Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-04

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)

The pie chart illustrates the different categories of library users, while the table presents their satisfaction level with various library services.

Overall, it is clear that the users of library has largest share of 44%, while the smallest share is 7%. Meanwhile, their highest satisfaction level is 95, as the highest dissatisfaction grade is 20.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You identify both visuals and include two relevant headline comparisons: the largest user group is 44%, and the highest satisfaction figure is 95%, while dissatisfaction peaks at 20%. However, the overview is too brief and partly unclear: “the users of library has largest share” does not identify the full-time undergraduate group, and the smallest share is not named as academic staff. You also omit nearly all the table’s comparisons, including the 65% satisfaction with opening hours and the differing results for books, journals and wi-fi. The response is substantially below the required 150 words, leaving the task only minimally covered. To improve, write a fuller overview and report several accurate, contrasting figures from both visuals.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic, sensible order: it introduces the pie chart and table, then gives an overall statement. “Overall” and “while” help signal the relationship between the two visuals, so the reader can follow the limited information presented. However, the response ends after this overview and has no developed detail paragraph or clear progression through the data. The reference in “their highest satisfaction level” is also imprecise, since it is not immediately clear whether “their” refers to users or services. Organise the response into an introduction, an overview, and a detail paragraph comparing key figures from each visual; use clear labels when referring to groups and services.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some appropriate task vocabulary, including “pie chart,” “categories,” “satisfaction level,” and “dissatisfaction,” and the wording is generally understandable. However, the range is narrow for describing these visuals, and some phrases are awkward or imprecise. “The users of library” would be more naturally expressed as “library users,” while “highest dissatisfaction grade” is not a suitable collocation for a percentage; use “highest level of dissatisfaction” instead. “Largest share” is understandable, but naming the group and using “accounted for” would make the comparison more precise. Build a broader set of terms for proportions and survey results, such as “represented,” “accounted for,” “rated,” and “reported,” and apply them accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You produce two complete sentences and use a subordinate contrast in “while the table presents…,” showing some ability to combine ideas. Meaning is mostly recoverable, but grammatical control is weakened by the phrase “the users of library has largest share”: the plural subject requires “have,” and the noun phrase needs an article or a more natural construction. In “the smallest share is 7%,” the sentence is grammatically formed, but the group being described is omitted, making the comparison incomplete. The final sentence also compresses two comparisons into an awkward structure. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and clear sentence patterns for reporting figures, then vary these with well-controlled comparative clauses.

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