Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below give information on the location and types of dance classes young people in a town in Australia are currently attending.

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

Student answer (Band 5.5)

This chart compares the location and types of dancing classes which young people in city of Australia are presently attending.

Overall, Private studios leading the chart with most classes attended . Then School halls steadily comes at second number with sum of ballet and tap students, followed by the community halls laregly and college based studios comes at last.

Private studios covers the 48% of classes by the 600 hunderds student of under 11 and 300 of under 11-16 ballet group of students. Similarly, School halls stands at 24% of classes attended by ballets and tap students. However, Community halls with figures of 18% are attended by modern group. Lastly, College based studios at lowest conducted only 10% of dance classes. In conclusion, Ballet classes emerges with the top score of 600 students, whereas modern slifglty lower comes next after it. Tap classes attended by the 410 students of under 11-16 group along with a 450 students of under 11 age group.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the two chart topics and report several key figures, including the 48% share for private studios and the 24%, 18% and 10% shares for the other locations. You also compare dance styles across age groups, noting the higher under-11 ballet figure and the strong modern figure among 11–16-year-olds. However, some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate: the 600 and 300 ballet figures are student counts, not numbers of classes at private studios, and the charts do not link particular dance styles to particular locations. The overview also says ballet is the top-scoring class overall, although modern for the older group is higher than ballet for that group. Select the main patterns accurately and keep the location and age/type data distinct.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and further details, with a concluding comparison. This gives the reader a general route through the information. However, the progression is weakened when the location percentages are mixed with student counts for dance styles, as in “Private studios covers the 48% ... by the 600” students. The sequence of “Similarly,” “However,” and “Lastly” does not always show a clear relationship between the figures, and the final sentence returns to age-group data without a smooth transition. Organise the body into separate comparisons for location and dance type, and use linking phrases only when their logical relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “figures,” “attended,” “group,” and “percentage,” and you attempt to vary your wording with phrases such as “stands at” and “emerges with the top score.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing data: “leading the chart,” “comes at second number,” and “conducted” do not clearly express the intended comparisons. Spelling errors such as “laregly,” “hunderds,” and “slifglty” also reduce accuracy. Aim for standard reporting collocations, for example, “accounted for,” “ranked second,” and “the number of students,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including a contrast introduced by “However” and a concluding sentence comparing groups. Some grammatical errors nevertheless make relationships between figures difficult to follow. For example, “Private studios covers” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “in city of Australia” is missing an article and uses an unclear location phrase. In “a 450 students,” the article does not agree with the plural noun, and several sentences omit necessary articles or use incomplete constructions. Punctuation is also inconsistent, including the space before the full stop after “attended.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and complete sentence patterns while keeping each comparison in a clearly structured sentence.

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