. Whereas in 2016, children's fiction and adult fiction has given highest loans. While the bar graphs represents the total number of loans that seems increasing all over the years.

In 2016, the pie chart reveals that adults from 18 to 64 years were the dominant with 51 persons among other members. Childrens were second with 22 persons. Young adults and adults over 65 were least dominant. However in 2019, children's and adult fiction have shared 38% in loan category. While children's DVDs,young adults and adult audio books have shared 1% and 2% respectively.

The bar chart presents the total number of loans from 2007 to 2016. The data reveals that 2007 was the least debt year approximately 16,0000 while 2008,2009 and 2013 were the years in which the number of loans were less than 20,000 and more than 16,0000.Whereas, all other years are showing the highest depts more than 20,000 in Little Chalfont.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three visuals and report several relevant features, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64, 51%) and the equal 38% shares for children’s and adult fiction. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: loans do not increase steadily “all over the years,” since they fluctuate after rising from 2007 and peak in 2016. Some details are omitted or misreported: the chart is for 2016, not 2019, and the age figures are percentages rather than numbers of people. The description of the loan trend also groups years imprecisely. To improve, give a clear overview of the main patterns, use the correct year and units, and select accurate comparisons from each visual.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the membership and loan charts. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression is not consistently clear: the first paragraph combines several chart features, while the later paragraphs repeat some points and shift between them abruptly. Linking words such as “Whereas,” “While,” and “However” are sometimes used without a clear contrast, and the final sentence does not provide a concise concluding overview. Organise the report into a clear overview followed by focused detail paragraphs, and use connectors only when the relationship between the ideas genuinely calls for them.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “dominant,” “portion,” “loan category,” and “total number of loans.” However, the range is limited and several word choices make the data difficult to interpret. “Least debt year” and “highest depts” are inappropriate for library loans, while “shared the largest portion” is an awkward way to describe the membership figures. There are also spelling and form errors, such as “Childrens” and “depts.” Aim for precise, conventional language for describing charts, and check spelling and collocations. Using terms such as “accounted for,” “proportion,” “number of loans,” and “lowest figure” would make the report clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent, and errors occur in both simple and complex structures. For example, “The graphs illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, and “children’s fiction and adult fiction has given” has an incorrect verb form and agreement. The sentence beginning “Whereas in 2016” is a fragment, and “the number of loans were” does not maintain agreement with its subject. Tense and sentence boundaries also need attention. Practise writing complete sentences with one clear main clause, check singular and plural subjects against their verbs, and use past tense consistently when reporting the 2007–2016 data.

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