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 illustrates the distribution of proportion of different library users at a university and table shows the level of satisfaction of library users to library.

Overall, the major portion of library usage is coverd by full-time undergraduate students. Academic staff use the library least and also same for distance learning students. The users are highly satisfied by helpfulness of staff and also by library opening hours. Users are fairly satisfied by availability of books.

Firstly, full-time undergraduate students use library 44% and full-time postgraduate use 25%. Part-time postgraduate use library 16% and it is half for the distance learning students for all courses. The academic staff use library less than all others which is only 7%.

The users are highly satisfied by helpfullness of staff which is 95%. The library opening hours is also satisfied but 35% users are fairly satisfied from it. The ratio is 40% for availability of books and 10% are not satisfied at all from it. Users are 45% and 48% very satisfied from availability of journals and reliability of wifi respectively. The ratio of not satisfied from availability of journals is high comparatively than others which is 20%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both visuals and give 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% satisfaction with staff. The comparison that distance learners are “half” the part-time postgraduate figure is also correct. However, the overview says users are fairly satisfied with books, which understates the leading result: 50% are very satisfied, compared with 40% fairly satisfied. The table discussion also omits the 0% dissatisfied results for opening hours and staff helpfulness. Selecting these contrasts more precisely, and avoiding broad claims such as “highly satisfied” without specifying the category, would make the summary more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction and overview are followed by one paragraph on user categories and another on satisfaction. Sequencing words such as “Overall” and “Firstly” help readers follow the information, and the main comparisons are generally easy to locate. To make the organisation more cohesive and precise, group related satisfaction results together and use clearer links between them. For example, the move from opening hours to books and then journals and wi-fi reads like a list, while “The ratio” is repeated without always making its reference explicit. A contrastive link could highlight that staff helpfulness has the highest very-satisfied result, whereas journals have the highest dissatisfied result. This would add some of the flexibility and smooth progression expected at a stronger level.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “distribution,” “satisfaction,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the reader can understand the main subject and comparisons. However, the range is limited by repeated wording such as “use library,” “users,” and “ratio,” and several collocations are unnatural: “distribution of proportion,” “satisfied from it,” and “the library opening hours is also satisfied.” Spelling slips such as “coverd” and “helpfullness” also reduce accuracy. Choose more precise reporting language, for example “account for” when describing shares and “were satisfied with” for survey responses. Varying terms carefully—rather than repeating “ratio”—would improve flexibility while keeping the meaning clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple statements and some longer structures, such as “The ratio of not satisfied from availability of journals is high comparatively than others which is 20%.” This shows an attempt to combine information, but control is uneven and the longer constructions are often faulty. Examples include “the major portion … is coverd,” “The library opening hours is,” and “Users are 45% and 48% very satisfied,” where verb forms, agreement, or sentence construction are inaccurate. Articles and prepositions are also sometimes missing or unsuitable, as in “use library” and “satisfied from it.” These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the figures, but they limit accuracy. Practise concise comparative sentences with correct agreement and patterns such as “users were satisfied with…”

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