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 given pie chart gives information about different categories of people who visited library. While charts provide information about satisfaction level of people in different categories.

Overall, full-time undergraduates accounted for the larget share in visiting library while academic staff contributed for the lowest share in respect to use library. On the other hand, helpfulness of staff is a category which occupied for the significant proportion in satisfying users.

Firstly, full-time undergraduates occupied the largest proportion in visiting the library and to use it. The proportion is 44%. Following it, full-time postgraduates and part-time postgraduates occupied proportion of 25% and 16% respectively. Academic staff was the category which least visited the library, their contribution is only 7%.

Secondly, library opening hours and helpfulness of staff are the categories in which not a single person is dissatisfied. While, availability of journals is the category whcih shared highest proportion in not satisfying users. This is 20%. Helpfulness of staff accounted for the highest proportion in satisfying users. Their contribution is 95%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main user group accurately: full-time undergraduates make up 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also select relevant satisfaction findings, including the 95% very satisfied with staff helpfulness and the 20% not satisfied with journal availability. This covers both visuals and gives a useful overall comparison. However, the overview is incomplete: it does not summarise the broader satisfaction pattern, such as the generally high ratings for opening hours and staff, or the more mixed responses for books, journals and wi-fi. Distance learners (8%) are also omitted, and the statement that opening hours and staff had no dissatisfied users could be made more precise by distinguishing their satisfaction distributions. A fuller overview and a few more comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate paragraphs about user categories and satisfaction. Sequencing words such as “Firstly” and “Secondly” help signal this progression, and the reader can generally follow the selected information. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, and the opening sentence, “While charts provide information…,” is an incomplete contrast that does not connect smoothly to the first sentence. Some references are also unclear: “Their contribution is 95%” refers to staff helpfulness, but “contribution” does not clearly describe a satisfaction rating. Grouping the satisfaction results into a clearer comparison—for example, high ratings for opening hours and staff versus lower ratings for journals and wi-fi—would improve progression and make links between details more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main information, including “full-time undergraduates,” “academic staff,” “dissatisfied,” and “highest proportion.” There is also some attempt to vary wording through “accounted for,” “occupied,” and “contributed.” However, several choices are inaccurate or repetitive: “occupied the largest proportion in visiting the library” and “their contribution is 95%” do not naturally describe chart percentages. “Satisfying users” is also less precise than describing users as “very satisfied.” Spelling errors such as “larget” and “whcih” reduce accuracy, while repeated use of “proportion” limits flexibility. Aim for precise chart language and natural collocations, such as “accounted for,” “represented,” and “the share of respondents who were very satisfied.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the intended comparisons remain understandable. For example, the sentence beginning “While, availability of journals…” attempts to contrast satisfaction categories, but it is not a complete sentence because “while” introduces a dependent clause without a main clause. The opening also has a sentence-structure problem: “While charts provide information…” is similarly left incomplete. There are some errors in articles and grammatical patterns, as in “visited library” and “contributed for the lowest share,” and the sentence about academic staff shifts awkwardly from singular “category” to “their.” These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the main points, but more consistently complete sentences and accurate clause links would improve control.

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