Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-21

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 6.5)

The pie chart illustrates the percentage of different catergories who used library at the university. The table compares the level of satisfaction on variuos services given by the library.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that full-time undergraduate students use the library to the fullest, whereas academic staff rarely use it. Most of the libaray users are satisfied by the services of staff and opening hours.

In the pie chart, highest proportion of library users are full-time undergraduate students (44%) following to full-time postgaduate students by taking up to 25% of library usage. In contrast, academic staff and distance learning had the lowest proportation overall with 7% to 8% respectively.

The table measures the level of satisfaction of the library users in different areas. Students are most satisfied by the healpfullness of staff (95%), following to library opening hours (65%). This percentage decreses in the other categories of the library services like avalibility of books, journals and wifi, where half of the user seemed to be satisfied with it while others aren't.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main user group accurately (full-time undergraduates, 44%) and contrast it with academic staff (7%); you also include the 25% figure for full-time postgraduates. The overview captures the broad satisfaction pattern, especially the strong results for staff helpfulness and opening hours. This meets the task well, but some details are less fully reported: the 16% part-time postgraduate group is omitted, and the table’s lower satisfaction for journals and Wi-Fi is compressed into a vague statement that “half” were satisfied. In fact, very satisfied figures are 45% and 48%, with notable dissatisfied shares of 20% and 19%. Include these contrasts to make the summary more precise and complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, then separate paragraphs for the chart and table. This gives the reader a logical progression, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “The table” help signal shifts between information. The main limitation is that some connections are awkward or repetitive, particularly “following to” in both data paragraphs, and the final sentence groups several services together without clearly distinguishing their results. Use more precise comparisons and refer explicitly to the satisfaction categories so that each sentence develops one clear point. Overall, the paragraphing and progression are effective, with some cohesion that could be more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “satisfaction,” and “categories,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, spelling errors are noticeable, for example “catergories,” “variuos,” “libaray,” “postgaduate,” “proportation,” “healpfullness,” “decreses,” and “avalibility.” Some word combinations are also unnatural: “use the library to the fullest” and “following to” do not express the intended comparisons naturally. “Students” is less precise than “library users” when describing the table, since the figures cover users generally. Improve accuracy by checking spelling and choosing standard chart-reporting collocations; this will make your otherwise relevant vocabulary more precise and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the contrast clause “whereas academic staff rarely use it” and the relative clause beginning “where half of the user seemed to be satisfied.” Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical patterns are inaccurate. For example, “In pie chart, highest proportion … are” needs articles and clearer agreement, while “following to full-time postgraduate students by taking up to 25%” is not a well-formed comparison. In the final sentence, “others aren't” is an imprecise construction for reporting satisfaction categories. Practise article use, subject–verb agreement, and complete comparison structures. These corrections would improve accuracy while preserving the range of sentence forms you already attempt.

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