Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-01
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 below provides details about the number of people who participated in different activities held at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia between 2000 and 2020.
Overall, film club has been most popular activity for the time period of 2000 to 2020. The popularity of table tennis has sharply increased while the popularity of amateur dramatics has declined over the years.
From 2000 to 2020, the number of participants of the film club have hovered between approximately 60 to 68. The number of participants of martial arts increased to almost 40 in 2010 before declining to approximately 35 in 2020. The muscial performances had no participants for the first 5 years. However, after 2005, the participants have increased steady and reached to almost 17 in 2020.
The number of participants of amateur dramatics rose to almost 30 in 2005. After 2005, the number of participants experienced a downward trend and reached to almost 4 participants in 2020. Table tennis started off with almost 16 participants in 2000. However, after 2010, the number of participants rose sharply and reached almost 52 in 2020; making it the most most popular activity.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response addresses all parts of the task by selecting and reporting the main features of the graph, and includes relevant comparisons, such as noting that the film club was the most popular activity overall. An overview is present, identifying key trends like the sharp increase in table tennis and the decline in amateur dramatics. However, some aspects are under-developed or contain minor inaccuracies in data reporting, such as stating that table tennis became the most popular activity in 2020 when the film club actually maintained the highest figures. The reporting of specific figures is generally adequate, but the lack of precise development in places keeps the response at this level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response exhibits a coherent overall arrangement with a clear attempt at paragraphing, separating the introduction, overview, and body paragraphs logically. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or faulty, with repetitive sentence starters (e.g., 'The number of participants of...') and somewhat rigid transitions between ideas. Referencing and progression are adequate to make the overall report followable, but paragraph structures lack the flexibility and smooth flow required for a higher band.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common items such as 'sharply increased', 'experienced a downward trend', and 'hovered'. There are a few word choice and spelling errors that do not impede communication, such as 'muscial' instead of 'musical' and 'most most popular'. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the main trends and comparisons, it lacks the precision and flexibility characteristic of a stronger lexical performance.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0
The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating control over past and present tenses when describing the trends over the twenty-year period. There are some errors in grammar and punctuation, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the number of participants... have hovered') and prepositional usage ('reached to almost 4 participants'), but these errors rarely impede communication and the meaning remains clear throughout the response.
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