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 demonstrates the various types of library users at a university. Meanwhile, the corresponding table illustrates the satisfaction levels in librarians.

Overall, the survery reports that full-time undergraduates figures were among the highest library users, while academic staff used the least. Meanwhile, librarians were more satisfied with helpfulness of staff and were dissatisfied with the lack of availability of not enough journals.

The analysis of the report suggests that nearly half of full-time undergraduates used the library (44%), recording the highest proportion among other categories. Second spot is secured by full-time postgraduates, accounting for a quarter of the total (25%). Part-time postgraduates reported 16%, while the lowest among all were distance learning and academic staff with 8% and 7% respectively.

In contrast, 95% people were very satisfied with the helpfullness of staff and rest 5% were fairly satisfied. 65% were very satisfied with library opening hours and 35% recorded average satisfaction. 10% and 20% of the most of librarians were not satisfied with availability of books and journals repectively. Second most dissatisfied people were not happy with reliability of wi-fi, accounting for 19% users.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers both visuals and identifies several important figures accurately: undergraduates are the largest user group at 44%, academic staff the smallest at 7%, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction rating. The overview also attempts to highlight key contrasts. However, some interpretations are unclear or inaccurate: “librarians” are not the people being rated; the table reports library users’ satisfaction. The claim that users were dissatisfied with a “lack of availability of not enough journals” is confusing, and the figures show 20% dissatisfied with journals, compared with 10% for books and 19% for wi-fi. The account also omits the 50% very satisfied with book availability and 45% for journals. More precise selection and explanation of the satisfaction patterns would strengthen coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for user categories and satisfaction results. This makes the two visuals easy to distinguish, and transitions such as “Meanwhile” and “In contrast” help signal relationships. However, some linking is mechanical or does not express the relationship accurately: “In contrast” introduces more table details rather than a clear contrast, while “Second spot is secured” is an awkward way to continue the category comparison. The final paragraph also moves rapidly between satisfaction measures without a consistent comparison pattern. Grouping the highest and lowest satisfaction results, then comparing the remaining categories, would create smoother progression and clearer cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is an adequate range for describing the visuals, including “accounting for,” “proportion,” “dissatisfied,” and “recording the highest.” These choices show an attempt to use more formal reporting language. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “satisfaction levels in librarians,” “full-time undergraduates figures,” and “the lowest among all were distance learning and academic staff.” “Average satisfaction” is also not the table’s category; “fairly satisfied” is more precise. Spelling slips in “survery,” “helpfullness,” and “repectively” reduce accuracy. Aim for standard chart language and check spelling, while avoiding elaborate phrases that obscure the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrastive opening “Meanwhile” and the clause beginning “while academic staff used the least.” Most meanings remain understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “full-time undergraduates figures were among the highest library users” has faulty noun structure, and “95% people were very satisfied” is missing a determiner or preposition. In “10% and 20% of the most of librarians were not satisfied,” the sentence structure is difficult to follow. There is also inconsistent use of singular and plural forms in references to users. Build comparisons with complete, straightforward sentence patterns and check articles, agreement, and sentence construction.

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