Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-22
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 given charts and graphs illustrates the age of members of Little Chalfont Library and book borrowed in 2016. Furthermore,it shows the total number of loans over a span of ten years from 2007 to 2016.
overall, adults aging from 18-64 covers more than half of members' poulation with 51% followed by children and young adults(13-17) 22% and 15% respectively, wheras adults 65 and over remains at 12%. Furthermore, fiction is most borrowed by Children and adults in 2016, with each category covering 38% of total loans. Media is least favourite by both Children and Adults where DVDs covers 1% closely followed by audio books and young adults with 2%.
Notably,total number of loans starts from approximately 16,000 in 2007 and gradually increase to almost 22,000 in 2016, with minimal temporary decrease in 2013.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student covers all three charts provided in the stimulus, successfully highlighting key information such as the dominant adult age group (18-64 at 51%) and the primary loan categories (fiction at 38% for both children and adults). An overview is provided, and main features are identified and compared effectively. However, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 134 words. This under-length impacts the overall development and completeness of the task, resulting in a moderate penalty under the Task Achievement criteria.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The response exhibits a clear overall structure, opening with an introductory paraphrase followed by logical grouping of data points into body paragraphs. Cohesive devices such as 'Furthermore', 'wheras', and 'Notably' are employed to guide the reader through the charts. However, paragraphing is somewhat cramped, and referencing could be smoother. There are minor punctuation and capitalization issues (e.g., 'overall', missing spaces after commas) that distract slightly from the flow, but logical progression is maintained throughout the text.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The student attempts a reasonable range of vocabulary relevant to data interpretation, using terms such as 'proportion', 'category', 'gradually increase', and 'approximately'. There are some awkward collocations and lexical errors, such as 'book borrowed' instead of 'books borrowed', 'members' poulation', and 'Media is least favourite'. Furthermore, spelling errors like 'wheras' occur. Despite these slips, the vocabulary is adequate to communicate the main message of the charts without causing significant misunderstanding.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
A mix of simple and complex sentence structures is attempted, such as relative clauses and participial phrases. However, control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are noticeable subject-verb agreement errors ('charts and graphs illustrates', 'adults aging... covers'), missing articles ('starts from approximately'), and minor punctuation failures (missing space after comma in 'Furthermore,it'). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent the student from reaching a higher band score.
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