Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-09

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 5.0)

The charts illustrates different ages of public library users (children, young adulds 13-17, adults 18-64, adults 65 and over) and the proportion of loan types from year 1007 to 2016.

Overall, the most number of the libary users are adults (18-64). Out of 7 categories of loans, children's dvds is of least amount, futhermore the amount of loans have increased over the given period of time.

The vast majority users of this pubic liabrary are adults aged 18-64year (51%), whereas only 12% of adults who are 65 and above use this library, which is the least among all the age groups.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify relevant features, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64) and the smallest loan category (children’s DVDs), and you note the overall rise in loans. However, the response addresses the charts only partially: it gives no figures for the loan categories, does not describe the changes across the years, and omits useful comparisons such as the two fiction categories each accounting for 38%. The statement that loans increased is broadly accurate, but the trend fluctuated rather than rising steadily. The response also ends mid-sentence, leaving the report incomplete. At 102 words, it is below the required 150, which limits how fully you can select and report the main features. Include a complete overview and support it with key figures from all three charts.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the report: an introduction is followed by an overview and a paragraph about membership ages. This gives the reader some direction, and linking expressions such as “Overall” and “whereas” help connect points. However, the progression is incomplete: the final paragraph begins with “In” and stops, while the loan-category chart and the timeline are not developed. The overview also combines several points without clearly separating the charts’ main messages. Use a complete paragraph for each set of information, and connect comparisons explicitly—for example, contrast adult and children’s fiction, then describe the loan trend over time. This would create a clearer, more sustained progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “categories,” “loan types,” and age-group labels, so the basic subject is understandable. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “adulds,” “libary,” “pubic liabrary,” and “futhermore.” Phrases such as “the most number of the library users” and “is of least amount” are also unnatural, and “use this library” is less precise than describing members’ share. Aim for accurate collocations such as “the largest age group,” “accounted for the smallest share,” and “loan totals.” Proofread spelling carefully and use varied, precise language to compare proportions and trends.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes some attempts at complex sentences, particularly the comparison beginning “whereas,” and the main ideas can generally be understood. However, grammatical control is inconsistent. The opening has subject–verb disagreement (“The charts illustrates”), and “the most number of the library users are adults” has an awkward and faulty construction. The phrase “adults aged 18-64year” also lacks correct plural and spacing, while “children’s dvds is” does not agree in number. Sentence structures are mostly simple, and the unfinished “In” leaves the final sentence incomplete. Practise accurate comparative clauses and plural forms, and check each sentence for a complete subject and verb before submitting.

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