Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

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 illustrates the information about the different age group of memebers, categories of loans in 2016 and the total number of loans from 2007 to 2016 in public library situated in a Little Chalfont town.

Overall, it is clear that the adult 18-64 represented the highest ratio of members and the adults over 65 accounted the lowest numbers. Adult fiction and Children's fiction showed the highest percentage of 38%. The most dominant year in term of number of loans was 2016 while in 2007 the ratio showed the minimum value.

From the 2007 to 2016, mostly bar graph follow the upward trend and highlight the numbers of loan. In 2007, 16000 loans were taken while 23000 were in 2016. Seven categories showed the total percentage of loans that have taken in 2016. The lowest figures of loans was of Children's DVDs and Adult audio Books, 1% and 2% respectively.

The most dominant sector about age was adult which accquire half of total numbers. Young adults 13-17 have only 15 members.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main features across all three visuals: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the largest loan shares, and loans are generally higher at the end of the period than in 2007. The overview also correctly notes that 2007 is the low point and 2016 the high point. However, some details are inaccurate: the 2007 total is about 15,700, not 16,000, and 2016 is about 21,700, not 23,000. The statement that loans “mostly” followed an upward trend is too broad, as totals fluctuated after 2011. The age figures are also unclear: 51% is the adult 18–64 share, while the 65-and-over group is 12%. More precise comparisons and a clearer account of the trend would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, so the reader can follow its broad purpose. The overview usefully brings together the largest membership group, the leading loan categories and the high and low years. However, the progression between details is uneven: the third paragraph moves from the loan trend to category percentages, while the final paragraph returns to age data. Grouping the age figures together and the loan figures and categories together would create a clearer sequence. Some linking is also mechanical or imprecise, as in “From the 2007 to 2016” and “The most dominant sector about age.” Use clearer transitions and references so each paragraph develops one aspect of the charts.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of chart-related vocabulary, including “represented,” “accounted,” “percentage,” “upward trend” and “categories,” and the main message remains understandable. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “dominant” and “ratio,” but these are not always natural or precise in context: “the most dominant year” and “the highest ratio of members” would be better expressed as the year with the highest total and the largest share of members. Spelling and word-form slips, including “memebers” and “accquire,” reduce accuracy. “Numbers of loan” and “lowest figures of loans” are also awkward collocations. Choose standard terms such as “total loans,” “share” and “membership group” to report the data more precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the clause “categories of loans that have taken in 2016.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the different age group” needs plural agreement, and “adults over 65 accounted the lowest numbers” is missing a preposition and has an unclear noun phrase. “From the 2007 to 2016” also has an incorrect article pattern, while “The lowest figures of loans was” has subject–verb disagreement. The final sentence, “Young adults 13-17 have only 15 members,” would be clearer with a verb such as “accounted for.” Review articles, agreement and sentence patterns, while continuing to vary sentence structures.

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