Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-09

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 7.0)

The pie chart illustrates the proportion of categories of library users, while the table gives information about the percentage of library users who were satisfied with five main services.

Overall, full-time undergraduates had the largest share of library users, while academic staff has the smallest share. looking at the table, library users were generally most satisfied with the helpfulness of the staff. In contrast, about one fifth of the users found the availability of journals and the reliability of wi-fi unsatisfactory.

In terms of the categories of library users, full-time undergraduates accounted for the largest proportion, at 44%, followed by full-time postgraduates, at a quarter. Part-time postgraduates came third, at 16%, while distance-learning users and academic staff had the smallest percentage at 8% and 7%, respectively.

looking at the table, 95% of the library users were very satisfied the helpfulness of the staff, with zero percentage of unsatisfied users, as well as library opening hours, with 65% being very satisfied and 35% fairly satisfied. Half of the users considered the availability of books satisfactory, while 10% considered it unsatisfactory. The availability of journals and the reliability of wi-fi received satisfaction ratings of 45% and 48%, respectively, while 20% and 19% of users were dissatisfied with these services.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response selects the main features accurately and gives a clear overview: undergraduates form the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and staff helpfulness attracts the strongest satisfaction. The figures reported for the user categories and services match the data, and the comparison of dissatisfaction with journals and wi-fi is relevant. This is a strong, well-supported account of both visuals. To make the coverage more fully developed, clarify the book-satisfaction figures: “Half of the users considered the availability of books satisfactory” could be read as an overall satisfaction figure, whereas the table separates 50% very satisfied and 40% fairly satisfied. More explicit comparison of the satisfaction patterns across all five services would also sharpen the overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence: introduction, overview, user-category details, then service ratings. Paragraphing helps distinguish the two visuals, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “while” guide the reader through comparisons. However, cohesion is not consistently smooth. The phrase “looking at the table” is repeated, and the second occurrence begins a paragraph with a lowercase letter, making the transition feel mechanical. Some information is also packed into a long sentence beginning “95% of the library users…,” where the relationship between staff helpfulness and opening hours is slightly difficult to follow. Use varied transitions and separate the service comparisons into clearer sentence units.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

Vocabulary is adequate for describing the visuals, with useful terms such as “proportion,” “accounted for,” “largest share,” and “dissatisfied.” The response also uses relevant service and user-category labels accurately, so the meaning remains clear. At times, however, phrasing is repetitive or imprecise: “looking at the table” appears twice, and “considered the availability of books satisfactory” does not clearly distinguish very satisfied from fairly satisfied. “Had the largest share” is understandable but less precise than a standard chart-description phrase such as “accounted for the largest proportion.” Greater variety in reporting verbs and more exact satisfaction terminology would provide the flexibility and precision needed for a stronger performance.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

There is a useful mix of simple and complex structures, including comparisons with “while” and participial phrasing such as “with 65% being very satisfied.” Most sentences communicate the data clearly. Some grammatical errors remain, however. In the overview, “academic staff has the smallest share” should be “academic staff had the smallest share” to maintain past-tense consistency. The sentence “95% … were very satisfied the helpfulness of the staff” is missing “with,” and “looking at the table” should begin with a capital letter when it starts a paragraph. The long sentence combining staff helpfulness and opening hours also needs clearer punctuation or restructuring. Proofreading these patterns would improve accuracy while preserving the range of sentence forms.

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