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 table and the diagram illustrates users of a the library and their level of satisfaction collected from a survey at a university.

Overall, there are five categories of users, Academic staff, distance learning, part-time postgraduate, full-time postgraduate and full-time undergraduate. Their level of satisfaction is based on th opening hours of the library, staff responsivness, the availability of books and journals and how good is the wifi.

The largest group of library users are the full-time undergraduate by 44% of all users, Full-time postgraduate comes second by 25% which is 9%higher than the part-time postgraduate.

The smallest groups are academic staff and distance learning by 7% and 8% respectively.

Helpfulness of staff holds the highest satisfaction percentage by 95% where library users are very satisfied.

Even more,library opening hours and helpfulness of staff have the lowest dissatisfaction by 0% each.

However,the main concerns are the availability of journals and reliability of wifi that have a dissatisfaction of 20% and 19% respectively.Lastly, for the availability of books where we can find 50% very satisfied, 40%fairly satisfied and 10% Not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both parts of the visual and identify several important features accurately: undergraduates form the largest group (44%), academic staff the smallest (7%), and staff helpfulness receives the highest very-satisfied rating (95%). You also correctly highlight the absence of dissatisfaction with opening hours and staff helpfulness, and the higher dissatisfaction for journals and wi-fi. This gives the response a clear overview and relevant comparisons. Some details are less fully reported: the satisfaction figures for opening hours, staff, journals and wi-fi are not all set out, and the overview mainly lists categories and survey topics rather than summarising the strongest overall satisfaction pattern. For a more complete account, select a few key figures across both visuals and compare them explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: it introduces the visuals, describes the user categories, and then turns to satisfaction results. Paragraphing helps distinguish these two sets of information, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “Lastly” guide the reader. However, some connections feel mechanical or unclear. “Even more” does not express the intended relationship, while “Lastly” introduces the books figures without a clear reason for placing them last. The opening overview also combines a list of user groups with a list of survey topics, rather than establishing a concise main comparison. Grouping the satisfaction findings by high ratings and areas of concern, with clearer transitions, would make the progression more purposeful.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “categories,” “level of satisfaction,” “dissatisfaction,” and “availability,” so the main information is generally clear. There are also useful attempts to vary phrasing, such as “largest group” and “main concerns.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or informal, however: “staff responsivness” is not the same as the table’s “helpfulness of staff,” and “how good is the wifi” is conversational and imprecise. Phrases such as “comes second by 25%” and “holds the highest satisfaction percentage” are also awkward. Check spelling and use the chart’s precise labels where possible; more natural reporting phrases would improve precision without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, and the meaning is usually recoverable. However, some errors in agreement, articles, sentence construction and punctuation remain. For example, “The table and the diagram illustrates” has a plural subject with a singular verb, and “users of a the library” contains an article error. The phrase “The largest group … are the full-time undergraduate” also has agreement and plural problems, while “how good is the wifi” uses question word order inside a statement. Commas and spaces are missing after several transitions, as in “Even more,library” and “However,the.” Review subject–verb agreement, articles, and statement word order, then proofread punctuation. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen control.

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