Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The charts contain many locations of dance classes in different town of Australia. The students are regularly attending the classes.

The private studios have higher number of student and college based studios have less students.There are more studios of dance classes like community halls , school halls and others. The age group of dance classes is under 16 and small students are higher then other student.

The higher number of student learning dance from private studios almost 48%.18% in community halls, 24% school halls and 10% in college based studios.

Types of dance classes by age group have also in this chart. The % of under 11 student is higher then 11 to 16 year students. In ballet small students are 600 almost and big students 300. Also in tap 450 are small and 420 are other. In last modern big students are higher almost 520 and small are 300.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main location figures accurately, including private studios at 48% and college-based studios at 10%, and you compare the age groups across ballet, tap and modern. However, the overview is unclear and includes an unsupported generalisation: “the % of under 11 student is higher” is not true across all dance types, since the older group has more students in modern and slightly fewer in tap. The key overall patterns could be stated more precisely: private studios are the most common location, while college-based studios are the least common; younger students favour ballet, whereas older students favour modern. Some comparisons are also imprecise, such as calling the under-11 group higher overall without explaining the differences by dance type.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it begins with general comments, then discusses locations and finally dance types. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, the progression is not consistently clear, and several ideas are repeated or loosely connected. For example, “There are more studios of dance classes like community halls, school halls and others” does not clearly explain how these locations compare, and the transition to age groups is abrupt. Linking words such as “also” and “in last” are limited and sometimes awkward. Use a clear overview paragraph followed by one paragraph on locations and one on age-group comparisons, with references that make each comparison easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “private studios,” “community halls,” “ballet,” “tap” and “modern,” so the reader can identify the categories being described. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, such as “higher number of student,” “small students” and “big students.” These expressions make the age-group comparisons less clear; use “younger students” and “older students” instead. Some collocations are also unnatural, for example “learning dance from private studios.” Aim for more precise reporting language such as “account for,” “attend classes at” and “the number of students taking.” This would make the description clearer and more appropriate to an academic chart summary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences use simple structures, and the basic meaning is generally understandable, but grammatical errors occur frequently and sometimes make comparisons difficult to interpret. Examples include “in different town of Australia,” “The private studios have higher number of student,” and “The age group of dance classes is under 16.” These show problems with articles, plurals and sentence construction. Comparisons also need more accurate forms: “higher then” should be “higher than,” and “450 are small and 420 are other” needs a clear subject, such as “450 younger students take tap, compared with 420 older students.” Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine related figures using controlled comparative structures.

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