Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-27

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 7.0)

The pie chart illustrates the proportion of library members across four different age groups. The table and bar graph provide information regarding the total percentage and number of loans by category from 2007 to 2016.

Overall, adults from the age18-64 use the library the most. Children's fiction and adult fiction are the most popular category among all and the total number of loans increased gradually over the years with some slight fluctuations.

The adults from the age 18-64 constitute to over half of the total library members, making them the dominant group. Children are the second highest with 22%. Young adults from 13-17 and adults over 65 has somewhat similar proportion with 15% and 12%, respectively.

The children's fiction and adult fiction have similar percentage of total loans with 38% each. Adult non-fiction constitue to 13% and the rest are all below 10% each. The total number of loans in 2007 was slightly more than 15,000 which increased next year to 18,000. The figures increased gradually over the years with the highest in the year of 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover all three visuals and provide a clear overview: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, fiction leads the loan categories, and loans rise overall. The age-group figures and category percentages are reported accurately, and the comparison between the two 38% fiction categories is useful. The trend description is also broadly correct, although the line chart shows several rises and falls rather than a consistently gradual increase; for example, loans dip after 2011 before recovering. The 2008 figure is given as 18,000, while the chart indicates about 19,000. To strengthen the response further, report a few key turning points or comparisons from the decade and describe the fluctuations more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs, with the membership and loan information grouped logically. The overview helps the reader identify the main patterns before the figures are discussed, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “respectively,” and “The figures” support progression. This is a strong, clear structure. To make cohesion more polished, connect the final discussion of loan totals more explicitly to the chart’s changes: the phrase “increased gradually” does not fully prepare the reader for the dip after 2011. Also ensure that references such as “the rest” clearly identify the remaining loan categories.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of task-appropriate vocabulary, including “proportion,” “dominant group,” “constitute,” “fluctuations,” and “popular category.” These choices communicate the main comparisons, and the language is generally understandable. Some collocations and word forms are less natural, however: “use the library the most” would be more precise as “account for the largest share of members,” while “constitute to” is not the correct construction. “The rest are all below 10% each” is also vague when describing the remaining categories. Spelling errors such as “constitue” reduce accuracy. Aim for precise chart language and check spelling and collocation, especially when describing proportions and trends.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview sentence linking three main features and the comparison ending “with 15% and 12%, respectively.” Meaning remains clear throughout. Some grammatical errors prevent consistently accurate control: “the age18-64” needs spacing and a more complete age-group construction, “adults over 65 has” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “constitute to” uses an incorrect grammatical pattern. The sentence “The figures increased gradually over the years with the highest in the year of 2016” is also awkwardly constructed. Improve agreement, articles and sentence patterns, and vary the structures used to describe changes while checking each sentence for accuracy.

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