Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-15

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 information about a public library which is located in the Little Chalfont town.

Overall, the total loans given to children's fiction and adult fiction was same.

In detail, in 2016, the maximum proportion of library members was 51%. Those members were adults from 18 to 64. The young adults from 13 to 17 and children had second highest ratio in the members of the library. The ratio is about 15% and 22% respectively. The least percentage was only 12% which were the adults over age 65.

In 2016, the total loan given by the library to children's fiction and adult fiction was same about 38%. Total loan to young adults and adult audio books was also same. But, it is only 2%. About the 13% of the total loan was given to adult non-fiction. About 6% was given to children's non-fiction. The least of the loan was given to children's DVDs. Its percentage was only 1%.

In the year 2010, 2012 and 2014,the same amount of the loan was given by the library which is about twenty-one thousand approximately. In the year 2011 and 2015 the number was also the same but it is just more than twenty-one thousand. In the year 2008 and 2009 the number of loans lies between fifteen and twenty thousand. The highest number of loan was given in 2016. It is twenty-two thousand. The least number is in 2007. It is sixteen thousand approximately.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three visuals and identify several key figures accurately, including the 51% share of members aged 18–64, the equal 38% shares for children’s and adult fiction, and the peak and low loan totals in 2016 and 2007. The overview, however, is limited to the equal fiction-loan shares; it would be more informative to summarise the overall pattern in annual loans, which rose from 2007 and then fluctuated around 20,000–22,000. Some details are inaccurate: 2010, 2012 and 2014 were not all about 21,000, and 2008 and 2009 were around 19,000, not merely somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000. A clearer overview and more precise reporting of the trend would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: it introduces the visuals, then discusses membership, loan categories and annual totals in separate paragraphs. This makes the main topics easy to locate, and phrases such as “In 2016” help signal shifts between charts. However, the overview is very brief and does not guide the reader through the most important features of all the visuals. Within the final paragraph, the year-by-year comparisons are presented as a sequence of statements, with limited explanation of the overall rise and fluctuation. Some linking is also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “In the year.” Grouping the annual figures into an initial rise, a mid-period fluctuation and a later increase would create clearer progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “total loans” and “highest,” so the information is generally understandable. However, several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for this task, such as “loans given” and “the least of the loan,” and “ratio” is used where “share” or “proportion” would be more suitable. The repeated use of “same amount” also reduces precision when comparing figures. Aim for accurate chart language and natural collocations, for example, “loans made” or “accounted for.” There is some range, but word choice and phrasing are not consistently controlled enough to describe the data precisely and flexibly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple sentences and some more developed structures, and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, some recurring errors in agreement, articles and sentence construction. For example, “the total loans … was same” needs plural agreement and an article (“were the same”), while “the maximum proportion … was 51%” is unclear because the figure refers to the adult-members category. In “The young adults … and children had second highest ratio,” the article is missing before “second,” and the sentence structure is awkward. Punctuation is also inconsistent, as in “2014,the.” To improve, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and use a wider range of accurately formed comparison sentences.

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