Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The pie chart illustrates the age of library members and the table provides information about the total number of loans took by the library.

Overall, the library was attended the most by adults between the age of 18-64 and least by young adults. The tables show that the library spent a major portion of the loan on children's and adult fiction categories and loans increased consistently from 2007 to 2016.

Almost half of the library members were adults with their ages ranging from 18 to 64. A little less than quarter of the library attendants were children. While young adults and adults over 65 accounted for 15 and 12 percent.

Similiar amounts of loan were taken for children,s and adult fiction categories accounting for 38 percent each of the total loan. 13 percent of the loan was spent on adult non-fiction category, followed by children,s non-fiction category which stood at 6 percent. A small amount was spent on children,s DVDs. Additionaly, the library loan increased gradually towards the end. It started at around 15000 in 2007 and ended at a little above than 20000 in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover the three visuals and identify several important features: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the biggest share of loans, and total borrowing rises overall across the period. The figures you give for the age groups and loan categories are broadly accurate, and the opening overview helps the reader understand the main patterns. However, the trend is not consistently upward: loans fluctuate after 2010, including a fall in 2012–13, so “increased consistently” is inaccurate. The line graph is also only briefly described, with no mention of its intermediate rises and dips. Reporting these changes more precisely and including the small loan categories would make the summary more complete and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs covering membership and loan categories, with the graph trend added at the end. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the information. The overview also signals the main comparisons effectively. However, the final paragraph combines category details with the time-series graph, and the transition “Additionally” does not clearly show that the focus has shifted to a different visual. Some linking is also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “followed by.” To strengthen progression, give the graph its own short paragraph and use more precise links to show contrast or sequence. At present, organisation is coherent, but cohesion is not always smooth or fully controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “categories,” “fiction,” and “non-fiction,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more descriptive phrasing, such as “a little less than quarter” and “increased gradually.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise: a library does not “spend” loans, and members do not usually “take” loans in this context; “borrowed” or “accounted for” would be more natural. “Attended” is also not the right term for membership, while “tables” incorrectly refers to the single table. Spelling errors such as “Similiar” and “Additionaly,” along with inconsistent apostrophes in “children,s,” reduce accuracy. More precise collocations and careful proofreading would improve control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex forms, including the contrast structure “While young adults and adults over 65 accounted for…” and the relative clause “adults with their ages ranging from 18–64.” Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the total number of loans took by the library” needs a passive form (“loans taken out”); “a little less than quarter” is missing an article; and “While young adults…” is a dependent clause presented as a sentence fragment. The phrase “a little above than 20000” also has an incorrect comparative construction. Sentence boundaries and punctuation need attention, especially where the final paragraph shifts between categories and the graph. More accurate clause construction and article use would make the range more effective.

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