Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
The pie chart illustrates the results of a survey of library users namely- academic staff, distance learning, part-time postgraduate, full-time postgraduate, and full-time undergraduate, whereas in the table shows the three library user satisfaction in university.
Overall, the figure show that full-time undergraduate has the highest proportion in library users, whereas academic staff was the least percentage.
In full-time undergraduate recorded the highest proportion at 44%, full-time postgraduate accumulated to 25%, part-time postgraduate recorded at 16%, although distance learning and academic staff accounted for 8% and 7%, respectively.
On the other hand, library opening hours accumulated to 65% in very satisfaction, 35% in fairly satisfaction, and 0% in not satisfied. Helpfulness of staff encountered the hihest proportion at 95% in very satisfied users, only 5% in fairly satisfied, and 0% is not satisfied. Availability of books accounted for 50%, 40%, 10%. Moreover, availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi accounted for 45% and 48% in very satisfied users, 35% and 33% in fairly satisfied, and 20% and 19% in not satisfied users.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5
The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting on both the pie chart and the table. An overview is provided, highlighting the main features such as the highest proportion of full-time undergraduates (44%) and academic staff as the smallest category (7%). The data points selected are accurate, referencing figures like 25% for full-time postgraduates and the high satisfaction rates for staff helpfulness (95%). However, the summarisation leans towards listing individual data points rather than synthesising all comparisons, particularly within the table where categories are presented linearly. Nonetheless, all major trends and figures are correctly identified and supported with appropriate data.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response is structured into an introduction, an overview paragraph, and two body paragraphs covering the pie chart and the table respectively, demonstrating a clear logical organisation. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'On the other hand', and 'respectively' are used to signal shifts between ideas, though some transitions feel a bit mechanical. Paragraphing is handled appropriately, separating the chart data from the survey satisfaction statistics. While referencing and linking are generally clear, the progression within the final paragraph becomes a list-like recitation of data rather than a smoothly connected discourse, which holds the cohesion score back from a higher band.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully employing terms like 'proportion', 'accumulated', 'accounted for', and 'satisfaction'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'whereas in the table shows' (ungrammatical structure), 'in very satisfaction' instead of 'very satisfied', and 'hihest' (spelling error). Less common vocabulary is attempted with mixed success. While the vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main features of the visual data, recurring slips in word forms and prepositions prevent the response from achieving a higher band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as introductory dependent clauses ('The pie chart illustrates...') and comparative structures. However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several noticeable errors, including subject-verb agreement and structural slips like 'whereas in the table shows', 'the figure show that full-time undergraduate has', and 'in full-time undergraduate recorded the highest proportion'. Furthermore, punctuation errors appear in phrases like '0% is not satisfied'. While these errors do not impede overall communication, the frequency of basic grammatical and structural inaccuracies places this response firmly at Band 5.5.
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