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 given pie chart and table illustrate the results of a survey conducted among library users at a university.

Overall, the pie chart illustrates the different categories of library users, while the table presents their level of satisfaction. Full-time undergraduates Accounted for the largest proportion of library users, whereas academic staff represented the smallest group. Regarding satisfaction, helpfulness of staff received the highest level of satisfaction.

Full time undergraduates accounted for the largest proportion of library users at 44%, followed by full time post graduates, who represented 25%. Part Post graduates students made up a further 16% of users. By comparison, distance learning students and academic staff accounted for 8% and 7% respectively with only a 1% point difference between the two groups.

Turning to satisfaction levels, staff Helpfulness received the highest proportion of very satisfied responses at 95%, followed by library opening hours at 65%. Half of the users were very satisfied with the availability of books, compared with 45% for journals and 48% for Wi-Fi. Regarding dissatisfaction journals recorded the highest figures at 20%, closely followed by Wi-Fi at 19%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response selects the main features accurately and gives a clear overview: undergraduates are the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and staff helpfulness attracts the strongest satisfaction. The reported figures for user categories and the key satisfaction comparisons match the data. It also identifies journals as having the highest dissatisfaction, with Wi-Fi close behind. This is a strong, well-supported account of the main patterns. To make the coverage more complete, include the remaining satisfaction figures, particularly the 0% dissatisfied results for opening hours and staff helpfulness, and the 5% fairly satisfied result for staff helpfulness. The overview could also capture the generally positive satisfaction pattern across the categories, rather than focusing mainly on the top-rated feature.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for user categories and satisfaction. The progression from the largest to the smallest user groups is easy to follow, and transitions such as “By comparison” and “Turning to satisfaction levels” help signal shifts in focus. The comparisons within the final paragraph are also logically grouped. To strengthen cohesion further, make the relationship between the overview and the detailed figures more explicit, and use consistent labels when referring to groups and satisfaction categories. For example, the final paragraph could move systematically through the table’s rows or distinguish positive responses from dissatisfaction, reducing the sense of a list of separate figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

There is an adequate range of task-appropriate vocabulary, including “proportion,” “represented,” “accounted for,” “level of satisfaction,” and “dissatisfaction.” These choices communicate the data clearly, and phrases such as “closely followed” help express comparisons. However, some wording is imprecise or repetitive: “Full time post graduates” and “Part Post graduates students” are awkward labels, while “1% point difference” is not the natural form for this comparison. Capitalisation is also inconsistent in “Accounted” and “Helpfulness.” Greater precision in naming the categories and more varied, natural collocations would improve flexibility. For instance, use “full-time postgraduate students” consistently and describe the difference as “a one-percentage-point gap.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast clause in “whereas academic staff represented the smallest group” and a comparison with “compared with 45% for journals and 48% for Wi-Fi.” Most sentences are clear, and the data relationships are generally expressed accurately. Some grammatical control is still uneven. In “with only a 1% point difference,” the noun phrase is not formed correctly; write “a difference of one percentage point.” The sentence beginning “Regarding dissatisfaction journals…” also needs a comma after the introductory phrase. Hyphenation in compound modifiers such as “full-time undergraduates” should be consistent. More consistently accurate phrasing and punctuation would help demonstrate stronger control.

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