Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie chart provides data on little chalfont library's members age during 2016. There is a table that also shows information on 7 categories in which l=total loans are taken in 2016. The bar chart illustrates total number of loans from 2017 to 2016.

Overall adults age range 18 to 64 are the majority in number who are the member of the library in 2016 whereas adults over 65 and over are the lowest in number. In addition children's fiction and adult fiction got highest loans and children's DVDs got lowest loan in the same year. During 2016 highest loan was taken and in 2007 total number of loans was in bottom.

In 2016 majority of the library members are between 18-64 age which is 51%. Second highest majority members are children which is 22% of total people. Only 12% people are the lowest group member which age is 65 and above. It reflects the loans category where adult fiction and children's fiction are mostly taken which is 38%. Adult non fiction got second place in total loan category which is 13%. Children's DVDs are the lowest loan taken category which is 1%. Young adults are the second lowest member which is 15%.It makes 2% of total category.

Turning to the bar chart, during 2016 around 22000 people taken loans which is the highest number from 2007 to 2016. Whereas in 2007 roughly 16000 people taken loan which makes it lowest loan taken year. After 2007 it keep increases

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three visuals and identify several key features accurately: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group (51%), fiction leads the loan categories (38% each for adult and children’s fiction), and children’s DVDs account for the smallest share (1%). Your overview also correctly identifies 2007 as the low point and 2016 as the high point. This is a solid summary, with some detail and comparison already present. However, the age figures are confused when you call children the second-largest group: the chart gives 22% for children and 15% for young adults, but the later sentence about “young adults” is unclear. The loan trend is also only partly reported: the chart rises overall but fluctuates after 2010, a feature your unfinished final sentence does not explain. Clarifying these details would make the coverage more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on membership and loan categories, and a final paragraph about the time series. This helps the reader follow the main topics, and transitions such as “Overall” and “Turning to the bar chart” signal changes in focus. However, the progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear. For example, “Young adults are the second lowest member which is 15%. It makes 2% of total category” shifts abruptly between membership and loan shares, leaving the reference of “It” uncertain. The final sentence, “After 2007 it keep increases,” is incomplete and does not connect the trend to the preceding figures. Grouping membership data separately from loan-category data, and completing the trend description, would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “majority,” “category,” “total number of loans,” and “highest,” so the reader can understand the broad comparisons. There is also some useful variation in how you describe the visuals. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “members age,” “got highest loans,” and “people taken loans.” The repeated use of “loan” and “category” also limits precision, while “bottom” is less suitable than a clear description of the lowest figure. Spelling and capitalisation are inconsistent in “little chalfont” and “non fiction.” Aim for standard chart-reporting phrases and distinguish library members from loans; this would make your vocabulary more accurate and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, grammatical control is uneven, with errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “people taken loans” needs a finite verb such as “people took out loans,” while “it keep increases” has an incorrect verb form and an incomplete construction. In “adults over 65 and over are the lowest in number,” the phrasing and agreement make the comparison difficult to follow. Some sentences also run together or lack clear punctuation, as in “15%.It makes 2%.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting and complete sentence patterns, while checking articles and subject–verb agreement. More reliable control of these basics would make your comparisons easier to read.

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