Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-04

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 pie chart illustrates the ages of library members, the table depicts the percentages of loans by category in 2016 while the bar chart compares the total number of loans between 2007 to 2016 in little chalfort library.

Overall, adults between 18-64 years were the majority of the library attendants, children's fiction and adult fiction were the most popular item borrowed, whereas the number of items lend fluctuated across the years.

Regarding the ages of library users, adults between 18-64 made use of the library the most with 51 membership while children were the second highest with 22 members, meanwhile adults of 65 years and over were the least users.

In 2016, children's fiction and adult fiction were mostly loaned out at 38% each, while adult non-fiction was the second most popular at 13%. Children's DVDs accounted for 1%, the lowest figure provided. Conversely, the total number of items loaned out experienced series of fluctuations with 2016 having the highest number at about 22,000, and 2007 had the lowest figure at around 16,000.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover the three visuals and identify the main patterns: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group, the two fiction categories each account for the largest loan share, and annual loans fluctuate overall. The figures you give for these features are broadly consistent with the data, including the approximate high in 2016 and low in 2007. You also include useful comparisons, such as children being the second-largest membership group and adult non-fiction ranking behind fiction. However, the overview could be more complete: it omits the small share of young adults and adults aged 65+, and the loan trend would be clearer if you noted the rise from 2007 to 2011, followed by a dip and recovery. This is a relevant, well-supported summary, though some features are generalised.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, then details about membership, loan categories and the time series. This gives the reader a logical route through the visuals, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “while” and “Conversely” help signal relationships between points. The information is generally grouped appropriately, with the two pie-chart features discussed before the trend. To make the progression more precise, avoid placing several comparisons in one long sentence, as in the overview, and use clearer transitions when moving from the membership figures to the loan categories. The final paragraph also combines category data and the decade-long trend; separating these into distinct paragraphs would make the organisation even easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “majority,” “accounted for,” “fluctuations” and “most popular,” which helps describe proportions and trends. Some choices are imprecise or unnatural, however: “library attendants” does not clearly mean members, “items lend” is not the appropriate form for borrowed materials, and “mostly loaned out” is less natural than a standard collocation such as “accounted for the largest shares of loans.” There is also inconsistent spelling of the place name (“little chalfort”); reproduce “Little Chalfont” accurately. These issues do not prevent understanding, but more precise collocations and consistent formal wording would improve the report’s clarity and style.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mixture of simple and complex structures, including clauses joined with “while” and “whereas,” and most of the meaning remains clear. Some grammatical errors are present. For example, “between 2007 to 2016” uses an incorrect preposition pattern; write “from 2007 to 2016” or “between 2007 and 2016.” In “adults between 18-64 made use … with 51 membership,” the number needs a plural count noun, and the age range would be better punctuated consistently. The sentence beginning “Conversely, the total number…” also has a tense and article problem in “experienced series of fluctuations.” Check articles, number agreement and sentence boundaries, particularly in the long overview sentence. Greater accuracy across these patterns would strengthen control.

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