Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-26

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 and table illustrates the proportion of library users and satisfaction level of library visitors with different times.

The first pie chart shows that most of the full-time undergraduates use library which contains 44$, almost half of the whole categories. In the second place who mostly visits library are full-time postgraduates holds 25%. While part-time graduates are in the third position contain 16% of the total. In the penultimate place, 8% of the complete proportion holds distance learning. Academic staff are the least ones who visits library probably about 7% holding in pie chart.

The second table shows that 65% of the users of library are satisfied with the library opening hours while the rest 35% fairly satisfied with this. It is reported that 95% of the users are very satisfied with helpfulness of staff which means they are polite. While the half of the users still very satisfied with availability of books in the library and the rest of the 40% failrly satisfied and very little ones are not satisfied with availabilty of books. Almost half of the users are very satisfied with the availability of journals. In contrary 35% are fairly satisfied and almost quarter are not satisfy with availability of journals. 48% are very satisfy , 33% are fairly satisfy and 19% are not satisfy with reliability of wifi in library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main figures from both visuals, including the largest user group (full-time undergraduates, 44%) and the high satisfaction with staff helpfulness (95%). Most figures are accurate, and you make some relevant comparisons. However, the response does not give a clear overall summary of the main patterns: for example, it could highlight that undergraduates form the largest group, while academic staff are the smallest, and that satisfaction is generally high, especially for staff and opening hours. Some details are incomplete: the table’s 0% “not satisfied” results for opening hours and staff helpfulness are omitted, and “the rest 35% fairly satisfied” is not expressed precisely. The opening description also mischaracterises the visuals as satisfaction “with different times.” A clearer overview and more exact reporting would strengthen coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear basic structure: it describes the user categories first and then moves to satisfaction, with the paragraph break helping readers follow the two visuals. Sequencing within the first paragraph is also easy to track, moving from the largest group to the smallest. This coherent arrangement meets the task’s organisational needs. However, progression in the table paragraph becomes list-like, and several sentences begin with “While,” “It is reported,” or “In contrary,” without consistently showing how the information relates. Some references, such as “the rest” and “this,” are not fully precise. Grouping the satisfaction results into key contrasts—for example, the strongest ratings versus the more mixed ratings for journals and wi-fi—would make the cohesion more flexible and less repetitive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the categories and ratings, including “proportion,” “availability,” “satisfied,” and “reliability.” There are also attempts to vary expressions, such as “in the third position” and “in the penultimate place.” However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise for describing charts: “contains 44$,” “the least ones who visits,” and “with different times” do not convey the data clearly or appropriately. Spelling and word-form errors, including “failrly,” “availabilty,” and “satisfy,” are noticeable. Repeated use of “users” and “satisfied” also limits flexibility. More standard reporting phrases and accurate spelling would make the description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, control is uneven, particularly in longer sentences and clauses. The opening has a subject–verb agreement error (“The pie chart and table illustrates”), while “most of the full-time undergraduates use library which contains 44$” has problems with articles, clause structure, and the way the figure is attached to the subject. Other examples include “Academic staff are the least ones who visits” and the fragment beginning “While part-time graduates…”. Several table sentences also join ideas awkwardly, such as “While the half of the users still very satisfied…”. Aim for complete, direct sentences with accurate agreement and articles; this will help your range communicate the comparisons reliably.

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