Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-14

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 provide information about a public library in a town named Little Chalfont.

Overall, in terms of library membership, adults between the age of 18-64 were responsible to hold the largest portion. Adults and children's fiction categories were accounted for the highest percentage of loan, while the highest amount of loan recorded in 2016.

Adults from 18 to 64 was responsible for holding the highest number of members with almost 51% which was more than half of the total share. The rest 49 percent was held by children, young adults and adults 65 and over by 22%, 15% and 12% respectively.

Children's and adults fiction both had 38% share in terms of total loan iun 2016, which was the largest compared to other categories, whereas childfren's DVDs only captured 1%, lowest in the loans section. However, the total number of loans between 2007 and 2016, the lowest number was in 2007 by approximately 15000, and highest in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three visuals and identify several important features: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction loans lead the category breakdown, and the loan total is lowest at the start and highest at the end of the period. The figures for membership and loan categories are reported accurately. The overview is less precise when it says the highest amount of loans was recorded in 2016 without describing the broader pattern: loans rose overall, with some fluctuations after 2011. Also, “more than half” is inaccurate for the 51% membership share, which is only just over half, and the trend chart’s intermediate values are not discussed. More precise trend reporting and a clearer overview would make the response more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for membership, loan categories, and the time series. This helps the reader locate the main information. However, progression within the overview is not fully clear: “Adults and children's fiction categories” combines a membership group with loan categories, making the comparison difficult to follow. The final paragraph also shifts from category shares to the loan trend with “However,” although this is a change of topic rather than a contrast. Some linking and reference are repetitive, particularly repeated uses of “highest” and “loan.” Group the visuals more clearly and use transitions that show whether information is being added, contrasted, or moved to another chart.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “largest portion,” “percentage,” “share,” and “approximately,” so the meaning is generally understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “responsible to hold,” “highest amount of loan,” and “captured 1%.” “The rest 49 percent was held” also sounds awkward in this context. Spelling slips such as “iun” and “childfren's” reduce accuracy, while repeated use of “highest” limits variety. Aim for standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “the number of loans,” and “represented,” and proofread carefully for spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas” and a relative clause in “which was the largest compared to other categories.” The main comparisons remain understandable, but some sentence structures and verb forms are inaccurate. For example, “Adults from 18 to 64 was responsible” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “Adults between the age of 18-64 were responsible to hold” has an awkward grammatical pattern. The overview sentence beginning “while the highest amount…” is also incomplete in its relationship to the preceding clause. Use plural agreement for groups, construct comparisons with complete clauses, and check articles and sentence boundaries. These revisions would improve control while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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