Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-12

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 7.0)

The pie chart, bar chart and table illustrate the information regarding age of library members, loan categories and total number of loans between 2007 to 2016 of a public library of a town, Little Chalfont.

Overall, the majority of library members include the adults ranging between 18 to 64 years of age. The largest loan categories are children's fiction and adult fiction with equal percentages., and the number of loans were highest in 2016.

The adults of age between 18 to 64 years contributed about 51% to total library members, followed by children 22%, young adults of age between 13 to 17 years 15%, and adults of age 65 and over contributed 12% of total library members in 2016.

The total loans in 2016 was highest, but equal in the categories of children's fiction and adult fiction, to about 38%. The adult non-fiction accounted 13%, followed by children's non-fiction 6%, minor percentages of other categories, like adult audio books, young adults and children's DVDs.

The total number of loans was lowest in 2007 to about 16,000, rising in 2008 to 19,000, and remained same in 2009. Then it rises further from 2010 to 2012 to approximately 21,000, with minor fluctuation. Then it dropped off in 2013 to nearly 19,000, and finally peaked at 22,000 in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response covers all three visuals and gives a clear overview: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction leads the loan categories, and total loans peak in 2016. The membership figures and category percentages are reported accurately, and the account of the loans trend captures the main rise, dip and recovery. This is a strong, well-supported summary. To make the selection more precise, distinguish the 2010–2012 movement: loans rise to about 21,000 in 2011, then dip slightly in 2012, rather than rising throughout that period. Also, “the total loans in 2016 was highest” could be made clearer as a statement about the annual total, separate from the category percentages. These are limited precision issues within an otherwise effective response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is organised in a clear sequence: introduction, overview, membership breakdown, loan categories and the decade-long trend. This progression makes the response easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “followed by,” “then” and “finally” help signal comparisons and chronology. Paragraphing is appropriate and each paragraph has a recognisable focus. Some connections could be more exact, however. In “The total loans in 2016 was highest, but equal in the categories…,” the contrastive “but” does not clearly connect the annual total with the category shares. The trend paragraph also uses several successive “Then” transitions, which makes the chronology somewhat mechanical. More varied, precise links would make cohesion smoother while preserving the clear overall structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of task-relevant vocabulary, including “contributed,” “accounted for,” “remained,” “fluctuation” and “peaked,” and the chart categories are generally named accurately. These choices allow you to describe proportions and changes without obscuring the data. Some collocations and phrasing are less natural, such as “contributed about 51% to total library members,” “minor percentages of other categories,” and “dropped off … to nearly 19,000.” “Rising” and “rises” are also repeated in the trend description. Aim for more precise chart language—for example, say that adults “made up” 51% of members, that the remaining categories “accounted for smaller shares,” and that loans “fell” in 2013. This would add flexibility and naturalness.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response includes a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence with “with equal percentages” and the sequence describing how loans changed over time. Most meanings remain clear, but some grammatical errors and punctuation slips prevent consistently accurate control. For example, “between 2007 to 2016” uses an incorrect preposition pattern; write “between 2007 and 2016” or “from 2007 to 2016.” In “The total loans in 2016 was highest,” the plural subject requires “were.” The sentence “The largest loan categories … with equal percentages.,” also has faulty punctuation, and “The adult non-fiction accounted 13%” needs a grammatical construction such as “Adult non-fiction accounted for 13%.” Check agreement, prepositions and sentence boundaries during revision.

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