Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-16
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 6.5)
The charts illustrate information regarding a public library in Little Chalfont.
Overall, the age of librarby members in 2016 was predominantly made up of adults aged 18 to 64, followed by children, while young adults and adults that are 65 and over accounted for the lowest age groups for libraby members. Moreover, the 2016 loans were led primarily by children's fiction and adult fiction categories. However, children's DVDs, young adults and adult audio books were the least loaned categories. On the contraty, total number of loans from 2007 to 2016 displayed a relatively variable trend with 2016 having the highest number of total loans, while 2007 had the lowest numbers.
Adults aged 18 to 64 accounted for just over half of the age of library members in 2016, reaching 51%, followed by children which accounted for 22%. On the other hand, young adults aged 13 to 17 and adults that are 65 and over reached 15% and 12% respectively.
Total loans in 2016 reflected the predominance of adults as library members, with 38% of the loans being from the adults fiction category. Similarly, children's fiction accounted for 38% of the total loans. However, other categories such as children's non fiction, children's DVDs, adult audio books and young adults made a total of 11% of the loans, with children's DVDs being the lowest loaned category at 1%.
The total number of loans displayed a varying trend between 2007 and 2016, starting at 2007 with just above 15000 loans and growing gradually over the years, apart from a slight drop in 2013 and reaching its peak in 2016 at around 22000 loans.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 7.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0
The student covers all parts of the task well, providing a comprehensive overview of the charts and reporting the main features accurately. The response successfully details the age distribution of library members in 2016, highlights the breakdown of total loans by category, and outlines the general trend in total loans between 2007 and 2016. Key data points are cited correctly, such as adults aged 18 to 64 making up 51 percent of members and children's fiction sharing the top spot for loans at 38 percent alongside adult fiction. Comparisons are appropriately drawn throughout the response, satisfying all requirements of the task descriptor for Band 7.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0
The response is clearly organised with a logical progression of ideas. Each paragraph has a distinct focus, starting with a general overview in the introduction, followed by specific details regarding member ages in 2016, loan categories, and finally the overarching trend across the ten-year period. Cohesive devices are used reasonably well, such as 'Overall', 'Moreover', 'On the contrary', and 'Similarly', though there are some slight mechanical phrasing issues like 'On the contraty' (typographical error). Paragraphing is managed effectively to separate different visual datasets, resulting in a coherent and easily navigable structure.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The vocabulary used is generally adequate and appropriate for an academic task, incorporating terms such as 'predominantly', 'accounted for', 'highest number', and 'peak'. However, there are a few recurring spelling errors, most notably 'librarby' instead of 'library'. Additionally, phrases like 'the lowest age groups' could be refined to 'the age groups with the fewest members'. Despite these minor lexical slips and spelling inaccuracies, the range of vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended meaning without impeding communication, fitting the Band 6 descriptor well.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, successfully utilising subordinate clauses and participial phrases, such as 'reaching 51%, followed by children which accounted for 22%' and 'starting at 2007 with just above 15000 loans and growing gradually over the years'. There are occasional grammatical inaccuracies, such as prepositions ('starting at 2007' instead of 'starting in 2007') and minor punctuation oversights. However, these errors do not impede communication, and the majority of sentences are structured correctly, supporting a solid Band 6 performance.
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