Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-03
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 three charts illustrate the data of a public library of a town named Little Chalfont. The age of the members is classified into four categories.
Overall, approximately half of the members are adults aged between 18-64. 2016 is recorded with most number of loans whereas 2007 is the least. Moreover, children's DVDs is the least interested category.
Adults between 18 to 64 are the members holding dominant share of 51% followed by children by 22%, teenagers aged 13-17 with 15% and senior citizens aged 65 and above with 12%.
Fiction is the most popular category in children and adults both with 38% whereas DVDs with 6% and audio books with 2% are the least popular respectively. Moreover, teenagers are least interested in borrowing books form the libray with 2%
In 2007, 16,000 member took loan from library while gradually the borrowers increased in a decade closing with 22,000 loans in 2016. In 2008 and 2009 total number of members who borrowed book from library is approximately 19,000 whereas from 2010 to 2012 for continous three years more than 20,000 individuals took loan same as 2014 to 2016.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5
The response successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by selecting and reporting the main features of the three charts provided. You provide an adequate overview and cover the age of members, borrowing categories, and overall loan trends across the decade. However, some parts are developed more fully than others; for instance, the description of the loan trend contains minor inaccuracies, such as stating that 'in 2007, 16,000 member took loan' when the chart indicates approximately 15,700, and generalizing the 2010 to 2012 period loosely. To move into higher bands, ensure greater precision when reporting numerical data and extend the comparisons between the different charts more explicitly.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response presents a coherent overall arrangement with a clear attempt to group information logically into paragraphs, such as separating the overview, membership demographics, category popularity, and loan trends. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, for instance, through transitional words like 'Overall', 'Moreover', and 'In 2007'. However, cohesion can sometimes feel mechanical or slightly repetitive, and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the sudden shift into sentence structures like 'Fiction is the most popular category in children and adults both with 38% whereas DVDs with 6% and audio books with 2% are the least popular respectively.' Paragraphing is used sufficiently, but tighter logical transitions between the disparate charts would improve the overall flow.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common terms such as 'classified', 'dominant share', 'senior citizens', and 'gradually'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice, collocation, and word form, such as 'most number of loans' instead of 'the highest number of loans', 'least interested category' instead of 'least popular category', and spelling errors like 'libray' instead of 'library'. Additionally, phrases like 'took loan' sound unnatural compared to 'borrowed items'. These minor errors do not impede communication, but eliminating them and utilizing a wider variety of precise phrasing would elevate your lexical score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0
You make use of a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating control over basic structures and attempting more intricate patterns, such as 'Adults between 18 to 64 are the members holding dominant share of 51% followed by children by 22%...'. There are some noticeable errors in grammar and punctuation, including missing articles ('the most number of loans', 'took loan from library'), preposition errors ('form the libray'), and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'total number of members... is approximately'). Fortunately, these errors rarely impede communication, allowing the reader to follow your intended meaning clearly. To improve further, focus on article usage and prepositional precision within complex grammatical patterns.
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