Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-17
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 charts below illustrate information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont, showing age of library members, total loans by category in 2016, and total number of loans from years 2007 to 2026.
To begin with, the majority of the members are adults ranging from age 18 to 64, showing larger quantity of 51% in a pie chart. Children are the second most members of the Little Chalfont Library, comprising of 22%. Following members are young adults with 15% proportion and adults over 65 years, accounting for 12% respectively.
From years 2007 to 2016, total number of loans peaked in the recent year of 2016, showing data of more than 20,000 number of total loans. Vast drop in number of loans is seen in year 2007 conversely, displaying only 15000 number of loans taken. In between years show relatively similar number of loans, ranging between 18000 to 22000.
In 2016, Children's fiction and Adult fiction are the most favored categories in loans, showing similar percentages of 38%. Adult audio books and Children's DVDs are the least preferred loan categories in Little Chalfont Library.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student covers all parts of the task by addressing the age of library members, loan categories in 2016, and the trend in total loans from 2007 to 2016. An overview is attempted, and key features such as the peak in 2016 and the dominant categories (adult and children's fiction at 38%) are identified and compared. However, there are minor inaccuracies in reporting the data: the text mentions '2026' instead of 2016 in the introduction, and describes the 2007 figure as 15,000 when the gridline indicates approximately 15,700. Despite these minor misreadings, the main features are sufficiently outlined to satisfy the requirements of Band 6.5, leaning towards Band 7 given the overall breadth of coverage.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The response has a clear overall arrangement with logical paragraphing, dedicating distinct paragraphs to the introduction, membership demographics, loan trends over time, and 2016 loan categories. Cohesive devices are used to guide the reader through the data, such as 'To begin with', 'From years 2007 to 2016', and 'Conversely'. However, some referencing and cohesive links are slightly mechanical or awkward, such as 'Following members are young adults with 15% proportion'. Paragraph transitions work adequately, but greater flexibility in referencing would be required for a higher band. Overall, the organization is clear and easy to follow, fitting Band 6.5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully employing terms such as 'proportion', 'category', 'peaked', and 'favoured'. Less common items are attempted, although some word choices and collocations are slightly unnatural, such as 'showing larger quantity of 51%' instead of 'accounting for the largest share at 51%' and 'Vast drop in number of loans is seen'. There are occasional lexical errors like 'second most members', but these do not impede communication. Spelling throughout the response is accurate. This performance aligns well with Band 6.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and participial phrases such as 'ranging from age 18 to 64' and 'comprising of 22%'. However, there are frequent minor grammatical inaccuracies, notably missing articles ('showing age of library members', 'in recent year of 2016'), incorrect prepositions ('comprising of', 'in years 2007 to 2016'), and minor awkwardness like 'In between years show'. Despite these recurring slips, the errors rarely impede communication and the meaning remains clear, placing the response securely in Band 6.
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