Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-04

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)

Three charts are given about Little Chalfont public library. The pie charts illustrates the genres ages of library member. The Bar chart depicts the number of people who took loans from library from 2007 to 2016 and the table chart gives information about loan taken by category wise in 2016.

The column graph exhibits the information about number of books borrowed in 2007 nearly 15,500 and the amount of loans escalated steadily approximately 21,000 from 2007 to 2011. After that there was slight dip between 2011 and 2013 from about 21,000 to 19,000. Then the figures of loans surged gently from 19,000 and reached a peak of 22,000 between 2013 and 2016.

In 2016, The majority of library users were mostly Adults 18-64 about 51%. Whereas, the minority of users were Adults 65 or older about 12% and Young adults 13-17 about 15% respectively. However, children were little blow form a quarter about 22% who used library. Furthermore, Children and Adult fiction experienced almost same number about 38%. Whilst, Adult Non-fiction was relatively high about 13% then Children's Non-fiction was 6%. The least proportion were Children's DVD, Young adults, Adults audio book accounted for 1%, 2% and 2%.

To sum up, it would be quite interesting to note that the number of loans was an upward trend over the period except 2012 and 2013. However, Adults between 18-64 was highest as library users among others. Whereas, Fiction between Children and adults stood at top.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have successfully identified the main features of the charts and provided a clear overview. You included data points for the bar chart and the pie charts, and made relevant comparisons. However, the report could be improved by ensuring the data is presented more accurately. For instance, you mention 'Children and Adult fiction experienced almost same number about 38%', but the table shows 'Adult fiction' at 38% and 'Children's fiction' at 38%, which is accurate, but your phrasing is slightly confusing. Additionally, ensure you distinguish clearly between the different charts in your description to avoid ambiguity.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is logically organized into paragraphs, with an introduction, body paragraphs for the different charts, and a summary. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Furthermore', 'However', and 'To sum up' to link ideas. However, some transitions are mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'The column graph exhibits the information about number of books borrowed in 2007 nearly 15,500'. The progression of ideas is generally clear, but the referencing could be smoother to improve the flow between sentences.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'escalated', 'surged', and 'proportion'. However, there are several instances of imprecise word choice and minor errors, such as 'genres ages of library member' (should be 'age groups') and 'little blow form a quarter' (should be 'slightly below a quarter'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your report. Expanding your range of collocations would help elevate your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'The pie charts illustrates' (subject-verb agreement), 'loan taken by category wise' (awkward phrasing), and 'Adults between 18-64 was highest' (should be 'were'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are some issues with capitalization and sentence structure. Increasing the number of error-free sentences and focusing on subject-verb agreement will help improve your accuracy.

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