Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-29

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 individuals participating in multiple activities in a single social club in melbourne, australia between 2000 and 2020.

Overall, the number of people playing table tennis increased over time while the amateur dramatics club saw the decreasing amount of interest. The film club and martial arts numbers saw the rise and fall both but were pretty staedy compared to others. Also, musical performances started later but gained popularity pretty quickly.

Starting with the amateur dramatics which had around 25 people in 2005 saw a rapid decline and the number went to falling under 10 individuals participating in 2020. Whereas, Table tennis gained popularity more quicker as it started with under 20 people in 2000 and went on to become second largest group in 2020, with over 50 people just below film club. Although, it did plateud from [redacted phone] where only 20 people were in the club.

Film club was always popular it had over 60 people at the start dipped to 60 in 2010 but rose back and had over 60 in 2020.

Whereas, music club attracted alot of people after 2005, it has 0 people before, and it increased sharply close to 20 people in 2020.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features, trends, and comparisons of the provided line graph. An overview is included, highlighting the main contrast between the growing popularity of table tennis and the decline of amateur dramatics, alongside the trends of other activities. Key data points are cited, such as table tennis starting with under 20 people and reaching over 50 by 2020, and film club maintaining high numbers around 60. While there are some minor numerical inaccuracies (e.g., stating amateur dramatics had 25 people in 2005 when the gridline is closer to 28, and missing capitalisation on proper nouns), the response provides a well-developed and clear summary of the visual data. This aligns well with the Band 7 descriptor for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is organised into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, followed by an overview paragraph, and concluding with detailed body paragraphs grouping the activities. Cohesive devices are used to link ideas and signal contrasts, such as "Overall", "Whereas", and "Although". However, some referencing is slightly mechanical and paragraphing is somewhat fragmented, with very short single-sentence paragraphs at the end that could be better integrated. Logical progression is maintained throughout, ensuring the reader easily follows the comparisons between activities. This performance fits the Band 6.5 to 7.0 range, comfortably earning a Band 6.5.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for task 1, employing functional terms such as "participating", "popularity", "decline", and "plateud". There are attempts to use less common vocabulary like "rapid decline" and "sharply". However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as "staedy" instead of steady, "plateud" instead of plateaued, and "alot" instead of a lot. Furthermore, there are missed capitalisations for proper nouns like "melbourne, australia". These errors do not impede communication, but they restrict the lexical score to Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including subordinate clauses introduced by "while", "whereas", and "although". Grammatical control is fairly good, but there are several recurring errors, such as missing articles ("illustrates number of individuals", "saw decreasing amount") and run-on structures or punctuation lapses in sentences like "Starting with the amateur dramatics which had around 25 people in 2005 saw a rapid decline and the number went to falling under 10 individuals..." Despite these errors, meaning remains clear, supporting a Band 6.0 score.

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