Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-18

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The table presents the figures of tourists visiting Ashdown Museum before and after renovation. The pie charts compare the results of visitors who came to visit in these periods of time.

Overall, number of people came to explore Ashdown Museum increased after new look. Consequenty, satisfaction rate also went high in survey after refurbishment.

Before changing total number of visitors to the museum were 74000 but when it opened for people after maintainance figure increased to 92000.

When the museum was in its old look, satisfied ratio was around 45% and people who are dissatisfied with the museum were 40 % and about 10% were those who are very dissatisfied and about 5% gave no response. After some time survey conducted again and this time results entirely changed. People who are happy with the museum were about two-third of the total, dissatisfied and very dissatisfied, both were reduced to only 15% and 5% respectively. Likewise around 5% were those who did not give response.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main features accurately: visitor numbers rose from 74,000 to 92,000, and the overall balance of satisfaction improved after refurbishment. The overview identifies both trends, while the details report the key before-and-after proportions, including dissatisfaction falling from 40% to 15% and very dissatisfied responses from 10% to 5%. The description of the post-refurbishment satisfied groups as “about two-third” is a reasonable summary of 75% combined, though it would be clearer to distinguish the 35% who were very satisfied from the 40% who were satisfied. The earlier figure of 45% satisfied also combines these two categories without explaining that calculation. More precise reporting of the individual categories would make the account more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing visitor numbers and survey results. This makes the main comparison easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “After some time,” and “Likewise” help connect points. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. “Consequenty” links the rise in visitors to satisfaction as if one caused the other, although the charts only show that both changed after refurbishment. The final paragraph also moves from the earlier survey to the later one without consistently naming the period, so readers must infer which figures belong to each. Use explicit time references and organise the survey results into a direct before-and-after comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “refurbishment,” “satisfaction,” “dissatisfied,” and “survey,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for an academic chart summary: “figures of tourists,” “new look,” “changing,” and “happy with the museum” are less suitable than standard reporting language. “Consequenty” is also misspelled, and “maintainance” contains a spelling error. Repetition of “people” and “museum” limits the range, while “satisfied ratio” is not a natural collocation. Aim for precise terms such as “visitors,” “proportion,” and “respondents,” and use consistent category labels from the chart rather than informal paraphrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the main message is usually clear. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with articles, agreement, and sentence construction. For example, “Overall, number of people came” needs an article and a more complete structure, while “Before changing total number of visitors … were” has an unclear opening phrase and mismatched agreement. In “satisfied ratio was around 45% and people … were 40%,” the grammatical relationship between the figures and the categories is awkward. The sentence beginning “People who are happy …” also shifts into the present tense while describing past survey results. Use past-tense reporting consistently and check that each percentage is attached clearly to its category.

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