Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-22
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 6.5)
The line graphs illutrates the changes in the partipation number across five distinct activities at a social centre in Melboune, Australia, between 2000 to 2020.
Overall film club remaind with the most popular activity throughout the two decades, despite a slight decrease, whereas musical performance consistently attracted the fewest participants. Additionally, Table Tennis experienced a dramatic upward trend, while participation in Amateir Dramatics faced a decline.
In 2000, film club was head and shoulder above the rest, boasting around 64 participants. Although it number took a slight dip under 60 in 2005, participation recovered and fluctuated gently, ending at roughly 65 in 2020. Conversely, musical performances began as the least popular choice with 0 participants. Over the two decades, attendence rose up slowly, reaching a modest peak of 15 in 2020.
Regarding other activities, Martial arts maintained realtive stability, holding steady thoughout the period about 30 to 35. Amateur Dramatics initially rose to 30 in 2005 and faced a downfall below 10 in 2020. Whereas, table tennis started with a moderate participants of 15 in 2000 and increased to a peak of 50 participants in the end of the period.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 7.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by identifying and reporting the main features, trends, and comparisons across the five activities over the twenty-year period. A clear overview is provided in the second paragraph, highlighting the overall popularity of the film club, the consistent unpopularity of musical performances, the upward trend in table tennis, and the decline in amateur dramatics. Key data points are cited accurately, such as the film club starting at around 64 participants and table tennis peaking at the end of the period. The response meets all the requirements of an Academic Task 1 report with well-developed ideas and relevant comparisons throughout.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0
The response is logically organised and easy to follow. Information is appropriately divided into paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by a clear overview, and then detailed body paragraphs grouping the activities sensibly. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'conversely', 'regarding other activities', and 'whereas' are used effectively to guide the reader through the data and establish clear comparisons. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, ensuring a logical progression throughout the text.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates a sufficient range of vocabulary with some less common items and appropriate topic-specific terminology, such as 'participants', 'trend', 'flunctated', and 'peak'. However, there are several spelling and word-choice errors that prevent a higher score, including 'illutrates' instead of 'illustrates', 'partipation' instead of 'participation', 'Melboune' instead of 'Melbourne', 'remaind' instead of 'remained', 'Amateir' instead of 'Amateur', and 'realtive' instead of 'relative'. Despite these occasional inaccuracies, the vocabulary is adequate to convey the intended meaning effectively.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating attempts at varied structures such as concessive clauses ('despite a slight decrease') and relative clauses. There are several grammatical and mechanical errors present, such as missing articles ('film club was head and shoulder', 'table tennis started with a moderate participants'), incorrect preposition use ('reaching a modest peak of 15 in 2020'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('although it number took a slight dip'). However, these errors do not impede communication, and the overall meaning remains clear.
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