Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-07

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 chart and below table illutrates the results of a survey categories of library users at a university and library users statisfaction percentage.

First of all,categories of library users is divided into five parts as shown in the chart, first is full time undergraduate is 44% and distance learning in which all courses are 8% and academic staff is 7% and last one is part-time postgraduate or full-time postgraduate is 16% and 25%.

Second one, in the table library user satisfaction(%) which is divided into different sections and the percentage of user satisfaction. In addition, library opening hours are 65% very satisfied and 35% fairly. Morever,helpfulness of saff is 95% very and 5% fairly satisfied. Availability of books are 50 % very and 40% fairly satisfeid or 10% not satisfeid. Availability of journals are second last in the table list in which only 45% very and 35% fairly and 20% not satisfied. Last one is reliability of wi-fi is 48% very and 33% fairly and 19% is not satisfied at the library user.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You report figures from both the user-category chart and the satisfaction table, and most of the percentages you include are accurate. However, the response does not provide a clear overview of the main patterns, which is central to summarising this visual information. It mainly lists figures, without highlighting that full-time undergraduates form the largest user group, while academic staff are the smallest, or that staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction rating. There is also an important ambiguity in “part-time postgraduate or full-time postgraduate is 16% and 25%”: the figures are assigned in the wrong order relative to the chart. To improve, add a concise overview and make the comparisons explicit rather than relying on a sequence of individual data points.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: it first discusses the chart and then moves to the table. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all” and “Second one” help signal this division, and the table details are presented in roughly the same order as the visual. However, progression is largely a list, with little grouping or comparison to connect related information. Repeated openings such as “Availability of…” and “Last one” make the account mechanical, while “in which” does not clearly link the figures to the relevant category. Organise the table data into meaningful comparisons—for example, the highest satisfaction ratings and the areas with more dissatisfaction—and use clearer references between sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “categories,” “satisfaction,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the reader can identify the subjects being described. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, such as “divided into different sections” and “last one is reliability of wi-fi.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “illutrates,” “statisfaction,” “saff,” and “satisfeid,” which reduce the accuracy and polish of the report. Aim for more precise chart language and check spelling carefully. For example, describe proportions as “accounted for” or “represented,” and use “rated” when reporting satisfaction responses.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates the main figures using mostly simple sentence patterns, but grammatical control is inconsistent and attempts to combine several ideas often produce faulty sentences. The opening, “The chart and below table illutrates the results of a survey categories,” is missing a necessary link between “survey” and “categories,” and the subject “chart and table” requires a plural verb. In “Availability of books are,” the subject and verb do not agree. Punctuation is also weak, particularly where commas are followed immediately by words, as in “First of all,categories” and “Morever,helpfulness.” Use complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and separate the chart description from the table description to reduce errors.

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