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 three different charts illustrate the information related to the public library in a town named Little Chalfont. It shows age of members, Loans by category and total number of loans.

Overall, Adults are the highest in age of visiting library whereas adults above 65 has least proportion in pie chart. Children's fiction and adult fiction rank top with same percentage in the table chart. Number of loan have seen with dramatic rise over a decade.

Looking at the details, adults with age group from 18 to 64 have 51./. in the chart. Followed by children with over 22./. whereas young adults 13-17 with 15./. and at last adults with age of 65 or above at 12./..

In the loan category, children's fiction has 38./. same as adult fiction, at second adult non-fiction with 13./., children's non-fiction 6./., young adults and adult audio books have same at 2./., at last children's dvds with over 1./..

On the other hand, In 2007 the total was more than 15000. In the next year it was seen with growth, the up coming years was seen with almost unchanged in numbers of loans. However, after 2013, It was again seen with significant rise in the loan and crosses 20000.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover all three visuals and identify several key comparisons accurately: adults aged 18–64 are the largest membership group, the two fiction categories each account for 38% of loans, and loans rise overall across the period. The overview also selects relevant broad features. However, some descriptions are imprecise or over-generalised. Calling the rise “dramatic” overlooks the fluctuations and the relatively modest overall increase from about 15,700 to 21,700; the claim that numbers were “almost unchanged” across the coming years also misses the rise to around 21,000 by 2011 and subsequent variation. The final trend description is incomplete because loans exceed 20,000 before 2016. More precise reporting of the main stages would strengthen an otherwise well-focused summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the membership and loan-category data, followed by the time series. This makes the information easy to locate, and phrases such as “Followed by” and “However” show an attempt to connect comparisons and trends. To make the progression more consistently smooth, use transitions that clarify the relationship between ideas rather than relying on a list-like sequence. The final paragraph’s “On the other hand” does not express a contrast with the preceding category data, and “the up coming years” is vague about which years are being discussed. Grouping the loan trend into clear stages and linking each stage explicitly would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the chart content, including “proportion,” “category,” “fiction,” “non-fiction,” and “significant rise.” However, the range and control are limited by repeated general wording and several unnatural collocations. For example, “information related to” and “seen with growth” are less direct than standard chart-reporting language, while “age of visiting library” does not clearly describe the membership age groups. “Dramatic rise” also overstates the trend. Aim for precise verbs and collocations such as “accounted for,” “increased,” “fluctuated,” and “remained relatively stable.” Check spelling and presentation of terms such as “DVDs,” and use “percentage” rather than the nonstandard “./.” notation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including comparisons and clauses introduced by “whereas” and “However,” but control is uneven. Errors in agreement and verb forms appear in examples such as “Number of loan have seen” and “adults above 65 has least proportion.” Articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “adults with age group from 18 to 64 have 51” and “the up coming years was seen with almost unchanged in numbers of loans.” These patterns sometimes make the intended relationship difficult to follow. Work on forming complete, direct sentences with accurate subjects and verbs—for example, “The number of loans increased”—and use punctuation consistently, especially after introductory phrases. More reliable control of basic structures will make your comparisons clearer.

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