Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-23
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 displays various categories of users visiting the library, while the table illustrates the satisfaction of the people depending upon various factors.
Overall, full-time undergraduates are the most frequent visitors of the library, while academic staff use the library the least. Furthermore, most of the users seem to be very satisfied with the facilities provided by the library.
A little less than half (44%) of the users in the library are full-time undergraduates, compared to only one-forth (25%) of full-time postgraduates and 16% part-time postgraduates. Individuals who are distance learning takes up 8% of the library's users, while the most unique categoty of people using the library are academic staff whom take up only 8% of the total library users.
Regarding the satisfaction of visitors, 95% of the users are very satisfied with the helfulness provided by the staff. Other follow similar pattern as the majority (atleast 45%) of the users were very satisfied with all the services provided by the library. Some individuals were not satisfied with the availability of journals and the connection of wi-fi which is reported to be 20% and 19%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student covers all parts of the task well, providing an overview and selecting key features from both the pie chart and the table. Data points are reported accurately, such as '44%' for full-time undergraduates and '95%' for staff helpfulness. However, there are minor data inaccuracies in the body paragraphs: the student states that academic staff account for '8% of the total library users' twice (contradicting the chart which shows 7%) and misattributes the percentage for distance learning, while writing 'one-forth' instead of 'one-quarter' for 25%. Despite these minor slips, the main trends are adequately covered and supported with relevant data, placing the response securely in Band 6.5 to 7.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response is logically organized with a clear introduction, an overall summary paragraph, and separate body paragraphs for the chart and the table. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'Furthermore', and 'Regarding' are used appropriately to guide the reader through the data. Paragraphing is used sufficiently. However, referencing and cohesion occasionally feel slightly mechanical, and there are minor logical flaws (e.g., repeating the statistic for academic staff and distance learning in the same sentence with contradictory phrasing). Progression is generally clear throughout, warranting a solid Band 7.0 for this criterion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate and sufficient range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms like 'categories', 'satisfaction', 'frequent visitors', and 'facilities'. There are, however, several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'one-forth' (one-fourth), 'categoty' (category), 'whom take up' (who take up), 'helfulness' (helpfulness), and 'atleast' (at least). While these errors do not impede communication, they reflect limitations in precision and spelling control, which keeps the score at Band 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response exhibits a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'The pie chart displays... while the table illustrates...' and 'Individuals who are distance learning takes up...'. Grammatical control is generally adequate, but there are notable errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'Individuals who are distance learning takes up', 'academic staff whom take up') and preposition use ('satisfaction of the people depending upon', 'satisfied with the helfulness provided'). These errors occasionally cause minor bumps for the reader, aligning well with the Band 6 descriptor.
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