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 different categories of library users, while the table shows the result of a survey of library users at a university.

Overall, the proportion fo full-time undergraduate users are highest users of library, whereas lowest percentage share by academic staff. In contrast, the ratio of library user satisfaction were very satisfied was higher in all categories as compared with fairly satisfied. Moreover, the people are not satisfied was declined then failry satisfied.

To begin with, the category of library users of full-time postgraduate at just 25%, more then twice the proportion of full-time undergraduate accounted for 44%. The percentage of part-time postgraduate at 16%, followed by 8% for distance learning. The remaining 7% respresented by academic staff.

Turning to library user satisfaction, the proportion of helpfulness of staff recorded highest at 95% of people are very satisfied, followed by 5% fairly satisfied and 0% from not satisfied, whereas Library opening hours accounted for 65% (very satisfied), 35% from failry satisfied and 0% from not satisfied which was similar to helpfulness of staff. Moreover, availability of books and reliability of wi-fi was relatively similar at 50% and 48% of very satisfied, followed by 40% and 33% respectively from fairly satisfied, least of people are not satisfied at 10% of availability of books and 10% from realibility of wi-fi. The percentage of availabilty of journals accounted 45% which was least from very satisfied, whereas 35% from fairly satisfied it was similar to library opening hours, remaining 20% contributed by not satisfied people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and provide a clear overview, identifying full-time undergraduates as the largest user group and academic staff as the smallest. You also select useful satisfaction comparisons, especially the high rating for staff helpfulness and the strong results for opening hours. However, the overview includes an inaccurate generalisation: “very satisfied was higher in all categories” is not true, since for journals and wi-fi the very-satisfied share exceeds the fairly-satisfied share, but the statement about dissatisfaction declining is unclear and does not describe a trend in this table. There are also data errors: full-time postgraduate users are 25%, which is not more than half of the 44% undergraduate figure, and wi-fi dissatisfaction is 19%, not 10%. More precise reporting and a sharper overview would strengthen coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories and a final paragraph on satisfaction. This makes the main sections easy to locate, and transitions such as “To begin with” and “Turning to” help signal the shift in focus. However, the overview’s comparisons are not always clear, and the final paragraph becomes crowded with several figures and comparisons in one long sentence. Some linking is mechanical, particularly repeated use of “Moreover” and “whereas,” while references such as “which was similar” do not always make the comparison precise. Grouping the satisfaction results into clearer comparisons—for example, top ratings versus lower ratings—would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “followed by,” and “recorded,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is not consistently controlled: phrases such as “highest users of library,” “ratio of library user satisfaction,” and “least from very satisfied” are unnatural or imprecise. Several spelling errors, including “failry,” “respresented,” “realibility,” and “availabilty,” also reduce accuracy. Repetition of “percentage,” “proportion,” and “people” limits flexibility. Aim for standard collocations such as “the largest user group” and “the share who were very satisfied,” and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses linked with “whereas” and “followed by,” but control is inconsistent. Agreement errors appear in “the proportion … are highest” and “the ratio … were very satisfied”; these subjects require singular verb forms, and the latter sentence needs restructuring. The opening overview also has an incomplete comparison in “whereas lowest percentage share by academic staff.” In the final paragraph, long sentences joined by commas make relationships between clauses difficult to follow. Use shorter, complete sentences and check subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence boundaries. These recurring errors sometimes make the intended meaning less clear, although the main information remains understandable.

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