Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The charts illustrate the information on a public library in a town known as Littlie Chalfont.

Overall, the image showe the percentage of different age groups which are part of libaray. Moreover, rise and fall of total loans during 2007 to 2016.

Children which are 22 percent of total library population and it is the second biggest percentage. They contain 38% of total loan in 2016 in children's fiction whereas the non-fiction cintain only 6%. On the other hand, Young adults which are 15% of library members consist only 2%. However, adults have the biggest population rate 51% contain fiction loan 38%. On the contrast, non-fiction loan is 13% and audio books have only 2% of total loan in 2016.

In 2007, the loan rate remains at constant level but in 2008 and 2009 it slightly increase. Whereas, it leep increasing during 2010 to 2012.Then, in 2013 it decrease a little bit but go on increase from 2014 to 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main subjects of the visuals and make relevant comparisons, including the largest membership group (adults, 51%) and the contrast between children’s and adult fiction loans (both 38%). You also describe the broad rise in loans over the period. However, the overview is incomplete: it does not highlight that adult fiction and children’s fiction jointly dominate loans, or that total loans generally rose from about 15,700 to 21,700 despite fluctuations. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the 2007 figure is described as constant, although it is the starting point, and the account of the 2008–09 movement is vague. The age-group figures are also not consistently distinguished from loan shares. Select the strongest overall patterns and report the trend and comparisons more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on membership and loan categories, and a final paragraph on the time series. This gives the reader a general sense of how the information is organised. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and some links are confusing or mechanically used. For example, “On the other hand” and “On the contrast” do not clearly signal the relationships between the figures, while “Whereas” begins a fragment-like transition in the final paragraph. The overview also repeats the introduction rather than summarising the key patterns. Group related comparisons more systematically, and use linking expressions only when their logical relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “total loans,” “fiction,” “non-fiction,” and “increase,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make parts less clear: “library population” is imprecise for members, “loan rate” is not a natural way to describe the total, and “it leep increasing” appears to mean “it kept increasing.” There are also misspellings such as “Littlie,” “libaray,” “showe,” and “cintain.” Aim for precise terms such as “share of members,” “number of loans,” and “rose,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid repeating “contain” when describing proportions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some complex sentences, for example, “Children which are 22 percent of total library population and it is the second biggest percentage,” but these constructions are often faulty. Several sentences lack a clear grammatical structure or have agreement and verb-form problems: “the image showe,” “it slightly increase,” and “it decrease.” The sentence beginning “Whereas, it leep increasing” is also not a complete, well-formed clause in this context. Most statements rely on simple patterns, and errors sometimes make the intended relationship between figures difficult to follow. Practise writing complete subject–verb clauses, checking tense consistency for past data, and using relative clauses accurately; then combine ideas only when both parts remain grammatically complete.

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