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 pie chart provides breakdown of the ages of members that use library in the town of Little Chalfont.

Overall, the adults with the age bracket of 18-64 has the highest proportion that use the library. In 2016,the maximum percentage of books that has been taken as a loan belongs to category of Children's fiction and Adult fiction. However, very few children's DVDs were taken as a loan. Over the years total number of books that has been taken as a loan has fluctuated.

The total number of loans taken from 2007 to 2016 has been fluctauting. They peaked in the year 2016 making a total of approximately 22,000 and the lowest was in 2007 at 16,000 only. Another key factor is that adults aged between 18 to 64 are about 51% of the library members whereas adults aged above 65 makes up about 12% of the total library members.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important features accurately: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group at 51%, adult and children’s fiction each account for 38% of loans, and loans reach their highest level in 2016 at about 22,000 after being lowest in 2007. The overview also notes the general fluctuation and the small share for children’s DVDs. However, coverage is uneven: the response gives no figures for most age groups or loan categories, and the trend is described only through its endpoints rather than the rises and falls in between. The claim that the pie chart shows member ages is also imprecise, since the task includes multiple charts. Select and compare a few more key figures to develop the summary more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure, moving from an introduction to an overview and then to details about the loan trend and membership ages. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is limited because the final paragraph returns to points already mentioned in the overview, while the loan-category data receives little development. Linking is also repetitive: “Overall” and “Another key factor” introduce points, but relationships between the figures are not consistently made clear. The opening refers to a single pie chart, although several visual elements are presented. Group the information more deliberately—for example, describe membership and loan categories together, then summarise the time trend—and avoid repeating the same comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “proportion,” “category,” “peaked,” “fluctuating,” and “approximately.” These choices make the main comparisons understandable and show an adequate range for the task. Some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, however: “books that has been taken as a loan” is repeated, and “the maximum percentage … belongs to category” is an awkward way to report shares. There is also a spelling error in “fluctauting.” Use concise chart language such as “accounted for,” “made up,” and “the number of loans,” and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help distinguish membership proportions from the percentages of loans in each category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

There is a mix of simple statements and more developed clauses, and the main information remains understandable. For example, “They peaked in the year 2016 … and the lowest was in 2007” combines two comparisons, while “whereas” is used to contrast age groups. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly subject–verb agreement and article use: “the adults … has” should be “adults … have,” and “provides breakdown” needs an article (“provides a breakdown”). The construction “books that has been taken” also has agreement and tense problems; “loans” or “books borrowed” would allow a cleaner sentence. Punctuation spacing is inconsistent in “2016,the.” Review agreement, articles, and sentence patterns while retaining the range of structures you attempt.

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