Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

This pie charts demonstrates gives knowledge about a public library which is situated in a town named Chalfont.

Overall, the pie chart includes 4 different types of members. The bar chart below illustrates 7 types of loan category. Firstly, there are more than 50% of adults in library. On the other hand, there are very less numbers of adults age 65 and over who visits the library. The bar chart below fluctuates often and changes.

Generally, adults above 18 till 64 visits library more frequently as compare to others this can be because of their personal likes. After adults mostly children visits the library. However, young adults from 13 to 17 and adults from 65 and above visits the library less likely compared to others. Therefore, children friction loan category is the highest compared to all rest category. Moreover, in 2016 the number of loans are the highest and in 2007 total number of loan category is the lowest.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant features, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64), the smaller share of members aged 65 and over, and the rise in total loans to a peak in 2016. However, the response only partially summarises the charts. It does not report the loan-category percentages, and it incorrectly calls the chart a bar chart rather than a table. The claim that children’s fiction is the highest category overlooks that adult fiction is equal at 38%. The statement that adults visit more frequently also confuses membership proportions with visit frequency. A clearer overview should compare the main figures across all three visuals and avoid unsupported explanations such as members’ “personal likes.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it begins with an introduction, gives an overview, and then adds further comparisons. Basic linking phrases such as “Overall,” “On the other hand,” and “Moreover” help signal relationships between points. However, progression is limited because the discussion moves between membership, loan categories, and yearly totals without a clear structure, and some ideas are repeated, particularly the claim about adults being the largest group. The reference to “the bar chart below” is also unclear because the visual is a table alongside pie and line charts. Grouping the information into a paragraph on membership and loan categories, followed by one on the trend in total loans, would make the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “fluctuates,” “category,” “compared,” and “total loans,” so the reader can recognise the subject of the report. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear. For example, “children friction loan category” appears to mean “children’s fiction,” while “very less numbers” and “visits the library less likely” are not natural expressions. “Demonstrates gives knowledge” is also an awkward opening. Use precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “share,” and “rose,” and check spelling and collocations. Avoid adding speculative phrases such as “personal likes,” which are not supported by the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer sentence forms, for example, “However, young adults from 13 to 17 and adults from 65 and above visits the library less likely compared to others.” However, errors in agreement and sentence construction are frequent, and they sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. In that example, the plural subject requires “visit,” and the sentence needs a grammatical construction such as “are less likely to visit.” Other examples include “adults … visits library” and “the number of loans are,” where subject–verb agreement is incorrect. The opening, “This pie charts demonstrates gives knowledge,” is also structurally faulty. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them using clauses while checking articles, verb forms, and agreement.

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