Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-08-08
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 and table illustrates the information of the survey of library subscribers at a higher education institution.
Overall, it is striking that full-time undergraduate and full-time postgraduate dominate the library users, while others contains the less proportion in the categories of who use library.
Looking into more details, the proportion of full-time undergraduate stands at 44% whereas the percentage of full-time postgraduate is almost 25% in the given spam of time. The rate of academic staff is at 7% and distance learning students who come to library stands at just 1% more than academic staff. The proportion of part-time postgraduate is almost doubled to the percentage of distance learning, which is 16%.
Looking forwards to library user satisfaction, the nature of staff in case of help shows the very satisfied with 95% of rating, whereas the library user not satisfied with the availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi with 20% and 19% simultaneously.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
You have successfully identified the main features of both the pie chart and the table. You provided a clear overview and supported your points with relevant data. However, there are some inaccuracies in your reporting. For instance, you stated that the proportion of part-time postgraduates is 16%, but the data indicates 8%. Additionally, the description of the satisfaction survey is slightly confusing; you mention '95% of rating' for staff help, but the table actually shows 95% for 'very satisfied' regarding 'staff help'. Ensuring precision when transcribing data is crucial for a higher band score. Overall, you covered all parts of the task well.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The response is logically organized into three paragraphs: an introduction/overview, a body paragraph for the pie chart, and a body paragraph for the table. You use some cohesive devices such as 'whereas', 'looking into more details', and 'overall' to guide the reader. However, the transition between the two data sets could be smoother. The phrase 'Looking forwards to library user satisfaction' is slightly unnatural in this context. Paragraphing is used appropriately, and the progression of ideas is generally clear, though some sentences feel a bit disjointed due to minor grammatical issues.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'proportion', 'subscribers', and 'dominate'. However, there are some awkward collocations and word choices. For example, 'in the given spam of time' is incorrect (should be 'span'), and 'others contains the less proportion' is grammatically and lexically weak. You also use 'simultaneously' incorrectly; it should be 'respectively' when referring to two different items in a list. To improve, focus on using more precise academic vocabulary and ensuring collocations are natural.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'The rate of academic staff is at 7% and distance learning students who come to library stands at just 1% more'. However, there are several grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement ('The given pie chart and table illustrates' should be 'illustrate') and article usage ('the library' instead of 'a library'). Some phrasing is also non-standard, such as 'the nature of staff in case of help'. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher band score.
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