Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

There are three different charts provided, which summarise information about the public library known as Little Chalfont. The pie chart shows age of library members, in which large percentage i-e 51 are adults aged between 18 and 64. Whereas adults aged 65 and over contain 12% in 2016.

The next chart shows the total loans category in the library. Children's fiction and adult fiction consume highest categories while children's DVD along with adult audio book and young adults make up the low percentage.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the subject and reports a few relevant features, including the 51% share of members aged 18–64 and the equal prominence of children’s and adult fiction loans. However, it addresses the task only minimally: the age figures are partly incomplete, the loan categories are described without their percentages, and the line chart showing loans from 2007 to 2016 is not discussed at all. There is also no clear overview of the main patterns across the three charts. The response is 83 words, below the required 150, which contributes to the limited coverage. To improve, summarise the overall trends first, then select key figures and comparisons from each chart, including the rise in total loans over the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, understandable sequence: it introduces the charts, comments on the membership chart, and then moves to loan categories. Phrases such as “The next chart” help signal this shift. However, the progression stops before the third chart is covered, and the two short paragraphs do not develop a complete summary. The opening sentence also refers to “three different charts” without then guiding the reader through all three. Use a clearer overview followed by organised paragraphs—for example, one for membership and loan categories and another for the trend in total loans—and connect comparisons with precise linking phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “library members,” “total loans,” “categories,” and “percentage,” so the main subject is generally clear. There is some variation in phrasing, such as “shows” and “make up,” but several choices are imprecise or unnatural: “consume highest categories” does not clearly express that the two fiction types account for the largest shares, and “contain 12%” is an awkward way to report a proportion. “i-e” is also unsuitable in this context. Aim for accurate chart language such as “account for,” “represent,” “share,” and “proportion,” and use the exact category labels consistently. A broader range of comparison terms would help describe the data more precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes some controlled simple sentences, such as “The next chart shows the total loans category in the library,” and the meaning is mostly understandable. There is also an attempt to use a subordinate clause in “in which large percentage i-e 51 are adults,” but the construction is incomplete and lacks a clear grammatical link to the figure. “Whereas adults aged 65 and over contain 12%” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence, and the article and punctuation in “large percentage i-e 51” are not well controlled. To improve, write complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, for example: “Adults aged 18–64 made up 51% of members, whereas those aged 65 and over accounted for 12%.”

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