Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-03

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 and table provide information on the results of a survery which was conducted on the users within a specifc university.

Overall, it can be seen that most of the library users are full-time graduates and a very huge percentage of users are very satisfied by library opening hours and the helpfulness of the staff as well.

Starting from the pie chart which differentiates library users, full-time undergraduates make up almost half of the users and the percentage is aproximately 44%. On second place are full-time postgraduates with 25%. Below that are part-time postgraduates with 16%, distance learning users at 8% and the academic staff, which make up the lowest percentage, are at 7%.

The table gives a comprison of user satsifaction among three categories. The highest percentage is seen in the helpfulness of staff category which had a percentage of 95% users at very satisfied and other 5% at fairly statisfied. The only other category with no unsatisfied users was library opening hours, which had 65% at very satisfied and 35% and fairly satisfied. The highest percentage of not satisfied users was in the availability of journals (20%) and the reliability of wifi (19%) right below it. Availibility of books had 50%, 40% and 10% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and select several important comparisons. The user-group figures are reported accurately, including the largest group of full-time undergraduates (44%) and the smallest group of academic staff (7%). You also identify the strongest satisfaction result—95% for staff helpfulness—and note that journals and Wi-Fi attract the most dissatisfaction. The overview is relevant, but it contains a factual misdescription: the largest user group is full-time undergraduates, not “full-time graduates.” The table is not fully reported, as the satisfaction figures for journals and Wi-Fi are omitted, and the overview could summarise the contrast between high satisfaction with staff/opening hours and more mixed views of resources. This is a solid account, but fuller coverage and a more precise overview would strengthen it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the chart and table. This gives the reader a logical route through the information, and phrases such as “Starting from the pie chart” and “The table gives a comparison” make the shift between visuals easy to follow. Comparisons are also sequenced sensibly, moving from the largest user group to smaller ones and then from the strongest satisfaction result to areas with dissatisfaction. Some linking is a little formulaic, and the final table details are compressed into a list rather than integrated into a clear comparison. More varied transitions and a concluding comparison that draws the table’s main pattern together would make progression more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a suitable range of task vocabulary, including “make up,” “percentage,” “satisfaction,” and “category,” and the reader can understand the comparisons. However, several spelling errors—“survery,” “specifc,” “aproximately,” “comprison,” “satsifaction,” “statisifed,” and “Availibility”—are noticeable and reduce accuracy. Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural: “a very huge percentage” is overstated, “at 8%” is less natural than “accounted for 8%,” and “users at very satisfied” does not express the category smoothly. Use concise, conventional chart language and check spelling carefully. Greater precision in collocations would make the vocabulary more controlled and appropriate to an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the relative clause in “the academic staff, which make up the lowest percentage” and the comparison in “The only other category with no unsatisfied users was…”. Most meanings remain clear, but some grammatical patterns are awkward or incomplete. For example, “95% users at very satisfied” needs a structure such as “95% of users were very satisfied,” while “65% at very satisfied and 35% and fairly satisfied” has a faulty parallel construction. The opening sentence also has an unclear phrase, “users within a specific university.” Aim for consistent subject–verb patterns and parallel phrasing when listing percentages. These revisions would improve accuracy while preserving the range of structures you already attempt.

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