Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-04

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 provide some data regarding a public library at little chalfont., including age of members, percentages of total loans, and total number of loans from 2007 to 2016.

Overall, the piechart shows that most of library members are adults. While the table shows that the most total loans of categories are adult and children's fiction. Also, the barchart illustrates that the total figures of loans has experienced fluctuations in the given period.

Firstly, the pie chart shows that more than half of library members are adults whom ages are between 18 to 64 respectively. Whereas children are about 22 in 2016. However, the young adults and people over 65 age combines only to 27 memebers total.

Secondly, the table shows total loans of different categories of books, DVDs, and audio books. The children's fiction loans proportions are about 38%. Similarly, adult fiction also shares the same percentage.

Lastly, the barchart compares the total figure of loans from 2007 to 2016. It had mainly fluctuated around these years. It experienced a peak of high loans in 2016 accounted with 22,000. Compared to this, the lowest number of total loans was in 2007, at 16,000 respectively. However, It was also stabilized for two years from 2008 to 2009 at 18,000.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all parts of the visual data by presenting an overview of the charts, detailing the age distribution of members, loan categories, and the overall loan trends from 2007 to 2016. The writer selects key features, such as the peak in 2016 and the dominance of adult and children's fiction at 38%. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed or imprecise; for instance, the writer states that children are 'about 22' in 2016, which confuses the absolute number (22 members) with a percentage, and misreads the 2016 loan figure slightly as 22,000 instead of approximately 21,700. Despite these minor inaccuracies, the response fully meets the requirements of the lower band and demonstrates enough competent reporting to edge into the next level, though greater precision with data categories is needed for a higher score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The essay displays a coherent overall arrangement with a clear introduction, an overview paragraph, and distinct body paragraphs addressing each chart in turn. Logical progression is established through sequencing words such as 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'Lastly'. However, cohesion is at times mechanical or slightly awkward, such as the transition 'Compared to this, the lowest number of total loans was in 2007'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in the phrase 'combines only to 27 memebers total'. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different visual elements, meeting the standards of the lower band while showing partial control of cohesive devices characteristic of the next band.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms like 'proportions', 'fluctuated', and 'stabilized'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as 'most total loans of categories' and 'whom ages are between'. Word choice errors also appear in data reporting, such as confusing member headcounts with percentages or absolute values. Spelling and word-form slips, such as 'piechart' (written as one word) and 'memebers', occur. These errors do not seriously impede communication, placing the response firmly at this band, but a more flexible and precise control of less common vocabulary is required to progress.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting relative clauses ('whom ages are between') and passive or comparative structures. There are several grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the total figures of loans has experienced', 'young adults and people over 65 age combines'), missing articles, and awkward prepositional phrases ('at 22,000' instead of 'reaching 22,000'). Capitalisation errors ('little chalfont') are also present. These errors rarely impede communication, satisfying the criteria for this band, but frequent slips prevent the formation of a majority of error-free complex sentences.

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