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 table chart represent the detail about the different age groups, who used the library named as Little Chalfont, with additional information about loans taken by multiple type of books from 2007 to 2016.

The library was used mostly by the adults (18 - 64), with the percentage of 51%. However, the percentage of adults 65 and over was only 12%, which was the least number. Furthermore, there were 22% children, who choose library to read books.

The table shows that the largest amount of loan has been taken in 2016, which is approximately 22000. In the same way, the highest debt was held by the childern's fiction and adult fiction book, with the percentage of 38%. Whereas, the minimum amount goes to the category of children DVDs and similarly, the lowest loan was recorded in 2007,which is almost 16000.

In summary, the chart tells us about the use of library by the different age group members. In addition, table and graph shows the loans borrowed in differnt years for various kind of books.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several relevant features: adults aged 18–64 are the largest membership group at 51%, adults aged 65 and over are the smallest at 12%, and fiction accounts for the largest loan shares, with children’s and adult fiction both at 38%. You also correctly note that loans peak in 2016 and are lowest in 2007. However, the overview is limited and does not describe the overall pattern across the decade, where loans generally rise despite fluctuations. The age figures for children and young adults are also not both reported accurately: children are 22%, but the 15% young-adult group is omitted. Develop the comparisons across all three visuals more evenly and distinguish membership percentages from loan data to make the summary more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to age-group details, loan information and a concluding summary. This gives the reader an overall route through the information. Some links, however, are mechanical or unclear. For example, “In the same way” does not express a clear relationship between the peak loan total and the two leading fiction categories, while “Whereas” begins a fragment rather than a complete contrast. The final paragraph largely repeats the introduction instead of synthesising the main trends. Group the information by chart or by key comparisons, use linking expressions that show the exact relationship, and make the overview state the decade-long trend. These changes would make progression clearer and cohesion less dependent on formulaic transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “age groups,” “percentage,” “category,” and “loans,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are imprecise for describing library statistics. “Highest debt” is not appropriate for loans borrowed, and “largest amount of loan has been taken” is awkward; “loan total” or “number of loans” would be more natural. “Minimum amount goes to the category” is also unclear, and “table chart” does not accurately name the visuals. There are spelling errors such as “childern's” and “differnt.” Aim for precise chart language and check spelling, especially in repeated key terms. A more controlled range of verbs such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “fluctuated” would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “However” and a relative clause in “children, who choose library to read books.” The main meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. In the opening, “The table chart represent” has a subject–verb agreement error and an inaccurate article structure; “the different age groups, who used” also uses a relative pronoun awkwardly for groups. The phrase “the percentage of adults 65 and over was only 12%, which was the least number” has an unclear reference and mismatched comparison. Punctuation is inconsistent, as in “2007,which.” Practise accurate agreement, articles, and complete contrast clauses, while varying sentence patterns without making them difficult to control.

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