Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-16

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 following pie chart illustrates the results obtained after a survey of library users at university. The result is summarised in the form of a pie chart.

Majority of library users are full-time undergraduates taking 44% of pie chart with 25% of full-time graduates. Part-time postgraduates contribute 16% followed by decline in percentage of 8% to distance learning. However, academic staff contributes only 7%.

Majority of users are satisfied with the helpfulness of staff with only 5% users that are fairly satisfied. The percentage of users that are not satified with staff helpfulness is 0. The problem lies in the availability of journals, where the unsatisfied users are 20%. However, 45% useres are fully satisfied followed by 35% users that are fairly satisfied. Another issue lies in the reliabilty of wi-fi, where 81% users are satisfied and 19% are not. Seemingly, 100% users are satisfied with library opening hours and almost 90% are satisfied with the availablity of books in library. Only 10% seems not satisfied.

In conclusion, users seems satisfied with the library opening hours, helpfulness of staff, and, availability of books. However, the percentage of users that are not satisfied increase from 19% to 20% in regard of reliability of wi-fi and availability of journels respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both the user categories and satisfaction results, and you identify several important contrasts, including the high share of full-time undergraduates (44%), staff helpfulness (95% very satisfied), and journal dissatisfaction (20%). Most figures are reported accurately. However, the overview is not sufficiently clear or comprehensive: the conclusion groups opening hours, staff helpfulness and books as positive, but does not clearly summarise the overall pattern across all five satisfaction areas. There is also a factual misreading: 100% were satisfied with opening hours only when very and fairly satisfied responses are combined, not “very satisfied.” The wi-fi figure of 81% similarly combines two satisfaction categories. Make these distinctions explicit and develop the overall comparison more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on user categories, a paragraph on satisfaction, and a concluding statement. This gives the information an overall coherent arrangement. However, the introduction repeats itself by saying both that the chart illustrates the survey results and that the result is summarised in a pie chart. Within the satisfaction paragraph, the discussion moves from staff to journals, wi-fi, opening hours and books without a clear organising principle, so comparisons are harder to follow. Linking phrases such as “However” and “Another issue” are used, but sometimes do not express a genuine contrast or progression. Group the most positive results together, then compare the less positive areas, and use clearer references to the satisfaction categories.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “full-time undergraduates,” “distance learning,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the main information is generally understandable. There is some variety in how you describe proportions, but several choices are imprecise or unnatural for reporting data. For example, “taking 44% of pie chart” and “contribute 16%” are less suitable than standard chart-reporting collocations, while “decline” suggests a change over time that the chart does not show. Spelling errors such as “satified,” “reliabilty,” “availablity,” and “journels” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise terms such as “accounted for” and “were dissatisfied,” and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, and most of the meaning remains clear. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly with subject–verb agreement and sentence construction. For example, “Majority of users are satisfied” needs an article (“The majority”), while “users seems satisfied” should use “seem.” In “with only 5% users that are fairly satisfied,” the noun phrase and relative clause are awkwardly formed; a clearer structure would be “only 5% were fairly satisfied.” There are also inconsistent or missing articles in phrases such as “at university” and “of pie chart.” Continue using varied sentence forms, but check agreement, articles and complete clause structure before submitting.

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