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 proportion of different categories of library users and the table shows the table user satisfaction level, combine data of both the chart and table gives the survey results of university's library users.

Overall, the chart is divided into five categories. Full-time undergraduate leading the chart and academic staff are lowest among all library users. User satisfaction were taken on five things including library opening hours, helpfulness of staff, reliability of wi-fi, availability of books and journals. Users choosed one among three (very, fairly, not) as a level of satisfaction.

44% users of library are full-time undergraduate means almost half of the library users are among these people which is followed by 25% full-time postgraduate users making them second highest among the five categories. Part-time postgraduate are 16% and 8% library users are distance learning (all cources) and the remaining 7% are academic staff and both are presenting the lowest number of user with total of 15%.

Library opening hours got 65% very satisfied users with 35% of them are fairly satisfied and no one in the not satisfied list. 95% users are very satisfied with the helpfulness of staff and 5% are fairly with 0% in not satisfied. Availablity of books make 50% user very satisfied, 4% fairly and 10% not satisfied. Availability of journals get voted 45% very satisfied, 35% fairly and 20% not satisfied. 48% user are very satisfied with the availablity of wi-fi and 33% are fairly satisfied and 19% are not satisfied. Most user shows the satisfaction level in the helpfulness of staff with 95% and lowest satisfaction among all is the journals availablity

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and give a clear overview of the main user group and the smallest group, then report most satisfaction figures accurately. The comparison that undergraduates account for 44% and full-time postgraduates 25% is useful, as is noting that staff helpfulness receives the strongest very-satisfied response. However, there are a few inaccuracies: books are rated 40% fairly satisfied, not 4%, and the final claim that journal availability has the lowest satisfaction is unclear or misleading; it has the lowest very-satisfied share, while opening hours have the lowest dissatisfaction. The overview also lists the five satisfaction topics but does not synthesise the overall pattern. Accurate reporting is strong, but a more precise overview and clearer comparisons would make the response more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories and a paragraph on satisfaction. This makes the information generally easy to follow. Some linking is effective, such as “which is followed by” when comparing the two largest user groups. However, the opening sentence is overloaded and repeats “table,” while the overview mostly describes what the visuals contain rather than summarising their key patterns. The final satisfaction paragraph becomes a sequence of figures, and its closing comparison is not clearly connected to the data. Use clearer topic sentences and group related satisfaction results—for example, the strongest ratings together, then the areas with more dissatisfaction—to improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “categories,” “satisfaction,” and “reliability,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, the range is limited by repeated wording such as “users,” “satisfied,” and “availability,” and several phrases are unnatural or imprecise: “the chart is divided into five categories,” “got voted,” and “lowest satisfaction.” Spelling errors such as “cources” and “Availablity” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise reporting language and natural collocations, such as “accounted for,” “rated,” and “the highest proportion of very satisfied respondents.” Check spelling carefully, especially for key terms that recur in the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use comparative structures, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “combine data of both the chart and table gives” has an incorrect subject–verb structure, while “User satisfaction were taken” has faulty agreement and an unnatural passive construction. In “Full-time undergraduate leading the chart,” the sentence lacks a finite verb; “Part-time postgraduate are 16%” also needs a plural noun phrase. Articles and sentence boundaries are sometimes missing or awkward. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses. For instance, write “Full-time undergraduates made up 44% of users, the largest group” and check agreement and punctuation throughout.

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