Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-07

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart and table below show the results of a survey of library users at a university.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Categories of library users

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The given pie chart illustrates the proportion of different categories of library users whereas, the given table compares the students satisfaction.

Overall, full-time undergraduate experienced the highest percentage of library use whereas, academic staff shows the lowest proportion of library use. While, students are very satisfied with the library with the highest percentage.

Firstly, full-time undergraduate student used the library mostly with the percentage of 44% followed by full-time postgraduate students with the one fifth percent. While, part-time postgraduate students show less interest toward library with the proportion of just 16% while distance learning and academic staff use the library very few time with the proportion of 8% and 7% respectively.

Secondly, students are very satisfied with staff attitude like helpfulness of staff and library opening hours by 95% and 65% respectively. Half of the students are satisfied with books availability while,students are satified with journals availability and reliability of wifi by 45% and 48% respectively. Furthermore, one fifth of the students are not satisfied with journals availability

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main user group accurately: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also report several satisfaction figures correctly, including staff helpfulness at 95% and opening hours at 65%, and your overview attempts to highlight the main patterns. However, the overview is not fully precise: “students are very satisfied with the library” is too broad, since satisfaction varies by feature and books, journals and Wi-Fi receive lower ratings. The comparison of user categories also misstates 25% as “the one fifth percent”; it is one quarter. You mention journals’ dissatisfaction but omit the notable 19% for Wi-Fi and the 0% dissatisfaction for two features. More precise coverage and development of these contrasts would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by one paragraph on user categories and another on satisfaction. Sequencing words such as “Firstly” and “Secondly” help signal the shift between the two visuals, and the reader can generally follow the comparisons. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, with repeated “whereas,” “while” and “with the proportion,” and some links are awkward or incomplete, as in “While, students are very satisfied…” The final paragraph also moves through several satisfaction figures without a fully consistent comparison pattern, then ends abruptly after the journals point. Grouping the satisfaction results into higher and lower ratings, and using clearer links between them, would make progression more fluent and the paragraph more complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “categories,” “availability” and “reliability,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “used the library mostly” suggests frequency rather than the largest user category, “show less interest toward library” interprets the figures as preference, and “very few time” is not an appropriate description of percentages. “Students satisfaction” and “staff attitude” are also imprecise labels for the table’s measures. Spelling slips such as “satified” and “wifi” reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, neutral descriptions of survey results and use collocations such as “accounted for” or “rated … positively.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex forms, including a contrast clause beginning “whereas” and a sentence using “while,” so there is some structural variety. The main information remains understandable, but some errors recur in agreement, articles and sentence construction. For example, “full-time undergraduate experienced” needs a plural subject or a category-based construction, while “academic staff shows” does not agree with the plural meaning. The opening sentence has an unnecessary comma after “whereas,” and “While, students…” is an incorrectly punctuated fragment. There are also missing spaces after commas and inconsistent sentence boundaries. Check subject–verb agreement and make sure contrast clauses are attached to complete sentences; these changes would improve control while preserving your range.

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