Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-14

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 6.0)

The pie chart and table illustrates the proportion of categories of libraray users along with level of satisfaction with five distinct features of library at a university.

Overall, it is clearly seen that the major ratio of library users was full-time undergraduates. In the same time maximum number of library visitors satisfied with helpfullness of the staff.

To begin with, the percentage of full-time undergraduates was 44%, who used library, followed by 25% of full-time postgraduates. While, 16% of library users was part-time postgraduates, acedemic staff and distance learning accounted for only 7 and 8% respectively.

Probing further, 65% of the library attendent was very satisfied with library opening hours and 35% was fairly satisfied. The helpfulness of staff feels very satisfied by 95% along with 5% of fairly satisfied. The availability of books was very satisfied for 50% and fairly satisfied for 40%, while 10% was not satisfied. The satisfaction for availability of journals was accounted for 45%(very satisfied), 35%(fairly satisfied) and 20%(not satisfied), most percentage of users of library was unsatisfied with this facility. Meanwhile, 48% was satisfied by reliability of wi-fi, followed by 33% of fairly satisfied and 19% of not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and give a clear overview: full-time undergraduates form the largest user group, while staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction. Most figures are reported accurately, including the user categories and all five satisfaction rows. The comparison that journals had the highest dissatisfaction is also supported by the data. This is a solid response to the task, though some details are less clearly expressed: “48% was satisfied by reliability of wi-fi” does not distinguish very satisfied from fairly satisfied, and “most percentage of users ... was unsatisfied” is awkward and could be stated more precisely as the highest not-satisfied share. To strengthen the report further, make the overview more comparative by highlighting the contrast between staff helpfulness and the less positive ratings for journals and wi-fi.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the user-category figures and then the satisfaction results. Sequencing expressions such as “To begin with” and “Probing further” help signal the shift between visuals, and the information is generally easy to follow. However, some linking is mechanical or awkward, particularly “In the same time,” and the repeated use of “followed by” makes the comparisons sound formulaic. The final paragraph also presents each satisfaction category in a long sequence, so the key contrasts are not always prominent. Use clearer grouping—for example, compare the strongest ratings for staff and opening hours with the lower ratings for journals and wi-fi—and use reference words carefully to make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “satisfied,” and “reliability,” and the reader can understand the main points. However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “libraray,” “helpfullness,” “acedemic,” and “attendent” are misspelled, while “major ratio” and “maximum number” are not natural choices for describing percentages. Phrases such as “the helpfulness of staff feels very satisfied” also use an unsuitable collocation. Aim for accurate, conventional reporting language and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “largest share,” “respondents,” and “rated the staff as very helpful” would make the description clearer and more appropriate to an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “44%, who used library” and a contrast introduced by “while.” The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “The pie chart and table illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, and “16% of library users was” does not agree with the plural noun. Articles and sentence construction are also sometimes inaccurate, as in “used library” and “The helpfulness of staff feels very satisfied by 95%.” The long final paragraph contains several clauses joined without consistently clear grammatical relationships. Review agreement, articles, and the structure of percentage statements; aim to make each comparison a complete, controlled sentence.

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