Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 graph illustrates the location of dance class while the bar chart demonstrates types of dance performed by younger generation in a town of Australia.

Overall, it is readily apparent that the dance studio is majorly organized in private studios. whereas, Ballet dance is very famous amongst children while teenagers are likely to perform modern dance.

Almost 50% of the dance class are mainly located in private studios. Moreover, Dance is performed in school halls often after school hour, around 25% of the dance studio is situated inside the school. While, almost one fourth of class is organised in community hall and other places. However, least number of students prefer to visit to college for practicing dance.

Beyond this, Ballet dance is the highest in demand amongst children as approximately 600 students of under 11 age. Furthermore, Tap dance is the commonly preferred over 400 students. In addition to that only 300 students wants to perform modern dance of under 11 age group. In contrast to that of teenagers with over 500 students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and provide a clear overview: private studios account for the largest share, ballet is most popular among under-11s, and modern is strongest among teenagers. Several figures are reported accurately, including about 600 younger ballet students and 300 younger modern students. However, some comparisons are incomplete or imprecise. The community-hall figure is 18%, not “almost one fourth,” and the college-based share is 10%; describing this as the “least number of students” also confuses a location percentage with student preference. The final comparison about teenagers is unfinished: modern has about 520 students, but the other teenage figures are not reported. Include the key contrast that younger children favour ballet while the older group favours modern, and give the main remaining values more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on locations, and a paragraph on dance types. This makes the two charts easy to identify, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Moreover,” and “In contrast” help signal relationships. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. The location paragraph moves from private studios to school halls and then community halls without a clear comparison, while “Beyond this” does not establish how the next chart relates to the first. The final sentence, “In contrast to that of teenagers with over 500 students,” is incomplete and leaves the comparison unresolved. Group the location figures by size, then compare the age groups directly, using complete sentences and clear references.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of topic vocabulary, including “private studios,” “school halls,” “Ballet,” and “preferred,” and the reader can generally understand the information. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “readily apparent” and “approximately.” Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data: classes are not “performed” in a location, and “dance studio” is used where you mean classes or venues. “Famous” is also less precise than a term describing popularity, and “prefer to visit to college” does not accurately express the small share of classes held there. Choose concise chart-reporting collocations such as “classes are held,” “account for,” and “the least common venue.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including clauses introduced by “while” and “whereas,” and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless reduce clarity. In “the dance class are,” the subject and verb do not agree; “Ballet dance is the highest in demand amongst children as approximately 600 students of under 11 age” lacks a complete, well-formed comparison; and the final sentence is a fragment rather than a complete clause. There are also inconsistent capital letters after sentence breaks and in the middle of sentences. Practise forming complete sentences around each comparison, checking singular/plural agreement, and using punctuation to separate contrasting ideas.

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