Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-24

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 illustrates the proportion of library members of different age groups. The table illustrates the total loans of different categories and the bar chart illustrates the amount of total number of loans in 2007 to 2016.

Overall, the higher proportion of adults are the members of library and smallest number of members are old adults. The high percentage of loan is for fictions and the lowest is for DVDs and audio books. The total number of loan are almost remain same throughout the timeframe.

The ratio of members of library for children is 22 and for young adults i.e. 13-17 years old is 15. The ratio for adults i.e. 18-64 years old is largest which is 51 and for adults at 65 and over it is smallest which is 12. The total loan was significantly highest for children's and adult fiction which was 38% and it was lowest for children's DVDs and adult books i.e. 1% and 2% respectively. For children's non-fiction it was 6% which was doubled for adult non-fiction about 13%.

The total number of loans fluctuate from 2007 to 2016 and almost remain constant at 20,000. It was 16,000 in 2007 and then slightly went up to 19,000 in 2008 and 2009. Next in 2010 and 2011 it again increased to 21,000 then felt to almost 20,000 in 2013 then finally it rose up till 22,000 in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover all three visuals and identify the main patterns: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the greatest share of loans, and annual loans remain broadly stable. You also support these points with relevant figures, including the 51% adult membership share and the 38% shares for both fiction categories. Most reported values match the chart. The overview could be more precise: adults aged 65 and over are the smallest membership group, while children’s DVDs alone have the lowest loan share; audio books and young-adult loans are also low, but not the lowest. Your account of the loan trend is useful, though it would be stronger if it highlighted the overall rise from about 15,700 to 21,700 as well as the fluctuations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the membership and loan data. This makes the information easy to locate, and sequencing the annual figures chronologically helps the reader follow the trend. You also use linking expressions such as “Overall,” “The ratio,” and “Next.” However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, particularly the repeated “The ratio” phrasing and the long final sequence of yearly changes. The overview groups several comparisons together without clearly distinguishing the membership chart from the loan categories. To strengthen progression, organise each body paragraph around one visual and use more precise references, such as “this share” or “the annual total,” where the meaning is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for describing charts, with relevant terms such as “proportion,” “categories,” “fluctuate,” and “increased.” You also use some appropriate comparison language, including “largest,” “smallest,” and “doubled.” However, several choices are imprecise or repetitive: “ratio” is used for percentages, “high percentage of loan” is awkward, and “amount of total number of loans” is unnecessarily wordy. “Old adults” is not a natural label for the 65-and-over group, and “fictions” should be expressed as “fiction” or “fiction loans.” These choices do not prevent understanding, but more accurate collocations and a wider range of chart-reporting verbs would make the description more precise and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “which” and “then,” and the main comparisons are generally understandable. However, some errors recur in agreement, articles, and verb forms. For example, “the higher proportion of adults are” has a singular subject, while “The total number of loan are” also has incorrect agreement and number. “The total number of loans fluctuate” should use a singular verb, and “almost remain same” needs an appropriate verb form and article. The sentence beginning “The ratio of members of library for children…” also has an awkward grammatical structure. Aim for consistently controlled subject–verb agreement and complete verb phrases, while varying sentence patterns without making them overly long.

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