Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-13

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 chart provides the information about the members and borrowing pattern of public library in little Chalfont in 2016, and also describe the total number of loan from 2007 to 2016. Overall adults aged made up the largest proportion of the library member. Fiction book were the most popular borrowing category, while the total number of loans showed an overall upward trend throughout the year. According to this chart, 51% were the adult member of the library aged 18 to 64 making them the big group of library. children accounted for 22%, while young adults aged 13 to 17 represented 15%. The smallest proportion was recorded among people aged 65 and over at 12%. The table shows the children fiction and adult fiction were equally popular each accounted as 38% of total loan. Children's non fiction accounted as 6% and in comparison adult non fiction were 2%. In addition, the children's DVDs were the least borrowed category about 1%. Regarding to this chart, the loan number approximately increased from 2007 to 2016 with minor fluctuation in 2013, but approximately increased.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main components of the visuals and provide a clear overview: adults aged 18–64 are the largest membership group, fiction dominates borrowing, and loans rise overall. Most membership figures and the equal 38% shares for children’s and adult fiction are reported accurately. However, one important table figure is misreported: adult non-fiction accounts for 13%, not 2%; 2% applies to young-adult loans and adult audio books. The line-chart description is also underdeveloped: it gives no figures or key stages, such as the rise from about 15,700 in 2007 to 21,000 in 2011, followed by fluctuations and a high of about 21,700 in 2016. Develop this trend more precisely and correct the category comparison.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a sensible overall structure: an introduction, a summary, and separate paragraphs for membership, borrowing categories, and the loan trend. This makes the information easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall,” “According to this chart,” and “Regarding” help signal the sections. The organisation is generally coherent, but the final paragraph is too brief to give the trend a clear progression, and “approximately increased … with minor fluctuation in 2013, but approximately increased” repeats the same idea rather than explaining the sequence. Some linking phrases feel mechanical or do not clarify the relationship between figures. To strengthen progression, describe the chart chronologically and use comparisons to connect its main stages.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “represented,” “accounted for,” “popular,” and “overall upward trend.” These choices communicate the main comparisons, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “borrowing pattern,” “big group,” “loan number,” and “approximately increased” are less natural in this context. There are also spelling and form issues, including “little Chalfont” and “non fiction.” Aim for precise chart language and consistent category labels; for example, use “number of loans” and “largest membership group.” Vary verbs such as “accounted for,” “made up,” and “represented” carefully, ensuring that each phrase fits the figure being described.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the comparison “making them the big group.” Most of the intended meaning can be understood, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the largest proportion of the library member” has a singular/plural mismatch, while “children fiction and adult fiction were equally popular each accounted” needs clearer sentence structure and punctuation. The introduction also shifts from “provides” to “describe,” and phrases such as “the adult member” and “the loan number” show problems with articles and number. Work on subject–verb agreement, plural forms, articles, and sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these basics, alongside your attempts at complex sentences, would make the report smoother.

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