Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-25

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 charts showcase information from a public library in a town named Little Chalfont. We have 3 charts in which one has the age of library members, second has Total loans by category in 2016 and finally Total number of loans between the year [redacted phone].

In the first chart adults between the age of 18-64 are the highest number of members in the Library. If we look at the Total loans by category of books, Children's fiction and Adult fiction are the highest. The total number of loans kept increasing with time but has a small decline then regained its momentum and increased again.

As shown in the first chart the members who are adults (18 to 65 and over) out-number the ones who are children in the year 2016. Also the total loans by category chart shows that as we have children's fiction and Adult fiction at 38% the least is Children's DVD's which just has 1%. If we look at the number of loans chart we can see that it kept gradually increasing till 2011 reaching 21,000 and then there was a slight decline around 19,000 in the year 2013. Then it started increasing again and reached approximately 22,000 in the year 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main features: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction leads the loan categories, and loans rise overall despite a dip. The figures you give for the loan trend are broadly accurate, including the 2011 peak and recovery to about 22,000 in 2016. This covers the task well and shows some overview-level selection. However, the overview is not fully precise: “kept increasing with time” is qualified by a substantial early rise, a plateau, and later fluctuations, and the 2013 figure is closer to 19,600 than 19,000. The age comparison also groups adults aged 65 and over with those aged 18–64, obscuring the separate categories. Include key percentages and distinguish the age groups more clearly to develop the report further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable progression: it introduces the three charts, gives a brief overview, and then adds details about each. Linking phrases such as “As shown in the first chart” and “If we look at” help signal the topic. However, the first paragraph lists the charts rather than establishing a clear, concise overview, and the second and third paragraphs repeat several points, especially the leading fiction categories and the overall loan trend. Some transitions feel mechanical, with “If we look” used more than once, while the final paragraph moves between charts without a particularly clear structure. Organise the report into an introduction and overview followed by two focused detail paragraphs, grouping membership and loan-category data separately from the time series.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “members,” “category,” “decline,” “regained its momentum,” and “approximately.” These choices make the main comparisons and trend understandable. Some wording is imprecise or repetitive, however: “charts showcase information” is less natural in a formal report, and “books” does not accurately cover all loan categories, which include DVDs and audiobooks. “The highest number of members” is also an awkward collocation, while “kept gradually increasing” is wordy and does not capture the fluctuations precisely. Aim for concise, data-focused expressions such as “accounted for the largest share,” “loan categories,” and “fluctuated before rising.” This would improve precision and formality without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “The total number of loans kept increasing with time but has a small decline” and the time sequence beginning “Then it started increasing again.” Meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical choices reduce accuracy. In the trend sentence, the past-tense account shifts to present perfect (“has a small decline”); keep the reporting consistently in the past. “The members who are adults … out-number the ones who are children” is an awkwardly constructed comparison, and the parenthetical age range is unclear because it combines “18 to 65 and over.” There are also punctuation and capitalisation inconsistencies, such as “Total loans” mid-sentence. Use controlled past-tense reporting and simpler, parallel comparisons to improve accuracy.

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