Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-10

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 6.0)

The pie chart illustrates the location of dance classes and the bar chart shows types of dance classes according to the current participation of young people in a town in Australia. The bar chart mainly shows three categories and number of participants on the basis of two different age group.

Overall, the most of the dance classes are taken place in private studios while the lowest number in College based studios. However, the community halls & others and school halls are used moderately. Children under 11 is most likely to participate in ballet dances rather than modern category while younger age group between 11 to 16 are enjoying modern dances. However, both group has almost the similar interest on tap dances.

From the pie chart , private studios are mostly used for dance classes and it is 48% while only 10% classes are taken place in college based studios. Community and school hall are used moderately and they are 18% and 24% respectively.

The bar chart gives the information that people under the age of 11 are mostly enjoy the ballet dances and the number is 600 and they have limited interest on tap and the participants number is

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main location pattern accurately: private studios account for the largest share (48%), while college-based studios are lowest (10%), and you report the other two percentages correctly. Your overview also captures the key age contrast in dance preferences and the similar interest in tap. However, the bar-chart account is incomplete: the response stops after introducing the under-11 figures, leaving out the tap and modern values for that group and all three figures for ages 11–16. The overview’s comparison is useful, but it would be stronger if supported with the actual numbers, such as 300 versus 520 for modern. Some claims are also imprecise, for example “younger age group between 11 to 16.” Covering both charts more fully would make the summary more complete and clearly supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the pie and bar charts. This helps the reader distinguish the two sets of information, and linking words such as “Overall,” “while,” and “However” show an attempt to connect comparisons. Progression becomes less effective in the final paragraph, which ends mid-report after “the participants number is,” so the bar-chart discussion is not brought to a conclusion. There is also some repetition between the overview and the pie-chart paragraph, particularly the point that private studios are most used. Develop the bar-chart paragraph in a clear sequence—first one age group, then the other—and use comparisons to link their figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “participation,” “categories,” “participants,” and “interest,” and the chart descriptions are generally understandable. Some word choices and collocations are less natural or precise, however: “classes are taken place” and “are mostly enjoy” do not express the intended meaning idiomatically, while “used moderately” is vague for reporting percentages. “Ballet dances” is also less natural than simply “ballet.” Aim for concise, accurate chart language, such as “classes are held,” “students take part in,” and “accounted for.” The phrase “community halls & others” follows the chart label, but “community halls and other venues” would read more smoothly in formal writing. These improvements would make your descriptions more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “while” and “rather than,” and the main meaning is usually clear. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the most of the dance classes are taken place” has problems with the article and passive construction; “Children under 11 is” has subject–verb disagreement; and “both group has” needs plural agreement. The sentence beginning “The bar chart gives the information that people under the age of 11 are mostly enjoy” also combines incompatible verb forms. Punctuation is occasionally inconsistent, as in the space before the comma after “chart.” Check agreement, verb patterns, and sentence completion during revision, while retaining your attempts at varied structures.

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