Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)
As shown in the following diagram that the full -time undergraduate are the once who uses the library for a long period and the full time-postgraduated uses the library for less period of time than the full-time undergraduaters and the acedimic staff,Distance learning,post-time postgraduaters are the only once who uses the library for the least period of time and it shows that 100% of the people goes to library and the rest of the people don't because some people enjoy reading books or novels and some people have other hobbies like swimming,decorating things,etc. Personally my hobby is reading novels and i enjoy reading books of dark romance because it is like a fantacy movie and i love reading romantic novels and i had recently read a novel which was a dark,fantacy and romantic and i do loved it and i also told my frnds about the novel and they also loved it.I usually don't goes to library but i reads novels on e-book etc.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 3.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0
The response makes a limited attempt to describe the user categories, identifying full-time undergraduates as the largest group and mentioning other categories. However, it misinterprets the chart as showing how long people use the library, when it gives proportions of user types; it also incorrectly claims that “100% of the people goes to library.” The satisfaction table is not reported at all, so key information and the main comparisons are missing. Personal comments about reading novels, hobbies and e-books are unrelated to the summary task and take up much of the response. To improve, give a concise overview of the largest and smallest user groups, then compare notable satisfaction results, such as staff helpfulness being rated very highly and opening hours receiving no negative ratings.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.0
There is a basic attempt to connect ideas using phrases such as “and” and “because,” but the response is presented as one long, loosely connected passage. It moves from user categories to unsupported explanations about people who do not visit libraries, then to personal reading preferences, without a clear progression through the visual data. The repeated linking with “and” does not show how the points relate, and the reader cannot distinguish an overview from supporting details. Organise the response into short paragraphs: first summarise the user-category chart, then report the main satisfaction comparisons. Keep each sentence focused on one relevant feature and use clear links such as “By contrast” or “Regarding satisfaction.”
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The response uses some basic vocabulary to communicate personal interests, including “hobby,” “reading novels” and “romantic,” but its vocabulary is not well suited to describing survey data. Phrases such as “uses the library for a long period” and “least period of time” show that the chart’s categories have been interpreted as duration, limiting precision. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “acedimic,” “postgraduated,” “fantacy” and “frnds.” Build a small set of accurate chart-description expressions, such as “accounted for,” “the largest proportion,” “satisfaction ratings” and “rated very satisfied.” Check spelling and use the exact category labels from the visual.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response attempts some longer sentence forms, including clauses joined with “because,” but control is inconsistent and the long sentences become difficult to follow. Agreement and verb forms are problematic in examples such as “the full-time undergraduate are” and “100% of the people goes”; the later phrase “I usually don't goes” also combines an incorrect auxiliary pattern with the verb form. Articles, plurals and punctuation are not consistently controlled, and several ideas run together without sentence boundaries. Practise building accurate simple sentences first—for example, “Full-time undergraduates make up the largest group”—then add one controlled comparison or subordinate clause at a time. Use full stops to separate distinct points.
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