Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-13

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 given pie chart illustrates the age group of library members in 2016, while table and bar graph provide detailed overview of lons in publicly avaiable library in Little Chalfont town between 2007 to 2016.

Overall, it is clear that majority of members belongs to adult age group where least number of individual belong to older adult group. Childrens and adult fiction type issued more loans than other category. The total number of loans kept growing over the time period.

In 2016, almost half of the user were adults that was 51%, however 22% member were children. Young adults and adults over 65 age were 15% and 12% respectively. In same year, chidrens DVDs accounted only 1% borrowed, while adult and children fiction reported 38%. Subsequently, adult non fiction were at 13% and children non fiction were at 6%. Additionally, young adults and adults audio books borrowed by only 2% user. From 2007 to 2016 total number of loans were kept increasing gentelly, dispite in 2013 were it dropped at around 19000, later again gained to around 23000.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three visuals and give a clear overview: adults form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the biggest share of loans, and borrowing generally rises over the period. Most category figures are reported accurately, including the equal 38% shares for adult and children’s fiction. However, the overview says loans “kept growing,” which overstates the trend because totals fluctuate, and the final sentence misplaces the 2013 fall: it was about 19,600, not 19,000, and the 2016 total was about 21,700, not 23,000. The membership comparison is also slightly imprecise: adults aged 65 and over are the smallest group, rather than simply “older adults.” More precise reporting of the fluctuations and endpoint would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a useful four-part structure: an introduction, an overview, and details on membership and loans. This gives the reader a clear route through the information, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In 2016,” and “Additionally” help signal relationships. The progression is not fully controlled, however. The final sentence combines the decade-long trend, the 2013 dip, and the later recovery in a way that is difficult to follow, while “Subsequently” does not clearly indicate how the loan categories relate to one another. Grouping the two fiction categories together, then the smaller categories, and describing the line graph’s rise, dips, and final value in a separate sentence would make the organisation more logical and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “age group,” “accounted,” “fiction,” and “non-fiction,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, the range and control are limited by inaccurate or awkward choices: “lons” and “avaiable” are misspelled, “borrowed” is used where “loans” or “accounted for” is more suitable, and “gently” does not describe a gradual increase naturally. “User” is also less precise than “members” or “borrowers” in this context. These errors do not prevent understanding, but they make the report less fluent and precise. Aim to use standard chart-reporting collocations consistently, and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” and a time clause beginning “From 2007 to 2016.” Meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in agreement, articles, plurals, and verb forms occur across the response. For example, “majority of members belongs” needs an article and plural agreement, while “least number of individual belong” has problems with number and agreement. In “the total number of loans were kept increasing,” the subject is singular and the passive construction is not appropriate. The final sentence also has an unclear clause structure around “despite in 2013.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and use straightforward past-tense sentences to describe completed data, adding complex clauses only when their grammar is secure.

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