Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 and bar chart illustrate the information regarding Little Chalfont which is a public library in a town.

Overall, the main participants of the Chalfont library are adults(18-64) accounted for the largest proportion at 51%, while children, young adults and 65 plus are also part of that. Moreover, total figure of loans from 2007 to 2016 is also discussed in bar chart.

The pie chart shows proportion of library members inculding children, young adults, adults and 65 over. The ratio of children is 22% whereas the proportion for young adults(13-17) is 15%, and the share of adults 65 and over is 12%, however the rate of adults (18-64) reached a high of 51%.

Subsequently, the bar chart is the illustration of the data of total number of loans in the time period 2007 to 2016. In 2007 the loan was stood at 16000 and in the next year it rose to 18000. However, the number of loan increased minimally through out the time period of 10 years and reached at peak of 22000 in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the largest membership group accurately: adults aged 18–64 make up 51%, and you report the other age shares correctly. However, the response only partly summarises the charts. The overview does not clearly capture the loan trend, and the description of loans is too general: it says they increased “minimally” and peaked at 22,000, although the figures fluctuate and the 2016 total is about 21,700. The 2007 and 2008 values are also slightly overstated. Most importantly, the 2016 loan-category chart is not described at all, despite adult and children’s fiction each accounting for 38%. Include the key category comparison and describe the rise, dip and later recovery to make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for membership and loans. This makes the two main chart topics easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Moreover,” and “Subsequently” help signal movement between points. The organisation is coherent, but the progression within the loan paragraph is limited: it moves from 2007 to 2008 and then jumps to a broad statement about the whole period, without explaining the fluctuations in between. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly “However” where the contrast is not strong. To strengthen progression, group the loan figures into stages and use comparisons to connect them, while ensuring each paragraph develops a distinct main feature.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of chart-reporting vocabulary, including “proportion,” “share,” “reached a high,” and “peak,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “illustrate the information” and “the time period.” However, several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for describing data: “main participants” is not the best term for library members, “the loan was stood at” is awkward, and “increased minimally” does not accurately convey the fluctuations. “Total figure of loans” is also less natural than a direct reference to the total number. Aim for precise collocations such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “fluctuated,” and check spelling, including “including” and “throughout.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mixture of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “Little Chalfont which is a public library in a town” and a contrastive sentence describing the age groups. The main information remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “adults(18-64) accounted” needs clearer punctuation and a structure such as “adults aged 18–64 accounted”; “the loan was stood at” has an incorrect verb construction; and “the number of loan increased” has a number-agreement problem. Articles and prepositions are also sometimes missing or awkward, as in “reached at peak.” Review verb patterns, singular/plural agreement, and punctuation around age ranges. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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