Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-16

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 diagrams present information about age of library members, total loans by category in year 2016 and total numbers of loans from 2007 to 2016.

Overall, the distribution was dominated by adults(18-64), while remaining categories accounts smaller portion. In term of total loan by categories, children's fiction recorded the highest value, whereas children's DVDs had the lowest. Similarly, there were not substantial differences in total number of loans between the years.

Specifically, among the age of library members, children accounted for the 22% of the total followed by youngs with 15%. The smallest portion is 12% by adults 65 and over age group conversly adults between 18 to 64 age dominated by more than half of total portion with 51%.

Regarding total loans by category, Children's and adult fiction ranked first with 38%, followed by adult non-fiction with 13%. The remaining categories each accounted for less than 7%. The total number of loans from the year 2007 to 2016 are always around 20000. The total number of loans recorded the highest figure, at 2016 whereas in year 2007, total number of loans recorded the lowest.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three visuals and identify several key features accurately: adults aged 18–64 make up the largest membership group at 51%, fiction categories each account for 38% of loans, and loans are highest in 2016 and lowest in 2007. The overview also notes the broad stability in loan totals. However, some comparisons are not fully precise: saying the remaining membership categories account for a “smaller portion” is vague, and the claim that yearly totals show “not substantial differences” overlooks the rise from about 15,700 to 21,700. The category overview could also distinguish the two smallest shares from the other categories. More precise comparisons and a clearer account of the trend would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, with the age figures and loan information grouped sensibly. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Specifically” and “Regarding” help readers follow the shift between visuals, and the main points are generally easy to locate. This is a sound overall progression. To make the organisation more fluent, avoid relying on formulaic transitions and connect related comparisons more directly. For example, the final paragraph moves from category shares to the decade-long trend without a clear transition, while “Similarly” in the overview does not establish a strong comparison between the membership and loan charts. Clearer links between these ideas would make cohesion more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “distribution,” “accounted for,” “ranked first,” “fiction” and “non-fiction.” These terms allow you to describe the charts and make basic comparisons. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “dominated” and “recorded the highest figure.” However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, including “youngs,” “total portion” and “the highest value” for a percentage. “Diagrams” is less precise than “charts,” and “always around 20000” is too informal and imprecise for the trend. Choose standard demographic labels and use vocabulary that describes proportions and changes precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas” and a sentence beginning “while.” Most of the meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “remaining categories accounts” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “In term of” needs a plural form. Articles and sentence construction are also inconsistent in “children accounted for the 22%” and “The smallest portion is 12%.” The final sentence, “The total number of loans recorded the highest figure, at 2016,” has an awkward tense and preposition pattern. Review agreement, articles, and past-tense reporting, and proofread sentence boundaries and punctuation to improve accuracy.

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