Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-17

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 library users at a university whereas table illustrates the satisfacation of users with library.

Overall, full-time undergraduates accounted for nealy half the shares and are the ones who mostly uses a library whereas academic staff are the least ones to use a library. Full-time postgraduates are second to full-time undergraduates to use library with second largest share. Helping staff is the main reason why users frequently visit library.Furthermore, opening hours suits most of the users whereas availability od journals and reliability of wifi are the biggest concern and people show dissatisfaction to.

Full-time undergraduates accounts for 44%, second to that are full-time postgraduates and those accouts for 25% of the overall share. Academic staff accounts for 7% which is just 1% less than distance learning.

95% library users are punctual to library as they are very satisfied with the helping staff. For opening hours 65% are very satisfied and 35 are fairly satisfied. Both have no one with any concerns . Mosty users have shown concerns regarding availability of journals and reliability of wifi but there is a larger proprtion of them that shows satisfaction.almost 20% users have shown dissatisfaction regarding availability of journals and with just 1% less than prevous mentioned conern,19% users have shown dissatisfaction for reliabilty of wifi.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and identify the main user group and several satisfaction patterns. The overview correctly notes that full-time undergraduates form the largest group, academic staff the smallest, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction. You also report the opening-hours and journal figures accurately. This meets the task well, with some features more fully reported than others: the 50% very satisfied with book availability is omitted, and the overview’s claim that opening hours suit most users is less informative than comparing the satisfaction results. The statement that users “frequently visit” because of helpful staff is not shown by the data. To strengthen the response further, keep interpretations strictly tied to the chart and include a concise comparison of all key satisfaction categories, especially books and wi-fi.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting the user categories and satisfaction results. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the two visuals. However, progression within the overview is uneven: “Helping staff is the main reason why users frequently visit library” introduces an unsupported idea, and the shift from user categories to satisfaction is abrupt. Some linking is mechanical, particularly repeated uses of “whereas,” “Furthermore,” and “For.” The final paragraph also combines staff, opening hours, journals, and wi-fi without a clear sequence, while “Both” has an unclear reference. Group the satisfaction results logically—for example, strongest ratings first, then areas with more dissatisfaction—and use precise references to make comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “very satisfied,” and “dissatisfaction,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, the range and control are limited by repeated wording such as “share,” “users,” and “satisfied,” as well as inaccurate or awkward collocations: “the least ones to use a library,” “punctual to library,” and “concerns regarding availability.” Spelling errors—including “satisfacation,” “nealy,” “accouts,” and “reliabilty”—also make the writing less polished. Aim for precise, natural reporting language and check spelling carefully. For example, describe a group as “the smallest proportion of users,” and say respondents were “very satisfied with staff helpfulness,” rather than “punctual to library.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the opening contrast with “whereas” and the overview sentence beginning “Overall.” However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors recur in agreement, articles, sentence boundaries, and clause construction. Examples include “table illustrates” (missing an article), “undergraduates accounts” (subject–verb agreement), and “the ones who mostly uses” (agreement). The sentence “Full-time postgraduates are second to full-time undergraduates to use library with second largest share” is difficult to parse because its comparison structure is faulty. There are also punctuation problems, such as “library.Furthermore” and “satisfaction.almost.” Build shorter, accurate sentences first, then add complex structures; check articles, verb forms, and punctuation during revision.

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