Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The given figures illustrate the locations of dance classes and the types of dance classes attended by young people in a Australian town.

Overall, nearly half of the locations are private studios. Most popular dance type among under 11 age group is ballet and modern dancing is famous among the students in 11-16 age group.

Private studios occupy nearly half of the locations youngsters are attending. School halls are accounted for just below a quarter of the total locations. College-based studios occupy 10% of the total and community halls and other places take a portion of 18%.

Ballet is popular among the young people under 11. Compared the number of 300 youngsters in age group of 11-16 are attending ballet classes, number of under 11 is doubled. Tap dancing is common is both age groups. However, modern dancing is dominated by older age group and there are over 500 attendees. Only 300 number of younger group people are attending for modern dancing classes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios account for the largest share of locations, while ballet leads among under-11s and modern dance is most popular with 11–16-year-olds. The figures you report are generally consistent with the chart, including the 10%, 18% and 24% location shares and the approximate student totals. You also make useful comparisons, such as noting that the younger ballet group is twice the size of the older one. To strengthen the report further, include the key comparison for tap (450 under-11s versus about 420 older students) and make the overview more precise: modern is the leading style for older students, but ballet is the leading style overall for the younger group. Avoid broad claims such as “tap dancing is common” without explaining the comparison.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear four-part structure: introduction, overview, location details and dance-type comparisons. This makes the two charts easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall” and “However” help signal the direction of the report. The progression is generally logical, but some links between ideas are abrupt or repetitive. For example, the overview says private studios make up nearly half, and the next paragraph repeats this before giving the remaining shares. The final paragraph also moves through the dance types without a fully consistent comparison pattern. To make cohesion more flexible, group the age-group figures by dance type and use clear comparative links, while avoiding repetition of information already stated.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “locations,” “age group,” “attendees,” and “dominated,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “occupy” and “accounted for.” However, some choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “famous among” does not mean most popular in this context, “take a portion” is awkward, and “tap dancing is common is both age groups” contains an unsuitable expression. “Locations youngsters are attending” is also imprecise because students attend classes, not locations. Aim for natural collocations used in data reporting, such as “account for,” “the most popular style,” and “the number of students attending.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including contrast with “However” and a comparison using “Compared…”; the main information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless recur. The introduction has the article error “a Australian town,” and “Most popular dance type…” needs an article and a complete grammatical structure. The sentence beginning “Compared the number of 300 youngsters…” is incorrectly formed, while “number of under 11 is doubled” lacks a clear noun phrase and article. There are also agreement and construction problems in “Only 300 number of younger group people are attending for…” To improve accuracy, use complete comparison patterns such as “The number of under-11s attending ballet was twice that of 11–16-year-olds,” and check articles, plurals and prepositions.

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