Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-26

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 pie chart shows the contribution of different people of varying age groups in the library membership in 2016. The table illustrates different categories of loans taken for different purposes in percentages by that same library in 2016. The bar chart shows variations in the amount of loan taken by Little Chalfont libray from 2007 to 2016.

Majority of the members were between 18-64 age while the highest percentage of the loan was taken for the children's and adult's fiction. Regarding the amount of the loan, there has been a rise and fall between 2007 and 2016 with greatest sum in 2016.

51% members of this library were adults(18-64), 22% children, 15% young adults and remaining 12% were people of age 65 and above. Children's fiction and adult's fiction contributed to the major part of the total loan separately. The second highest category contributed to the total sum was adult non-fiction (13%). 6% of total loan is taken for children's non fiction, 2% for young adults and adult audio books separately. The smallest amount of loan was taken for children's DVDs(1%).

The amount of loan started off with the smallest in 2007 , then became stable for two years at almost 20,000. In the next two years, it remained unstable aound 20,000. After falling below 20,000 in 2013, it rose gradually reaching the highest point in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response covers all three visuals and gives a clear overview: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the largest loan shares, and total loans reach their peak in 2016. The reported figures for the age groups and loan categories match the data, and the trend description captures the overall rise and fluctuations. This is a well-supported account of the main features. Some details could be more precise: the loans were stable at about 19,000 in 2008 and 2009, rather than “almost 20,000,” and the 2013 decline is followed by a rise with a small dip in 2014, which is not fully conveyed by “rose gradually.” More exact comparisons across the years would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview, and separate detail sections for the membership and loan data. This gives the reader a clear route through the three visuals, and linking phrases such as “Regarding the amount of the loan” and “After falling below 20,000 in 2013” help signal shifts. The overview also brings together the main comparisons rather than simply listing figures. However, some connections are mechanical or imprecise: “The second highest category contributed to the total sum” is awkwardly linked to the preceding sentence, and “In the next two years” requires the reader to infer which years are meant. More direct transitions and clearer references to specific years would make cohesion more flexible and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is adequate vocabulary to describe the charts, including “contributed,” “stable,” “gradually,” and “highest point.” The writer also uses relevant terms such as “membership,” “categories,” and “percentages,” so the meaning remains clear. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for statistical reporting: “contribution of different people” would be better expressed as the distribution of members, while “amount of loan taken” is repeated and does not clearly distinguish loans from borrowing. There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “libray” and “aound,” and “sum” is not a natural substitute for total loans. A more consistent range of chart-specific terms would improve precision and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes both simple and more developed sentence forms, and most sentences communicate the intended information. For example, the overview uses a contrast between membership and loan categories, while “After falling below 20,000 in 2013, it rose gradually…” shows an attempt at a complex structure. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with articles, possessives, and sentence construction: “51% members” needs an article or a possessive form, and “the children's and adult's fiction” is awkwardly formed. There are also punctuation and spacing issues, such as the space before the comma after “2007” and missing spaces in “adults(18-64).” More consistent checking of these patterns would improve accuracy.

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