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 the three categories of dances and the 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 in college based studios. However, the community hall & others and school halls are used moderately. From the bar chart, children under 11 is most likely to participate in ballet rather than modern dances while people from age group 11 to 16 are enjoying modern dances and they have least interest in ballet. However, both group show almost simillar number of participants in tap.

from the pie chart 48% of dance classes are taken from private studios while college -based studios are use only for 10% of dance classes. Community halls & other contridute only 18% of classes and the school halls are used slightly higer than community hall & others, it is 24% of dance classes.

The bar chart shows that 600 partucipants from the age group under 11 are likely to enjoy ballet while only 300 children have the interest in modern dances. The age group from 11 to 16, are mostly enjoy modern dances and the number is around 500.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main patterns accurately: private studios are the largest location share (48%), college-based studios the smallest (10%), and the age groups show contrasting preferences for ballet and modern dance, with tap participation similar. This gives the response a clear overview and covers both charts. The location figures are all reported correctly, and the under-11 ballet and modern figures are also accurate. However, the bar-chart account is less complete than the pie-chart account: you omit the under-11 tap figure and the 11–16 ballet and tap figures, and give only an approximate modern figure for the older group. To strengthen the report, include a few more direct comparisons and precise values, such as 450 versus 420 for tap and 300 versus 300 for ballet.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two charts. The overview also helps the reader understand the main comparisons before the details. However, progression is not always smooth. The final paragraph reports only part of the bar-chart data, so the discussion feels incomplete, and repeated transitions such as “However” do not always signal a genuine contrast. The opening overview also combines several points in a long sequence, making the relationships between them less clear. Organise the details consistently by chart and age group, and use linking phrases such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” only where they clarify a comparison. Clearer references and more balanced detail would make the cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to describe the charts, including “participants,” “age group,” “private studios,” and “community halls.” Some attempts at more specific phrasing are useful, but several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems reduce precision: “classes are taken place,” “are taken from private studios,” “contridute,” and “partucipants.” Phrases such as “most likely to participate” and “least interest” also describe preference rather than simply reporting the number shown. Choose standard chart-reporting expressions and check spelling carefully. For example, “account for” is more natural for percentages, while “the number of students” is clearer than “participants” when describing the bar-chart totals. These improvements would make the vocabulary more accurate and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons between the age groups, and the overall meaning is generally understandable. However, some errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and verb forms remain. For example, “the most of the dance classes are taken place” has an incorrect construction, while “children under 11 is” and “both group show” have agreement errors. In “the age group from 11 to 16, are mostly enjoy,” the subject and verb pattern are faulty. Capitalisation at the start of the third paragraph is also inconsistent. Practise reliable patterns such as “Most classes take place in…” and “Children under 11 are most likely to attend…”. More accurate control of these common structures would improve clarity while preserving your range.

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