Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-08-20

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 pie chart illustrates the categories of library users namely: full-time undergraduates, full-time postgraduate, part-time postgraduates, distance learning, and academic staff at a university. The table depicts the proportion of library users satisfaction.

Overall, it is evident that full-time undergraduate students accounted for the highest proportion of library usage at a university, while Academic staff represented the lower percentage of library usage. The table shows that majority of student were satisfied from helpfulness of staff, whereas the disappointing factors was about the availability of journals.

Regarding to the library users, full-time undergraduate students preferred more of about 44%. in contrast, only 7% of library users were academic staff. The proportion of library users for part-time postgraduate, full-time postgraduate, and distance learning was 16%, 25%, and 8% respectively.

The table represents that the majority of student about 95% were very satisfied, 5% were fairly satisfied, no one was dissatisfied from helpfulness of staff. However, 45% students experienced that they were very satisfied by availability of journals, while 35% were fairly satisfied, 20% were dissatisfied. With regards to library opening hours 65% students were very satisfied and 35% students were fairly satisfied. the proportion form satisfaction from availability of books and reliability of wi-fi was 50% and 48% very satisfied respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

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, the report could be improved by making more direct comparisons between the categories rather than just listing the data points. For instance, noting that full-time undergraduates are more than five times as numerous as academic staff would provide a more analytical approach. Additionally, ensure that all data points are accurately transcribed; for example, you mentioned 95% for staff helpfulness, but the report should ensure all categories are clearly linked to the specific survey questions provided in the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is logically organized into paragraphs, with a clear introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. You use some cohesive devices such as 'in contrast', 'however', and 'respectively' to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally mechanical, and some transitions between sentences feel abrupt. The use of referencing is generally clear, but the paragraphing could be more refined to separate the chart data from the table data more distinctly. Improving the variety of linking words would help the text flow more naturally.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey the information, using terms like 'proportion', 'illustrates', and 'depicts'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'satisfied from helpfulness' (should be 'satisfied with the helpfulness') and 'disappointing factors was about' (should be 'disappointing factor was'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To reach a higher band, focus on using more sophisticated collocations and ensuring prepositions are used correctly with adjectives like 'satisfied'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('the majority of student' should be 'the majority of students') and prepositions ('Regarding to' is incorrect; use 'Regarding' or 'With regard to'). There are also some punctuation and capitalization slips, such as starting a sentence with a lowercase letter ('the proportion form satisfaction'). These errors are frequent enough to prevent a higher score, though they rarely cause confusion for the reader.

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