Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-17

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 chart provides statistical information about "Little Chalfont", a public library in a town.

Overall, adults from 18-64 age comprises the highest proportion of library members.While the Children's fiction and Adult fiction, both categories depicts higher percent for loans.The total number of loans rose slightly over the period of time, despite some fluctuations.

Regarding the members, adults from 18-64 years constitute 51%, making the largest proportion in the library members. While the children shows 22% followed by young adults of 13-17 years which is 15%. The remaining 12% were aged 65 and more.

As far as borrowing preference is concerned, Children's fiction and Adult fiction comprise of 38% followed by Children non-fiction that accounts for 6% and Adult non- fiction made up 13%. Furthermore, Young adults and Adult audio books each represented 2% whereas Children DVDs made up the least, at 1%.

The total number of loans increased from approximately 16,000 in 2007 to nearly 21,000 in 2008. After remaining stable in 2009, it climbed to 21,000 in 2011. It then declined slightly before recovery, reaching a peak 21,500 in 2018.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three visuals and give a relevant overview: adults aged 18–64 are the largest membership group, fiction leads the loan categories, and total loans generally rise despite fluctuations. Most category and membership figures are accurately reported. However, the trend description contains a significant factual error: the chart ends in 2016, not 2018, and the final value is about 21,700 rather than 21,500. The account also skips the 2012–2014 movements and could describe the overall pattern more precisely, including the rise from 15,700 to around 21,700. These omissions and the incorrect endpoint make some parts less fully developed, although the main features are identified.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure, moving from an introduction and overview to membership, borrowing preferences, and the loan trend. Paragraphing helps distinguish the different information, and phrases such as “Regarding the members” and “As far as borrowing preference is concerned” signal topic changes. However, some linking is mechanical or awkward: the overview uses “While” as a sentence fragment, and the membership paragraph repeats the same largest-group comparison already made in the overview. The final paragraph’s sequence is understandable, but it jumps over several years and ends with an incorrect year, weakening the progression. More concise referencing and clearer links between the trend’s stages would make the organisation smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “constitute,” “proportion,” “borrowing preference,” “accounts for,” and “fluctuations.” These choices help communicate comparisons across the charts, and the meaning is generally clear. Some collocations and forms are less natural, however: “higher percent for loans” and “comprise of 38%” are awkward, while “the library members” is imprecise. Repetition of “made up” and “represented” also limits flexibility. Aim for precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “share of total loans,” and “membership group.” These refinements would make the vocabulary more natural and exact without changing the clear overall message.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including “despite some fluctuations” and the time sequence “After remaining stable in 2009, it climbed…”. Most sentences remain understandable, but some errors in agreement, sentence boundaries, and punctuation are noticeable. For example, “adults from 18-64 age comprises” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “While the Children's fiction and Adult fiction, both categories depicts…” is an incomplete and grammatically awkward sentence. There are also missing spaces after full stops and inconsistent use of articles and hyphens. Check each sentence for a complete main clause and ensure the verb agrees with its subject; this would improve accuracy while preserving your range of structures.

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