Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-08

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 chart below illustrate the information about a public library thats called as Little Chalfont. It also showed total number of loan issued between [redacted phone].

First looking at the membership information of library in 2016. Mostly of the library members are adult (18 to 64) that are 51% of total members. Children formed the second largest group with 22%. Thirdly 15% are young adult (13 to 17). The last remaining category is of adults (65 and over).In the term of barrowing habbit in the year 2016, adult fiction and children fiction are both popular both taking 38%. Moreover children non fiction and adult non fiction does not have big difference with 6% and 13%. Additionally childrendvds and adult audio books taking figure are also preety close with 1% and 2%. Lastly young adults remain far below with barrowing only 2%.

Turning to total number of loans between ([redacted phone]). The period begam with lowest figure of 16,000 in 2007. This figure grew stedily over the next few years to 21,000 in 2011 and then it began to drop for 2 years and become 19,000 in 2013. Then it started to grow again and become just over 21,000 in 2016 and it is highest.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover all three visuals and identify several important features: adults aged 18–64 are the largest membership group, fiction leads the loan categories, and total loans rise overall. However, the account is not fully accurate or balanced. The membership figures are percentages, but the response calls them “members” without explicitly identifying the proportions. The trend description also misstates the 2013 figure as 19,000 after a two-year decline; the chart shows about 19,600 in 2013, and loans then rise and fluctuate rather than simply grow to 2016. The overview is implied rather than clearly stated. To strengthen the report, give a concise overview and describe the main trend and key comparisons more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: it moves from membership to loan categories and then to the decade-long trend, with paragraph breaks helping the reader follow the different visuals. Sequencing phrases such as “First,” “Moreover,” and “Turning to” make the progression clear, and the comparisons between fiction categories and non-fiction categories are easy to locate. This meets the lower-band expectation of an organised response and shows some flexibility in linking information. However, several transitions feel formulaic (“Thirdly,” “Lastly”), and the first paragraph packs many separate comparisons together. The overview is not clearly separated from the details. Grouping related figures more selectively and using a brief opening overview would make the progression more natural and cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of chart vocabulary, including “membership,” “formed the second largest group,” “popular,” “figure,” and “grew steadily,” so the main information is generally understandable. There are also attempts at more specific phrasing, such as “adult fiction” and “children non-fiction.” However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “barrowing habbit,” “begam,” “stedily,” and “preety” are inaccurate, while “loan issued” and “taking figure” are unnatural collocations. Some category labels are also inconsistent, for example “childrendvds.” Check spelling carefully and use standard reporting phrases such as “the proportion of members,” “the number of loans,” and “accounted for.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You communicate the main comparisons using a mixture of short statements and longer sentences, and the reader can generally follow the intended meaning. However, grammatical control is uneven, particularly in sentence formation, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “The chart below illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “Mostly of the library members are adult” has an incorrect quantifier and singular form. “The last remaining category is of adults” is awkwardly constructed, and “adult fiction and children fiction are both popular both taking 38%” repeats “both” and lacks a clear sentence structure. There are also missing spaces after full stops and inconsistent tense forms. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “while” or “whereas.”

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