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 given charts provides information about a little public library in Chalfont. The pie char and table illustrate the number of members grouped by age and by loan category in 2016 , while the bar chart depicts the total number of loans between 2007 and 2016.

Overall, the number of loans slightly rose during the given period and reach the highest number in the final year. Most of members were adults while the least number was amoung elderlies who were above 64 . Children's and adult fiction overwhelmingly dominated the loaning while children'd DVD adult audio and youg adults were the least chosen ones compared to other categories.

Initially ,the number of loans was only 15.000 which the lowest point .Then figure fluctuated during the given period to hit finally the highest number in 2016 (just under 22.000) .

In the final year ,half of members were adults between 18 and 64 while about one quarter were children and the rest was devided between teens and elderlies over 64 (15% and 12% respectively) and this explain the massive loaning of adult's and children's fiction compared to other categories (38% for both). Children's DVDs ,adult audio books and youg catergories were the least kind which intrested the members around 1% and 2%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover all three visuals and provide a clear overview: adult members form the largest group, fiction accounts for the biggest loan shares, and total loans finish at their highest level. Most figures are accurately reported, including the approximate 15,000 starting point, the final total of just under 22,000, and the 38% shares for both fiction categories. The main factual issue is saying that children make up “about one quarter”; the chart shows 22%, closer to one fifth. The explanation that the age profile “explain[s]” the fiction totals also suggests a causal link that the charts do not establish. To strengthen the response further, report the loan trend’s key stages more precisely and avoid unsupported explanations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction identifies the visuals, an overview summarises the main patterns, and the later paragraphs give details. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Initially,” and “Then” help guide the reader, and the information is generally easy to follow. However, the final paragraph combines membership proportions, loan-category shares, and an explanation of their relationship, so its focus becomes less clear. Some transitions are also abrupt, particularly “Then figure fluctuated” and the move from the loan trend to member ages. Grouping the age and category figures together, then describing the loan trend separately, would make the comparisons more controlled. Use clearer references when moving between the different charts.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “fluctuated,” “dominated,” “grouped by age,” and “final year,” which helps describe the visuals. There are also attempts at more precise expressions, such as “the least chosen ones.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “loaning” is not the natural term for the figures, “massive loaning” is unclear, and “least kind which interested the members” does not express the intended comparison naturally. Spelling errors such as “pie char,” “amoung,” “youg,” and “catergories” also reduce accuracy. Choose standard chart language such as “loans,” “accounted for,” and “the smallest shares,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “members grouped by age” and a comparison using “while.” The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The given charts provides” has subject–verb disagreement, and “the number of loans … reach” needs a past-tense verb. Articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “which the lowest point,” while “the rest was devided” does not agree with the plural idea. Punctuation spacing is inconsistent, and several long sentences would benefit from clearer clause boundaries. Review agreement, past-tense reporting, and sentence punctuation; these corrections would make your varied structures more reliable.

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