Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-31

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 pie chart illustrates the proportion of library members according to age in 2016, while the table displays the data of the total loans by category in 2016. The bar chart represents the total number of loan in 2007 and 2016.

Overall, it is evident that the proportion of adults was the highest in 2016, whereas the bar chart shows fluctuating data. Children's fiction and adult fiction had the highest percentage, while children's DVDs had lowest.

In 2016, adults were the largest consumer of the library, at 51%, covering almost more than a half. After that, children was the second largest consumer abot 22%. The young adults and the adults above 64 were almost same accounted for 15% and 12%, respectively. The children's fiction and adult fiction were about 38%, while children's non-fiction and adult non-fiction were 6% and 13%. The young adults and adult audio books were about 2%. The children's DVDs was only 1%.

In 2007, the total number of loans was above 15000, it increased steadily to above 20000 in 2011. After that, it decreased to below 20000 in 2013, before increasing to 22000 approximately, in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three visuals and identify several key features: adults form the largest membership group, fiction categories lead the loan table, and loans rise overall despite a dip. Most figures are consistent with the data, including the 51% adult membership and the 38% shares for both fiction categories. However, the overview is somewhat broad: “fluctuating data” could better convey that loans increased overall from about 15,700 to 21,700, with a peak near 21,200 in 2015. The description of the trend also omits the early plateau around 19,000 and the later recovery after 2013. The response addresses the task, but some comparisons and trend details are less fully developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate detail paragraphs for the membership and loan information. This makes the three visuals easy to follow, and sequencing phrases such as “After that” and “before increasing” help show the movement over time. Some links are mechanical or imprecise, however. “After that” is used repeatedly, and the overview’s “while the bar chart shows fluctuating data” does not clearly connect the trend to its overall direction. The long third paragraph also combines several separate table categories without much grouping. Use more precise transitions and organise related figures into clearer comparisons to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “increased steadily,” and “decreased.” These choices communicate the main information, and the response generally remains understandable. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “largest consumer of the library” for the largest membership group and “the data of the total loans.” There are also forms such as “loan” where the plural is needed, and “about” is misspelled as “abot.” The repeated use of “largest” and “increased” limits flexibility. Aim for more precise chart language, such as “accounted for the largest share” and “the number of loans,” and check spelling and collocation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “while the bar chart shows…” and the sequence “before increasing to…”. Meaning is usually clear, but some errors in agreement, articles, and sentence construction remain. For example, “children was” should be “children were,” and “The children's DVDs was” should be “Children’s DVDs accounted for.” The phrase “covering almost more than a half” is grammatically awkward, while “In 2007, the total number of loans was above 15000, it increased…” joins two independent clauses with only a comma. Use accurate agreement and articles, and separate or link clauses correctly. Greater control across these structures would strengthen the response.

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