Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-26

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 bar and pie charts illustrate the data about Little Chalfont library, concerning its membership distributation by age, types of books borrowed, and the reasons people visit it. Overall, adults aged 18 to 64 comprised the largest share of library members in 2016, and fiction books, both adults and children's, were by far the most borrowed materials. In addition , the total number of annual loans increaded over the period, despite some fluctuations. Looking into the depth, in 2016, more than half of the library's member adults aged 18 to 64, accounting for 51%. Childern made up the second largest group at 22%, followed by young adults aged 13 to 17 at 15%, While those aged 65 and over comprised only 12%. Regarding loan types, children's fiction and adult fiction were equally popular, each representing 38% of total loans. Adults non-fiction, accounted foe 13%, whereas childern's non fiction, young adults books, and other categories made up less than 10% combined.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by covering the main features of the mixed charts provided. A clear and accurate overview is presented, noting the dominance of adults aged 18 to 64 in membership, the popularity of fiction books, and the upward trend in annual loans. Key data points are accurately reported, such as 51% for the primary adult membership group and 38% for both children's and adult fiction loans. The comparisons made are relevant and well-grounded in the visual data. The response meets the 150-word requirement efficiently without including irrelevant details. Minor typos like 'member adults' or 'childern' do not detract from the clear reporting of information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a clear logical organization and progression throughout. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'In addition', and 'Regarding loan types' are used appropriately to guide the reader through different aspects of the visual data. However, the paragraphing is underdeveloped; the entire response is presented as a single large block of text rather than being divided into an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. This lack of clear paragraph breaks affects the visual structure of the essay, although logical flow between ideas remains intact.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary appropriate for an academic task 1 report, including terms like 'membership distribution', 'comprised', 'fluctuations', and 'representing'. There are some spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'distributation' instead of distribution, 'increaded' for increased, and 'foe' instead of for. Additionally, 'member adults' is slightly awkward phrasing. Despite these occasional inaccuracies, the vocabulary is adequate to convey the intended meaning precisely without impeding communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The student demonstrates control over a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating clauses correctly, such as in 'adults aged 18 to 64 comprised the largest share of library members in 2016, and fiction books... were by far the most borrowed materials.' There are several mechanical and grammatical errors throughout the text, including typos ('increaded', 'Childern'), a missing preposition in 'the library's member adults', and a dangling modifier or fragmented clause in 'Looking into the depth, in 2016, more than half of the library's member adults aged 18 to 64, accounting for 51%.' These errors do not impede communication but prevent the text from reaching a higher band.

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