Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-20

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 and table demonstrates the percentage of satisfaction, users had from various aspects of the library, which is located at the university.

Overall, library is mostly used by the full-Time undergraduate students and less frequently used by the academic staff. The users are greatly satisfied by the helpfulness of staff and least satisfied by the unavailability of journals.

The full-time undergraduate students, used the library frequently with the percentage of 44%, and 35% fairly satisfaction. The satisfaction level of full time postgraduate and part-time graduate students around, 25% and 16% respectively.

Teachers and distance learning are almost the same, that is 7% and 8% respectively.

Users are mostly satisfied by the staff being helpful and secondly, the opening hours of the library, which is around 95% and 65% respectively, with 0 percent unsatisfied users.

Thirdly, users are satisfied by the availability of the books, with 10% not satisfied. On the fourth level, there is 48% users who are satisfied by the reliability of the internet.

Less journals grab, less satisfaction of 20% and satisfaction of 45%, which is the least among all of them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main user group accurately (full-time undergraduates, 44%) and the smallest (academic staff, 7%), and your overview also highlights the strongest satisfaction result: staff helpfulness at 95%. You report several relevant figures and make comparisons, so the response covers both visuals. The overview is partly effective, but “least satisfied by the unavailability of journals” is imprecise: the table shows 20% not satisfied with journal availability, while wi-fi has 19%, and journals have the lowest very-satisfied share at 45%. Some details are also unclear or incomplete, such as the satisfaction figures for postgraduate groups, which are not shown in the table. To strengthen the response further, distinguish satisfaction categories consistently and select the key contrasts more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and further details about user categories and satisfaction. The sequence from the largest user group to satisfaction results is generally understandable, and words such as “Overall,” “Secondly,” and “Thirdly” help signal progression. However, the numbered sequence (“Thirdly,” “On the fourth level”) feels mechanical and does not clearly explain why the aspects are ranked that way. The paragraphing also separates related information rather abruptly, while “Teachers and distance learning” is not clearly linked to the categories already described. Group the user proportions together, then compare satisfaction results in a logical order, using clear references and fewer artificial ranking markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “categories,” “percentage,” “satisfaction,” “availability,” and “reliability,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There is some attempt to vary wording, for example “used frequently” and “least among all of them.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “35% fairly satisfaction,” “less journals grab,” and “unavailability of journals.” “Teachers” is also less precise than “academic staff,” and “internet” does not match the table’s specific term, “wi-fi.” These word-choice and collocation problems make some statements difficult to interpret. Aim for standard chart language such as “were fairly satisfied,” “journal availability,” and “the reliability of wi-fi,” and use the labels from the visual consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and comparisons using “which” and “with.” Meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in sentence construction and grammatical forms occur throughout. For example, the opening comma after “illustrates” is unnecessary, and “the percentage of satisfaction, users had” has an incorrect clause structure. In “The full-time undergraduate students, used,” the subject is incorrectly separated from its verb, while “The satisfaction level … around” lacks a finite verb. The phrase “there is 48% users” also has faulty agreement and construction. Build sentences around a clear subject and verb, check articles and plural forms, and punctuate clauses carefully; accurate simple sentences would improve control before adding complexity.

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