Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-18

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 4.5)

In this graph we are collecting the source by selecting and provide the complete information about the comparing them .

Overall, this survey shows that the categories of library users some of them are very happy ,some are in the middle of this feeling like 50/50 and some of are not very happy of the library.

So, the satisfaction of those people ,who are

in majority of the others that utilize the literary 44% more then others are full-time undergraduat and 25% of full-time postgraduate. They are satisfied with the timing hours. They are happy with the staff , with the books of library , and the most important is the wifi of the place. They know more because they spend their time more in the library for diffrent purposes as compared to the others.

On the other hand. The low types of users are 7% and 8%, which are likely less then others. Who are academic staff and distance learning.

So my conclusion is that those whe spent more time ,they know the facilities more than the others are full time undergraduate and full time postgraduate

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the largest user groups (full-time undergraduates at 44% and full-time postgraduates at 25%) and the smallest (academic staff at 7% and distance learners at 8%). However, it does not adequately summarise both visuals: the satisfaction table is discussed only in broad terms, with no comparisons across its five aspects or accurate reporting of the figures. The claim that users are “very happy” or “in the middle” is too vague to convey the main results, and the suggestion that larger groups know the facilities better is unsupported by the data. A clearer overview should highlight, for example, the high satisfaction with staff and opening hours, contrasted with lower satisfaction for journals and wi-fi, then support this with selected percentages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is an attempt to organise the response into an introduction, an overview, and further paragraphs, and phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” signal transitions. However, the ideas do not progress in a clear, logical way: the paragraph beginning “So, the satisfaction…” shifts from user categories to satisfaction and then to speculation about how long people spend in the library. The final conclusion repeats the claim about the largest groups rather than drawing together the chart and table. Some sentence boundaries and references are also unclear, as in “On the other hand. The low types of users…”. Group the user-category figures together, then compare satisfaction results in a separate paragraph, using linking phrases to show the contrasts.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “full-time undergraduate,” “full-time postgraduate,” “academic staff,” and “satisfaction.” However, the range is basic and several choices are imprecise or unnatural, which sometimes makes the intended meaning difficult to follow. For example, “collecting the source” does not describe summarising survey data, “literary” is not the right word for library users, and “the low types of users” is unclear. There are also spelling errors such as “undergraduat” and “diffrent.” Use precise terms for the data and satisfaction levels, and avoid unsupported descriptions such as “they know more.” Proofreading spelling and collocations would make the report clearer and more appropriate to an academic summary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts some longer sentences and subordinate clauses, for example, “They know more because they spend their time more in the library,” but control is inconsistent and sentence structures are often incomplete or awkward. Errors include “some of them are very happy, some are in the middle,” where the clauses are not properly connected, and “those whe spent more time,” which has an incorrect relative form and verb tense. Agreement and article use are also unreliable in phrases such as “the categories of library users some of them are…” and “the timing hours.” Punctuation, including the full stop after “On the other hand,” further disrupts sentence flow. Build clearer simple sentences first, then add accurate comparisons using controlled complex structures.

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