Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-06

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 and table illustrates information about the results of a survey of library users at a university. There are two things, first, library users and second, library users satisfactions.

Overall, dominating sector is full-time undergraduate students while the minor sector is academic staff. A students are highly satisfied with the helpfulness of staff but availability of journals are concern.

Firstly, the highest proportion 44% which contribute the most in library users are full-time undergraduate. Moreover, the part-time and full-time postgraduate is only 16% and 25% respectively. Meanwhile, academic staff and distance learning (all courses) has smallest contribution which is 7% and 8% in the same order.

Secondly, 65% people are satisfied with library opening hours but 35% people are moderate satisfaction with timing. Helpfulness of staff has high satisfaction percentage which is 95%, only 5% people are fairly satisfied and there is zero dissatisfaction. Half of the people are satisfied with availability of books and 40% people are reasonably satisfied but there are 10% who are not satisfied. 20% people are concerned about the availability of journals while 45% are happy but 35 are quite satisfied. Moreover, 48% users are satisfied with wi-fi and 33% are moderate happy but 19% users are not happy the reliability of wi-fi.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both the chart and the table, while also making relevant comparisons. For instance, you correctly identify that full-time undergraduates are the dominating sector at 44% and that academic staff make up the smallest proportion at 7%. Furthermore, you highlight key satisfaction levels, such as the high satisfaction with staff helpfulness at 95% and concerns regarding journal availability and wi-fi. However, some aspects are slightly under-developed or lack full clarity, such as the overview which reads a bit simplistically with 'There are two things'. To reach a higher band, you need to provide a more sophisticated, fully integrated overview that captures the broader trends across both data sets without overly mechanical listing of percentages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

Your response demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear logical progression from the pie chart categories to the table satisfaction data. You make use of sequencing and transitional devices such as 'Overall', 'Firstly', 'Moreover', and 'Secondly' to structure your writing. However, the cohesion can occasionally feel somewhat mechanical or faulty, particularly in transitions like 'There are two things, first, library users and second, library users satisfactions', which lack smooth flow. Paragraphing is used to separate different sections of the visual data, but referencing and sentence-to-sentence connections could be tightened. To improve further, ensure that cohesive devices are used more flexibly and naturally to link ideas together rather than simply marking lists of data points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying the basic statistical information such as 'proportion', 'percentage', and 'highest'. You attempt some less common vocabulary items like 'dominating sector', 'minor sector', and 'dissatisfaction', which shows an effort to vary your language. However, there are noticeable lexical and word-form inaccuracies that prevent a higher score, such as 'satisfactions' instead of 'satisfaction', 'moderate satisfaction' where an adjective is needed, and awkward phrasing like 'moderate happy' and 'not happy the reliability'. Spelling and word choices generally do not impede communication, but to achieve a higher band, you should refine your control of collocations and ensure accurate word forms when discussing data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and comparative structures like 'while the minor sector is academic staff' and 'which is 95%'. There are some error-free sentences, but grammatical errors are present throughout the text. Issues include subject-verb agreement errors, such as 'The pie chart and table illustrates' (should be 'illustrate') and 'academic staff and distance learning... has' (should be 'have'). You also drop necessary prepositions or articles in places, such as 'not happy the reliability of wi-fi'. These errors do not impede communication, placing your grammar firmly in the mid-range band. To reach the next level, you need to increase your control over complex sentence structures and eliminate basic agreement and prepositional errors.

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