Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie chart illustrates about the categories of library users at university. And also the table illustrates about the percentage of library user satisfaction.

Overall , full-time undergraduates were the largest group of library users, while academic staff made up the smallest proportion. Regarding satisfaction, library helpfulness staff were rated the most positively, whereas journals and Wi-Fi had relatively lower satisfaction levels.

In the pie chart , The full-time undergraduates is the higghest category of library users , it shows around 44 percentage. Followed by , full-time postgraduate is the secondary higghest group of library users along with all categories , there are 25 percentage of workers works here. also talk about the full-time postgraduate it around 16 percentage of users who works in university library. Meanwhile , the distane learning (all courses) and academic staff indicates a similar trend around 8 and 7 percentage respectively.

Followed by table ,The 65 percentage of users are very satisfied at library opening hours or the 35 percentage of users are fairly satisfied while there are no number users who not satisfied. Next to talk about helpfulness of staff , there are 95 percentage of users very satisfied and that is the most positively response while , only 5 percentage of users are fairly satisfied. Now there are the half of users are very satisfied on availability of books at library , and there are 40 percentage of user are farily satisfied and lastly only 10 percentage of users are not satisfied. Followed by availability of journals , so there are 45 percentage of users very satisfied still there is the lowest ategory of users rather than others. now , there are only 35 percentage of users were failry satisfied but there are 20 percentage of users were not satisfied about this category. Lastly for reliablity of wi-fi , so there are 48 percentagr of users are very satisfied , 33 percentage of users are fairly satisfied and for not satisfaction , so there are 19 percentage of users only.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response addresses all parts of the task by successfully summarizing the main features of the pie chart and the table, and providing relevant comparisons. You clearly identified the largest and smallest user groups, such as full-time undergraduates accounting for 44% and academic staff making up 7%, and accurately highlighted key satisfaction ratings like the high helpfulness of staff at 95% very satisfied. There is a clear overview provided in the second paragraph that outlines the main trends. However, some of your ideas and data reporting tend to be slightly over-generalized or repetitively structured, which prevents the response from reaching a higher level of development. To improve further, you should ensure that all comparisons are integrated more smoothly without listing every single data point mechanically, allowing your main points to stand out more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

Your essay has a coherent overall arrangement with a logical division into paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the chart and the table. You use cohesive devices such as 'Meanwhile', 'Next to talk about', and 'Lastly' to guide the reader through the data. However, the cohesion feels somewhat mechanical and repetitive, particularly with transitional phrases like 'Followed by' starting multiple sentences and paragraphs. Referencing is also occasionally unclear or imprecise, such as when introducing new sections of data abruptly. To achieve a higher band, you need to use a wider variety of cohesive devices more flexibly and ensure that the logical progression between sentences and paragraphs is smoother and less formulaic.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'proportion', 'categories', 'satisfaction levels', and 'percentage'. You make several attempts to use less common vocabulary, but these are often accompanied by noticeable inaccuracies in word choice, collocation, and word form, such as writing 'helpfulness staff' instead of 'staff helpfulness', 'secondary higghest' instead of 'second highest', and 'distane learning'. Additionally, there are some awkward expressions like 'workers works here' when referring to students. Your spelling and word-choice errors generally do not impede communication, but they restrict the precision of your writing. To improve your lexical score, you need to focus on accurate word forms, natural collocations, and precise vocabulary related to data trends.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, attempting structures such as relative clauses and comparative statements. However, your grammar and punctuation contain frequent errors, particularly with prepositions, articles, subject-verb agreement, and redundant verb usage. Examples include 'The pie chart illustrates about', 'the full-time undergraduates is the higghest category', 'there are 25 percentage of workers', and 'there are no number users who not satisfied'. These errors occur regularly throughout the text and occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader. To reach a higher band, you must increase your control over basic grammatical patterns, eliminate redundant phrasing like 'illustrates about', and ensure greater accuracy in verb forms and sentence construction.

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