Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-10

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 6.5)

The pie chart and table illustrate the outcomes of a survey about the library users at a university.

Overall, the full-time undergraduate students use the library the most while the academic stuff uses the library the least. All the library users are either very or fairly satisfied with the opening hours and staff helpfulness. However, some user are not satisfied with the availability of books and journals and reliability of the wifi.

44% of the full-time undergraduate students use the library. This is the highest percentage among other category of users. 25% of the full-time and 16% of the part-time postgraduates use the library. 8% of the users are doing distance learning of all courses and only 7% of the academic staff uses the library.

All library users are either very or fairly satisfied with the opening hours and helpfulness of the staff. 95% of the library users are very satisfied with the staff helpfulness and this is the highest among other categories. 50% of the library users are very satisfied with availability of books, 40% are fairly satisfied while 10% are not satisfied. 20% of the users are not satisified with the avaliability of journals in the library and this category has the highest percentage of not satisfied users followed by reliability of wifi which with 19% of not satisfied users.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response covers both visuals and gives a clear overview: undergraduates form the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and satisfaction is strongest for staff helpfulness and opening hours. Most figures are reported accurately, including the user-group shares and the 95% very satisfied with staff. The comparison that journals have the highest dissatisfaction, followed by wi-fi, is also supported by the data. To make the account more fully developed, include the opening-hours figures (65% very satisfied and 35% fairly satisfied) and compare satisfaction across more categories, such as the 48% very satisfied with wi-fi versus 45% for journals. The overview is relevant, though “all the library users” could be framed more precisely as survey respondents.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and a paragraph on satisfaction. This makes the information easy to follow, and the sequence from the chart to the table is logical. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “However,” and “followed by” help signal relationships. To show more flexible cohesion, avoid repeating “library users” and “use the library” so often, and use clearer references when moving between the table’s categories. For example, “this category” in the final sentence could be replaced with “journal availability.” The satisfaction paragraph also lists figures more than it compares them; grouping the strongest and weakest results would create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary is sufficient to describe the visuals, with useful terms such as “percentage,” “availability,” “helpfulness,” and “satisfied.” However, the range is limited by repeated wording, especially “library users” and “use the library,” and several choices are inaccurate or awkward. “Academic stuff” is too informal and should be “academic staff”; “outcomes of a survey about the library users” is less natural than “results of a survey of library users.” There are also spelling errors in “satisified” and “avaliability,” and “wifi” would be better written as “Wi-Fi.” These errors do not prevent understanding, but more precise collocations and careful spelling would make the report more fluent and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple statements and some more complex forms, including “while” and “However,” and most meanings remain clear. There are some errors in agreement and sentence construction. For example, “the academic stuff uses” has a subject–verb form that is grammatically possible but the intended plural group would more naturally take “use”; “some user are” should be “some users are”; and “which with 19%” is an incomplete construction. The sentence “All library users are either very or fairly satisfied…” is also too broad unless tied explicitly to the two categories being discussed. Aim for consistently accurate plural forms and complete clauses, and vary sentence patterns while keeping comparisons clear.

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