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 charts demonstrate information of Little Chalfont, which is a public library in town.

Three types of tables have been displayed including a pie chart that shows age of library members, a table that shows total loans by category (2016) and a bar chart that depicts total number of loans ([redacted phone]).

The pie chart presents the age of members that visited the library in 2016. More than half of the population that visited the library were adults, 18 to 64 years. While the least that visited were adults 65 and over. Moreover, 22% of the population who visited were children and 15% of young adults came too.

Looking at the loans in 2016, most of the loans, 38% on each category, were taken on either children's fiction or adult fiction. However, only 1%, that is the least loan taken, was on children's DVDs.

The bar graph demonstrated the total number of loans from 2007 to 2016. The loans had minor fluctuations throughout. The least loan taken was around 16,000 in 2007 and the most that was taken was approximately 22,000 in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover all three visuals and identify several important features: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the largest shares of loans, and borrowing is lowest in 2007 and highest in 2016. The figures you report are broadly consistent with the data. However, the response lacks a clear, integrated overview of the main patterns. In particular, the loan chart’s overall rise from about 15,700 to 21,700 is described only as having “minor fluctuations,” and the membership figures are not clearly distinguished as proportions of members rather than people who visited. You also omit useful comparisons, such as the two fiction categories’ combined dominance and the relatively small shares for other loan types. Select and summarise these patterns more explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction is followed by separate paragraphs on membership, loan categories and the trend over time. This makes the information easy to locate, and transitions such as “Moreover,” “Looking at,” and “However” help connect points. The organisation is effective enough to show clear progression, but some linking is mechanical or imprecise. For example, “Three types of tables” is followed by a list of different chart forms, and “Moreover” introduces another membership figure without a particularly strong contrast or development. The final paragraph could connect the starting and ending values to make the trend clearer. Use more precise references and comparisons between visuals, while retaining this clear paragraph structure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main information, including “members,” “loans by category,” “fluctuations,” and “approximately.” However, several word choices and collocations are noticeably unnatural or imprecise, which limits the range and precision of the description. “Demonstrate information of Little Chalfont” and “the least loan taken” do not express the intended meanings naturally; “show data about the library” and “the smallest share of loans” would be clearer. Repetition of “visited,” “taken,” and “loan” also makes the account less fluent. Aim to use accurate chart-reporting language, such as “accounted for,” “represented,” and “rose overall,” and distinguish membership from library visits.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

There is a mix of simple sentences and some more complex forms, and the main points remain understandable. For example, “More than half of the population that visited the library were adults” attempts a relative clause, while the separate paragraphs generally use past-tense reporting consistently. Some grammatical errors and awkward constructions remain. “Three types of tables have been displayed including a pie chart” has an unclear structure and punctuation; “The pie chart presents the age of members that visited” also uses a clause that does not fit the intended meaning. In “While the least that visited were adults 65 and over,” the subordinate clause is left incomplete. Build a wider range of accurate comparisons and ensure each “while” clause is attached to a complete main clause.

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