Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-28
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 5.0)
The illustrate given show data about a people resource centre in a town called small chalfont.
Comparison the data by choice and describe the key point and make analysis where related.
Overview the start little chalfont library and ending the total number of loan 2007 -2016. I am explain in the total loan by categories and age of library member .
First of all age of library member in frirst nmb is children in 22 and young adults 15 and just one adults 51 and adults 65 over 12. The table of explain in children fiction in 38% children non fiction 6% , children dvds 1% young adults in 2% adults fiction in 38% , adult non fiction 13% , adult audio books 2%.
The total number of loan in 2007 - 2016 . The loan give in 2007 to 15000, 2008 to 20000, 2009 to 20000 , 2010to 20000 upper , 2011 to 20000upper , 2012 to 20000less , 2013 to 20000less , 2014 to 20000upper , 2015 to 20000upper , 2016 to 20000upper,
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the three information types and include many of the category percentages and age-group figures, so the response is relevant to the task. However, the overview is unclear: “Overview the start little chalfont library and ending the total number of loan” does not summarise the main patterns. The loan figures are also repeatedly rounded to “20,000,” obscuring the overall rise from about 15,700 in 2007 to 21,700 in 2016 and the fluctuations in between. Some age data are misreported: the chart gives 22 for children and 15 for young adults, but these are percentages, not counts, and “just one adults 51” is unclear. Select the main comparisons and describe them accurately to make the summary more complete.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
There is an attempt to organise the response, with an opening, a brief overview, and a paragraph covering the age and category data before the loan trend. This gives the reader some sense of the task’s components. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview does not state a clear main message, and the second paragraph combines several chart types without clear transitions. Phrases such as “First of all” and “The total number of loan” signal sections, but the repeated list-like presentation does not explain how the figures relate or compare. The final sequence of years is especially hard to interpret. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview and each chart, then connect figures with clear comparisons such as “by contrast” or “overall.”
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The response uses some relevant chart vocabulary, including “total number of loan,” “categories,” “fiction,” and “non-fiction,” and it attempts to describe percentages and years. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the meaning unclear, as in “people resource centre,” “Comparison the data by choice,” and “just one adults.” Repetition of “loan” and “in” also makes the description sound imprecise. Spelling and word-form errors such as “frirst” and “nmb” further reduce clarity. Build a small set of accurate terms for describing charts—such as “members,” “accounted for,” “share,” and “fluctuated”—and check spelling and collocations before submitting.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
Most of the response relies on short, simple statements or fragments, and attempts at longer structures are often inaccurate. For example, “The illustrate given show data” lacks a correctly formed subject and verb, while “I am explain in the total loan” has an incorrect verb form and sentence pattern. Articles, plurals, and agreement are also inconsistent in phrases such as “the total number of loan” and “one adults 51.” The year-by-year section is largely a series of incomplete constructions (“2008 to 20000”), rather than full sentences. These errors frequently make relationships between figures difficult to understand. Practise complete subject–verb sentences and basic past-tense reporting patterns, then combine them with simple comparison clauses.
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