Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020.

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

 

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The graph illustrates number of participants who showed intetest in different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia in between 2000 to 2020.

Overall, except Amateur dramatics, all activities showed reasonable improvement or stayed steady throughout the given time period.

People showed the highest interest in participating Film club at around 65% which stayed steady withthin 60% - 70% range with mild fluctuations throughout the time. Similarly, people showed same pattern in martial arts. However, proportion of participants was hitting around 30% to 40%. On the other hand, participants developed dramatically high demand in playing table tennis starting from 2010. Before that, there was mild fluctuations during 2000 -2010.

The lowest number of participants was recorded in Amateur dramatics and it was less than 10% in 2010. Chart showed dramatical decline after 2005 and before that interet for this activity was around 25%. However, people started to show interest in musical performance from 2005 and it slightly increased at the end of 2020 at 25%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student successfully covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features and making relevant comparisons across the categories provided. The overview accurately captures the general trends, noting that most activities showed improvement or remained steady except for amateur dramatics. Key features such as the popularity of the film club and martial arts are highlighted, along with the notable rise in table tennis from 2010 onwards. However, some data points lack complete precision or comparative depth in specific years, placing this response comfortably at Band 6.5. The information is generally well-selected, though minor expansions on the exact percentages or trends would elevate the performance to a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is organized into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs focusing on different activities. Cohesive devices are employed to guide the reader through the data, such as 'Overall', 'Similarly', and 'On the other hand'. However, referencing and transitions are at times slightly mechanical or abrupt, such as the sudden shift into the details of amateur dramatics in the final paragraph. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct trends, resulting in a coherent overall arrangement that meets the requirements for a Band 6.5 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for an academic task, attempting less common lexical items such as 'fluctuations', 'proportion', and 'dramatically'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'intetest' instead of interest, 'withthin' instead of within, and 'dramatical' instead of dramatic. While these errors do not impede communication, they reflect the characteristics of Band 6, where the vocabulary is adequate for the task but contains persistent inaccuracies in spelling and word formation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and introductory phrases like 'except Amateur dramatics, all activities showed...'. There are, however, several grammatical inaccuracies, including missing articles (e.g., 'illustrates number of participants' instead of 'illustrates the number', and 'participating Film club' instead of 'participating in the film club'). Punctuation and verb tense consistency also show minor flaws. Because these errors rarely impede communication and the mix of structures is evident, the response achieves a Band 6.0 for grammatical range and accuracy.

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