Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-23
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)
The pie chart illustrates the age groups of the Little Chalfont Library members.The second chart shows the total loans by category. The third chart shows the total number of loans between 2007 and 2016.
The members of the library are: 51 are the adults, 22 are the children, 12 are the young adults and 15 are the adults 65 and over. The loans by category are: Children's fiction are 38 percent, Children's non-fiction are 6 percent, Children's DVDs are 1 percent, Young adults are 2 percent, Adult fiction are 38 percent, Adult non-fiction are 13 percent and Adult audio books are 2 percent. There are the 16,000 loans in 2007. There are the 18,000 loans in 2008. There are the 18,000 loans in 2009. There are the 20,000 loans in 2010. There are the 21,000 loans in 2011. There are the 20,000 loans in 2012. There are the 19,000 loans in 2013. There are the 20,000 loans in 2014. There are the 21,000 loans in 2015. There are the 22,000 loans in 2016.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response identifies all three visuals and reports most category percentages accurately, including the two largest loan shares at 38% each. However, key information is misreported: the age figures are assigned to the wrong groups (the chart shows 22% children, 15% young adults, 51% adults aged 18–64, and 12% aged 65+), and the loan totals are generally rounded or understated. More importantly, the response gives a year-by-year list without an overview of the main pattern, such as the overall rise from about 15,700 to 21,700, with a peak near 21,200 in 2015. This limited selection and inaccurate reporting mean the task is only partially addressed. Add a clear overview and prioritise accurate comparisons and trends.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic, understandable sequence: it introduces the three visuals, then describes membership, loan categories, and annual totals. This gives the reader a general sense of how the information is organised. However, the body is largely a series of repetitive statements beginning with “There are,” so the figures do not form a clear comparison or progression. There is also no distinct overview paragraph to guide the reader towards the main features. Group related data and use linking language to show contrasts and trends—for example, compare the two 38% categories, then summarise how loans changed over the period. More purposeful paragraphing and less mechanical listing would improve cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary is sufficient to identify the visuals and their subject matter, using terms such as “age groups,” “total loans,” “category,” and “percent.” These choices generally make the intended information understandable. However, the range is limited and repetitive: “shows” is used for each chart, while “There are” is repeated throughout the account of annual figures. Some phrasing is also imprecise, such as “51 are the adults,” which does not clearly identify the age band represented. Use more precise reporting language and trend vocabulary, such as “accounted for,” “rose,” “remained stable,” and “reached a peak.” This would make comparisons clearer and the description more appropriate to an academic report.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Most sentences are simple statements, and the repeated pattern “There are the … loans” shows limited control of sentence forms. There are also agreement and article problems, for example, “Children’s fiction are 38 percent,” where the singular category requires “is” or a different construction, and “There are the 16,000 loans” is not a natural grammatical structure. The opening sentence also runs directly into the next one without a space after the full stop. These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the figures, but they make the report less accurate and fluent. Practise accurate comparative structures and vary sentence patterns, for example: “Loans rose from approximately 15,700 in 2007 to 19,000 in 2008.”
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