Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-15

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 line graph illustrate the number of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia over the period between 2002 and 2020. Overall, in the graph the highest number of participants were recorded in film club activity throughout the period. By contrast amateur dramatics activity began with 26 participants and subsequently fell to 5 participants in 2020, which was the lowest among all other activities.

In 2000, There was only 16 participants in table tennis which increase gradually to 20 participants in 2005 and remains constant till 2010. Both tabel tennis and amateur dramatics activities recorded exactly same number of participants in 2010, however participants in table tennis rose steadily and climbed to 55 participants in 2020, whereas amateur dramatics participants fell to 5 participants in 2020. Martial arts activity experience fluctuations in their participants, began with 37 participants in 2000. In 2010, they recorded 39 participants which was their highest participants throughout the period and reaches to again 37 participants in 2020. In 2000, film club participants began with 64 participants which decline gradually to 60 in one decade and surge steadily to 65 in 2020. No participants join musical performance in 2000, however they slightly began to start in 2005 and increase steadily to 10 participants in 2010 before reaching to 15 in 2015 and eventually climbed to around 20 participants in 2020.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student covers all the main features of the line graph, providing an overview and selecting key data points to report and compare across the period. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in quoting specific figures compared to the visual data (for instance, stating film club reached 65 instead of 66, and starting the time period incorrectly as 2002 in the introduction instead of 2000). Despite these minor data discrepancies, the main trends—such as the film club remaining the highest throughout, table tennis growing significantly, and amateur dramatics declining—are clearly highlighted. The response successfully addresses all parts of the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is arranged logically into a clear introduction, overview, and body paragraphs that handle different subsets of data. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as "By contrast," "however," and "whereas," though referencing and cohesion can sometimes feel slightly mechanical. Paragraphing is used appropriately to structure the comparison of the five activities over the twenty-year span. Overall progression is clear, meeting the criteria for a band 6.5 to 7.0 range, though a slightly tighter organization of the complex data points would improve flow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms associated with graphical trends such as "surge steadily," "fell," "fluctuations," and "remain constant." There are occasional vocabulary and spelling errors, such as "tabel tennis" and "experience fluctuations in their participants" instead of "experienced," as well as awkward phrasing like "slightly began to start." Nevertheless, the lexical resource is sufficient to convey the intended meaning without impeding communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms with varying success. There are several grammatical errors scattered throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ("The line graph illustrate," "There was only 16 participants"), tense inconsistencies (shifting between past and present), and missing articles or prepositions. While these errors do not impede communication, their frequency prevents the response from achieving a higher band score for grammatical accuracy.

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