Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-29

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 4.5)

The pie chart and tabular chart illustrate the information regarding the consequences of a survey of library usets at a university who are taking part in different catagories.

overal, it can be seen that full time undergraduate had higher percentage which are use the library,but the lowest percential of academic staff and the tanle chat show in library opening hours user are most stratification.

the lowest proportion of full time undergrads who are use library it was 44%,whereas the second largest people in full time postgraduate,it was 25%The. leadt majority of people whcuh take part in part time it was 16%. The least individual was taking part in distance learning and acadamic staff,it was 8 ans 7%respectivly.

moving towards the tabular chsrt, 65%user are very satisfied in library opening hours but quite of satisfaction by 35%.Hopfullness staff count for 95%who are must satisfied wheras least proportion of people was 5 percentage which are fairly use of ut .The availability of books wS 50%which very satisfied abd least satisfied 40%.Widi use by 48%by

bur the percentage of fairly satisfied,33%and 19%count of not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover both parts of the prompt, mentioning the pie chart categories and the satisfaction table data. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as 'lowest percential of academic staff' and misreading the distance learning and academic staff figures ('8 ans 7%respectivly' where the source data shows 8% and 7%). An overview is attempted with 'overal, it can be seen that full time undergraduate had higher percentage', but it is poorly expressed and grammatically flawed. Key features are reported, but the lack of clarity and minor inaccuracies prevent the response from achieving a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The text is divided into paragraphs, but the organization is severely hindered by poor sentence structure, punctuation errors, and run-on sentences. For example, sentences like 'The. leadt majority of people whcuh take part in part time it was 16%.' disrupt the logical flow. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, and referencing is often unclear. There is no clear overall progression of ideas, making the report difficult to follow smoothly.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The student demonstrates a very limited lexical range with frequent spelling errors ('usets', 'catagories', 'overal', 'percential', 'tanle chat', 'stratification', 'leadt', 'whcuh', 'acadamic', 'respectivly', 'chsrt', 'Hopfullness', 'abd', 'Widi'). Words are often used incorrectly in terms of collocation and word form (e.g., 'user are most stratification', 'fairly use of ut'). Vocabulary is basic and repetitive, and errors frequently cause strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There is a heavy reliance on simple structures, and attempts at more complex sentences result in severe errors ('full time undergraduate had higher percentage which are use the library', 'lowest proportion of full time undergrads who are use library it was 44%'). Punctuation and capitalization are erratic (e.g., starting sentences mid-word or missing periods). Errors are frequent and often impede communication.

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