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 pie chart illustrates proportions of different age groups of library members in 2016, the table shows total percentage of loans in different categories og books in 2016, while the bar chart represents total number of loans took in public library of little chalfont between 2007 to 2016.

Overall, people aged from 18-64 consituated the largest proportion of age of library members whereas adults over 65 and over accounted for smallest portion. In terms of total , loans children's fiction and adult fiction accounted highest percentage, while children's DVDs had the lowest perecntage. in other terms, total number of loans 2011 and 2016 recored the highest, while 2007 stood at last position.

Looking first at, people aged from 18-64 consituated the largest proportion of age of library members made up with 51%, followed by children stood in second position accounted for 22%. Young adults aged from 13-17 represented 15%, while adults over 65 represented 12%.

In terms of loans, children's and adult fiction represented the same proportion which is 38%. Adult non-fiction accounted for 13%, while children's non-fiction represents 6%. Young adults and adult audio books accounted same proportion by 2%. Finally, children's DVDs had the lowest percentage which id 1%.

Turning to total number of loans, 16,500 were recorded in 2007, whereas in the years 2008 and 2009 its almost same which is 18,600. Meanwhile, some fluctuations were noted from 2010 to 2013. However, from 2013 we noticed a upward trend. Fi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by summarising the three visual sources: the pie chart, the table, and the bar chart. It presents an overview and reports key features and comparisons, such as noting that adults aged 18-64 formed the largest proportion of members while those aged 65 and over accounted for the smallest. However, the performance sits at a mixed level because some details are under-developed or inaccurately reported. For instance, the data for the bar chart contains several transcription and reading errors, such as misstating the 2007 loan figure as 16,500 instead of approximately 15,700, and the response trails off abruptly at the end with 'Fi', leaving the description of the bar chart incomplete. To reach the next level, the student needs to ensure all data points are accurately read and reported, and fully develop every part of the overview without trailing off.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement and attempts to structure the information logically through paragraphing, separating the overview, pie chart details, table details, and bar chart trends. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical and referencing is occasionally faulty, such as in the awkward transition 'In other terms, total number of loans 2011 and 2016 recored the highest'. Paragraphing is established, but the final paragraph is left unfinished, disrupting the logical progression of the text. To improve to a higher band, the student should employ a wider and more flexible range of cohesive devices to link ideas smoothly across sentences and paragraphs, ensure every paragraph is fully completed, and avoid abrupt or disjointed phrasing when introducing new data points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common lexical items such as 'proportion', 'consituated', and 'fluctuations'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, including 'consituated' instead of 'constituted', 'perecntage' instead of 'percentage', and 'id' instead of 'is'. Additionally, the student frequently repeats basic vocabulary like 'accounted for', 'represented', and 'proportion'. While these errors do not severely impede communication, they restrict the lexical score. To achieve a higher band, the writer needs to expand their range of vocabulary, eliminate spelling mistakes, and use synonyms and precise collocations to describe statistical trends with greater variety and accuracy.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting structures such as 'While the bar chart represents...' and 'whereas adults over 65...'. However, there are persistent errors in grammar, articles, and prepositions that recur throughout the text, including 'total number of loans took' (passive voice error), missing articles before nouns (e.g., 'stood in second position'), and prepositional errors like 'accounted same proportion by 2%'. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with lowercase letters starting sentences. These errors rarely impede communication, but they prevent the writing from achieving a higher band. To progress, the student must exercise better control over complex sentence structures, ensure correct verb forms and prepositions, and proofread carefully for basic grammatical slips.

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