Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-26
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The plans below show the layout of a university’s sports centre now, and how it will look after redevelopment.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 6.5)
The pie chart and table provide a breakdown of the membership demographics and book loan patterns by category at the Little Chalfont Library in 2016.
Overall, the library membership was overwhelmingly dominated by working-age adults, while the lending figures reveal that fiction was by far the most sought-after genre among both children and adults. Conversely, digital media and young adult literature recorded the lowest numbers of loans.
In terms of user demographics, individuals aged 18 to 64 constituted the absolute majority, accounting for 51% of all library members. Children represented the second-largest demographic at 22%, followed closely by young adults (aged 13–17) at 15%. Senior citizens aged 65 and over made up the smallest segment of the membership at just 12%.
Regarding borrowing habits, adult fiction and children's fiction were equally popular, each comprising 38% of the total loans, meaning fiction combined accounted for over three-quarters of all library activity. For factual materials, adult non-fiction stood at 13%, more than double the borrowing rate of children's non-fiction (6%). In contrast, specialized formats and teenage literature were rarely checked out; young adult items accounted for a minimal 2%, while digital media like adult audiobooks and children's DVDs registered negligible shares of 2% and 1% respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 1.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 8.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 8.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 8.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 1.0
The student has written a well-structured and coherent response, but unfortunately, it is completely off-topic. The prompt required a summary of the layout plans for a university sports centre now and in the future, based on a map or plan. However, the student has answered a completely different task, describing a pie chart and a table about library memberships and book loan patterns at 'Little Chalfont Library'. Because the response fails to address the visual data provided in the prompt, it cannot achieve a satisfactory score for Task Achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 8.0
Despite being off-topic regarding the visual data, the essay itself is exceptionally well-organized and cohesive. The student opens with a clear introductory paragraph, follows with a concise overall summary, and then divides the body paragraphs logically into user demographics and borrowing habits. Cohesive devices such as 'Conversely', 'In terms of', and 'Regarding borrowing habits' are used skilfully and naturally. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct ideas, demonstrating a strong grasp of textual structure.
Lexical Resource: Band 8.0
The student demonstrates a wide, fluent, and flexible range of vocabulary appropriate for statistical and demographic analysis. Phrases such as 'overwhelmingly dominated', 'absolute majority', 'neglectible shares', and 'specialized formats' are deployed with a high degree of precision and natural collocation. Word choice is sophisticated throughout, and there are virtually no lexical errors, reflecting strong language proficiency despite the task mismatch.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 8.0
The grammatical range is impressive, featuring a wide variety of complex sentence structures used accurately and fluently. Examples include participial phrases ('accounting for 51% of all library members') and concessive or comparative clauses ('meaning fiction combined accounted for over three-quarters'). The majority of sentences are completely error-free, with excellent control over punctuation and syntactic forms, reflecting an advanced command of English grammar.
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