Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-04

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 5.0)

The pie chart illustrates the survey on comparison of different catagories of Library user. The pie chart is divided into five sections, and a tabel also containing five rows and three columns.

Overall, the biggest section on this pie chart is Full-time undergraduate users with 44% of chart, and the Academic staff is the smallest section of the chart with 7% of the chart.There are total five steps in the pie chart.

First and formost, we will discuss about the pie chart, in the chart there are Academic staff, Distance learning, Part-time postgraduate, Full-time postgraduate, and Full-time undergraduate users. It is clearly seen in this chart is that Full-time undergraduate has a greate intrest in librarys, in contrast, Academic staff has minimal intrest in library, although Full-time postgraduate also has great intrest with 25% section in libraries.

Additionally, know we will discuss about table, it has five rows and three columns. 65% of people are very satisfied with the library opnening hours and 35% of Fairly satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response only partially addresses the prompt. While the student attempts to summarise both the pie chart and the table, the information presented is very limited and contains inaccuracies, such as stating that there are 'five steps' in the pie chart instead of categories. The overview is rudimentary, and the description of the table is abruptly cut off mid-sentence ('35% of Fairly satisfied'). Furthermore, key features of the satisfaction data, such as the highest rating for helpfulness of staff or the lowest ratings for journals and wi-fi, are completely omitted. To move up, the student must provide a more complete and accurate overview of all parts of the visual data without missing major trends or numerical comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some organisation in the essay, with attempts at paragraphing and introductory signposting such as 'Overall' and 'First and formost'. However, there is no clear overall progression, and the mechanical, conversational transition phrases like 'know we will discuss about table' disrupt the academic tone. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and cohesive devices are repetitive or used inappropriately. Paragraphing is also erratic, with single-sentence paragraphs breaking the flow of ideas. To improve Coherence and Cohesion, the writer needs to ensure logical sequencing between paragraphs, use a wider and more natural range of cohesive devices, and maintain a consistent, formal academic style throughout.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. There are noticeable lexical errors, such as misspelling 'catagories' as 'catagories', 'tabel' as 'tabel', 'opnening' as 'opnening', and 'greate intrest' instead of interest. The student repeats basic words like 'chart', 'section', and 'intrest' frequently rather than using synonyms or precise descriptive language. While the meaning can generally be parsed despite these flaws, the range is restricted. To achieve a higher band, the writer must expand their vocabulary range, use less common lexical items accurately, and eliminate spelling and word-choice errors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with occasional, faulty attempts at complex forms. Frequent grammatical errors impede communication at times, including preposition errors ('intrest in librarys' instead of in libraries), missing articles ('a tabel also containing'), subject-verb agreement issues, and incomplete sentence fragments such as 'and 35% of Fairly satisfied'. Punctuation is also weak, marked by comma splices and run-on structures. To progress, the student needs to demonstrate a greater variety of grammatical structures, improve control over articles and prepositions, and ensure that every sentence is grammatically complete and punctuated correctly.

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