Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-15

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 7.0)

The pie chart and table illustrate the survey results of users of a university library.

Overall, the significant proportion of full-time undergraduate were library users. In addition, the majority of them were satisfied with helpfulness of the staff.

Just under half of the full-time undergraduates used the library, compared with the 25% of the full-time postgraduates and 16% of part-time postgraduates. Those who were distant learners and the academic staff of the university each made up a small minority of library users, at 8 and 7 percent respectively.

Moving on to their satisfaction level, the number of users who were satisfied with the staff's help was 95%, making it the highest satisfaction among users. Meanwhile, library opening hours had 65% of satisfied users and 35% who were fairly satisfied. In contrast, half of the users were satisfied with the availability of books, 40% were fairly satisfied and 10% were not satisfied compared to the first two categories which recorded zero percent of unsatisfied users. The last two categories, availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi had 45 and 48 very satisfied users, 35 and 33 users who were fairly satisfied and 20 and 19 who were dissatisfied users respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response covers both visuals and gives a clear overview: undergraduates form the largest user group, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction rating. It also selects relevant comparisons, including the smaller user groups and the contrast between opening hours and books. Most figures are reported accurately. However, “Just under half of the full-time undergraduates used the library” can imply that this is the proportion of undergraduates who used it; the chart instead shows that undergraduates make up 44% of library users. The overview could also capture the broader satisfaction pattern, such as the higher dissatisfaction for journals and wi-fi. These are opportunities to make the key features more precise and complete while the response already addresses the task clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction and overview are followed by the user categories and then satisfaction results. Paragraphing helps distinguish the two visuals, and transitions such as “Overall,” “Moving on,” and “In contrast” guide the reader through the comparisons. The final sentence efficiently groups the journal and wi-fi figures. Some linking is slightly mechanical, particularly “Moving on to their satisfaction level,” and the long final sentence would be easier to follow if divided into two. More precise referencing would also help: “the first two categories” requires the reader to look back to identify opening hours and staff helpfulness. Overall, progression is logical and cohesion is generally effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 7.0

The response uses a suitable range of task vocabulary, including “significant proportion,” “small minority,” “satisfaction level,” and “dissatisfied,” and it varies how comparisons are expressed. Most choices are clear and appropriate to a chart summary. A few phrases are less natural or precise: “distant learners” is not the chart’s label, “the number of users … was 95%” confuses a number with a percentage, and “very satisfied users” is less exact than describing the percentage who were very satisfied. Repeating “users” in the final sentence also makes the wording less flexible. These occasional collocation and precision issues do not obscure the data, but more consistently idiomatic phrasing would strengthen the report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

There is a useful mix of simple and complex structures, including comparisons with “compared with” and a contrast introduced by “In contrast.” Most sentences communicate the intended relationships clearly. Some grammatical inaccuracies remain: “the significant proportion of full-time undergraduate were” has an agreement problem and needs a plural form such as “undergraduates”; “the 25%” uses an unnecessary article; and “the last two categories … had 45 and 48 very satisfied users” has an awkward structure for reporting percentages. The long final sentence also needs clearer punctuation or division to keep its parallel comparisons easy to process. This shows a developing range, but more reliable control of agreement, articles, and sentence construction is needed.

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