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 chart and table below illustrate the results of a survey on university library users, categorised into five groups: academic staff, full-time undergraduates, full-time and part-time postgraduates, and distance learners, as well as their levels of satisfaction.

Overall, most of the library users were very satisfied with library opening hours , the staff's services as well as the availability of books and the majority of these users were full-time undergraduate in comparaison to academic staff or distance learners. However, a minority were not satisfied with books or journals in stock or even wifi.

Most of the library users were satisfied with the library's opening hours, as a matter of fact, the figures for their satisfactions reached exactly 65 per cent. They were also content with the staff's services and the books in stock as its proportion reached 95 per cent and 50 per cent respectively.Furthermore, 44 per cent of this library users were full-time undergraduates and 25 per cent of them were full-time postgraduates.

Some users were not satisfied with the books or journals availibility or the realiability of wi-fi. In fact, they scored 10 per cent, 20 per cent and 19 per cent respectively.

Academic or distance-learning students are few as it is shown in the pie chart. Their portions are only 15 per cent jointly

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main groups and report several relevant figures accurately, including the 44% of users who were full-time undergraduates, the 25% who were full-time postgraduates, and the satisfaction results for opening hours and staff helpfulness. Your overview also notes that dissatisfaction was concentrated in books, journals and wi-fi. However, some important comparisons are only partly developed: for example, the table shows that staff helpfulness had the highest very-satisfied result (95%), while journals had the highest dissatisfaction (20%), but these contrasts are not clearly highlighted. The statement that academic and distance-learning users make up 15% jointly is inaccurate; their combined share is 15%, but the wording “only 15 per cent jointly” is unclear and their individual figures are not given. More precise coverage of the main contrasts would strengthen the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing satisfaction figures and user categories. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “In fact” help connect points, although some transitions feel mechanical or do not clearly show the relationship between the figures. The final paragraph introduces the smaller user groups after the satisfaction discussion, but it is very brief and feels detached from the preceding paragraph. There is also some repetition of the idea that users were satisfied. Grouping the user-category figures together and then comparing the satisfaction results in a more deliberate order would improve progression and make the paragraphing more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “categorised,” “levels of satisfaction,” “proportion,” and “availability.” These choices allow you to describe both the user groups and the survey results. Some word choices and collocations are less natural or imprecise, however: “the staff’s services” is better expressed as “staff helpfulness,” and “books or journals in stock” does not match the table’s broader wording as closely as “availability of books and journals.” There are also spelling errors in “comparaison,” “availibility,” and “realiability,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise labels taken from the chart and check spelling, especially in key terms. This would make your vocabulary more controlled and suitable for an academic summary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a relative clause in “users were very satisfied with … the majority of these users were full-time undergraduate” and a subordinate clause beginning “as it is shown in the pie chart.” Meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the majority of these users were full-time undergraduate” needs a plural noun, and “this library users” should be “these library users.” The sentence beginning “Most of the library users were satisfied …” joins clauses awkwardly with “as a matter of fact,” and there is missing spacing after “respectively.” Work on agreement, plural forms, and sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at complex structures; these corrections would make the writing more consistently accurate.

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