Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The pie chart and the table show the proportion of different age groups of members of Little Chalfont library and total loans by different categories respectively in the year 2016. Additionally, the bar chart illustrates the number of loans in total of the library between 2007 and 2016.

Overall, more than half of the members of the library were adults aged 18 to 64 whereas, adults aged 65 or above are the minimum. Children's and adult fiction categories had the highest percentages of loans, in contrary, children's DVDs, young adults and adult audio books had the minimum loans. Furthermore, the total number of loans of the library gradually increased with slightly fluctuation over the given period.

From the members of the library, the adults (18-64), children, young adults (13-17) and adults aged 64 or above were 51%, 22%, 15% AND 12% respectively. On the other hand, both children's and adult fiction categories had the highest loan of 38%. The loans of adult and children's non-fiction categories were considerably less (13% and 6% respectively). Children's DVDs had the minimum loans of 1% whereas, young adults and adults audio books had both 2%.

In term of number of loans, in 2007 the library had slightly about 15000 loans which was the lowest in the given period. The number of loans eventually increased and in 2011 it reached around 21000. After that, it fell to about 20000 in 2013 and then gradually reached to the highest of about 22000 in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response covers all three visuals and gives a clear overview of the main patterns: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the greatest loan shares, and total loans rise overall. The figures for the age groups and loan categories are reported accurately, and the account of the line chart identifies the 2011 peak, the subsequent dip and the 2016 high. This is a well-supported summary of the key information. To make the account more precise, avoid calling the trend “gradually increased,” since loans fluctuate, and describe the 2013 value as about 19,600 rather than “about 20,000.” Also, the overview’s “minimum” wording could more clearly distinguish the smallest membership group from the smallest loan category.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, with the age and category figures grouped before the time-series description. This gives the reader a clear route through the three visuals. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore” and “After that” help signal relationships, and the comparisons are generally easy to follow. However, some transitions feel mechanical or imprecise: “On the other hand” does not express a strong contrast between the membership figures and loan categories, while “In term of number of loans” is an awkward paragraph opening. The overview also combines several comparisons in one long sentence. More precise transitions and slightly clearer separation of the chart summaries would make cohesion more flexible and less formulaic.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing charts, and the response uses relevant terms such as “proportion,” “categories,” “eventually increased” and “reached.” Meaning remains clear throughout, and there is some variety in how changes and comparisons are expressed. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “the minimum,” “in contrary,” “highest loan,” and “slightly fluctuation.” “Adults audio books” also needs a more natural category label. These choices limit precision even though the reader can understand the intended meaning. Aim for standard chart language such as “smallest share,” “by contrast,” “highest proportion of loans” and “with slight fluctuations,” and check that category names are expressed consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a clear introductory sentence with “whereas” and a sequence describing the rise, fall and recovery in loans. Most sentences communicate the intended information, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “adults aged 65 or above are the minimum” has an unsuitable construction, and “the number of loans eventually increased and in 2011 it reached” would benefit from clearer punctuation. In “the adults … were 51%,” the sentence structure is awkward for presenting proportions, while “In term of number of loans” has errors in number and article use. More consistent control of articles, plural forms and sentence punctuation would strengthen accuracy while retaining the range already attempted.

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