Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-09

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 pie chart illustrates information about age group of the library members, the table shows total loans by categories in 2016 and the bar graph dipicts details about total number of loans between 2007 to 2016.

To begin with pie chart, in 2016, Adults from age group 18-64 recorded 51, which was the highest figure compared to others. However, 12 individuals from Adults 65 and over, make it the lowest figure. Young adults 13-17 and Children constituted 22 and 15, respectively. Turning to table, children's fiction and Adult fiction stood at the largest figure in term of total loan.On the other hand, Children's DVDs, youg adults and adults audio books comprised lowest figure of 1%,2% and 2% respectively.

Covering the bar graph, in 2007 the total number of loans accounted for around 15,500, which was the smallest figure. Next two years the loan figure remained stable to approximetly 18,000. The number of loans fluctuated from 20,500 in 2010 to 21,000 in 2016.

Overall, 18-64 age group individuals mostly preferred libary, children's fiction and Adult fiction took the highest percentage of loans and the highest total number of loans recorded in 2011.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three visuals and identify several important features: adults aged 18–64 are the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the biggest loan shares, and loans rise overall across the period. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear. The membership figures for children and young adults are reversed: the chart gives 12% and 22%, respectively, rather than 22 and 15. The loan trend is also not described precisely: it rises to about 21,000 in 2011, dips, then climbs to around 21,700 in 2016; saying it fluctuated “from 20,500 in 2010 to 21,000 in 2016” misses this pattern. Your overview gives useful highlights, but should summarise the overall loan trend more accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement, with an introduction, separate discussion of the pie chart and table, a paragraph on the bar chart, and a concluding overview. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with,” “Turning to,” and “Covering the bar graph” help readers follow the shift between visuals. However, the overview comes last, so the main patterns are not established before the details, and some links feel mechanical. The sentence beginning “Next two years” is also unclear about which years and figures it refers to. Improve progression by placing a concise overview after the introduction, then grouping related comparisons and using precise references to years and categories.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “constituted,” “accounted for,” “fluctuated,” and “comprised,” and the meaning is generally understandable. There are, however, several spelling and word-choice errors, such as “dipicts,” “approximetly,” “youg,” and “libary.” Some collocations are also unnatural: “the highest figure in term of total loan” and “individuals mostly preferred library” do not express the chart information precisely. Prefer standard chart language such as “accounted for the largest share of loans” and “made up the largest membership group.” More accurate spelling and natural collocations would make the description clearer and more professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly with articles, plurals, and sentence construction. For example, “information about age group” needs an article or plural form, while “the highest figure in term of total loan” has problems with number and phrasing. In “Next two years the loan figure remained stable,” the opening phrase needs a clearer grammatical link to the years being described. The final overview also joins several ideas in a way that makes the sentence difficult to follow. Practise accurate noun phrases and use complete, clearly structured sentences when comparing figures.

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