Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-30

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 the different categoriesof people who use library and how much percentage each category is covering. The table provides information about users satisfaction with various library facilities.

Overall, the overwhelming majority of full time undergraduate students use library, followed by the full time and part time master students. While the lowest percentage is of the academic staff and the distance learners.

Undergraduates and postgraduates are are covering more than half of library usage ( at 44% and 25% respectively). Part time graduates use 16% of the library followed by the least usage by the academic staff and the learners from all courses ( 8% and 7% respectively).

Regarding satisfaction, 100% students are satisfied with the opening hours of library. Majority of students are very satisfied with the helpfulness of library staff only 5% are fairly pleased. Both these categories have 0% of any student who is not satisfied. The availability of books have mixed reviews with 50% are satisfied and 10% are not satisfied. Same scenario is with the journal availability with total of 80% satisfied and 20% not satisfied. The wi-fi of library gets a total of 81% satisfaction, only 19% are not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and provide a clear overview, identifying full-time undergraduates as the largest user group and academic staff and distance learners as the smallest. You also report several key satisfaction results, including the 95% very satisfied with staff helpfulness and the 20% dissatisfied with journals. However, there are important inaccuracies: the lowest user share is academic staff at 7%, while distance learners are 8%, not the reverse. “Undergraduates and postgraduates” at 44% and 25% also mislabels the 25% group, which is full-time postgraduate, and does not accurately summarise all postgraduate categories. Some satisfaction figures are imprecise: books have 90% satisfied overall, not simply 50%, and wi-fi has 81% satisfied. More precise comparisons and accurate group labels would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories and a final paragraph on satisfaction. This makes the two visuals easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall” and “Regarding satisfaction” help signal the shift in focus. The progression is generally logical, but some links between details are unclear or repetitive. For example, “Undergraduates and postgraduates are are covering more than half” is followed by a list that does not clearly distinguish the postgraduate groups, while “Both these categories” requires the reader to infer which facilities are meant. Grouping the satisfaction results into positive and negative comparisons, and using clearer references to each facility, would make cohesion more controlled and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “overwhelming majority,” “availability,” “helpfulness,” and “satisfaction,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing charts: “each category is covering,” “use library,” “use 16% of the library,” and “gets a total of 81% satisfaction.” “Master students” and “graduates” are also not precise labels for the chart’s postgraduate groups. These choices sometimes make the data harder to interpret, even though the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Prefer standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “represented,” and “were satisfied,” and use the category names consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the overview contrast beginning “While the lowest percentage…” and sentences that combine several figures. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include the duplicated verb in “are are covering,” the incomplete “While the lowest percentage is…” clause, and agreement errors in “The availability of books have” and “50% are satisfied.” Articles and sentence construction also need attention in phrases such as “use library” and “only 5% are fairly pleased,” where the relationship between clauses is not clearly marked. Check subject–verb agreement, complete each sentence, and use punctuation to separate contrasting information. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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