Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-13

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 given charts illustrate information on the location and types of dance classes young people in a town in Australia are currently attending.

Overall, the majority of the dance classes are being attended in private studios. Ballet dance have the highest numbers of participents followed by modern dance.

Mainly, the private studios are hosting the largest number of participents leading with 48%. 24% of people are performing dance in school halls whereas community halls and other have only 18% of dancers. College based studios have the least number of people to perform the dance which is just 10%.

While the ballet dance is the most famous dance between students of age under 11, the modern dance have the highest number of performers of age between 11 and 16. Tap dance has more number of students of age 11 to 16 than ballet dance and it also has more students of age under 11 than modern dance.

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%). You also compare the age groups in the dance chart, noting that ballet is strongest among under-11s and modern among 11–16-year-olds. However, the overview says ballet has the highest numbers overall, which is not true across both age groups: modern is highest for older students, and ballet is highest for younger ones. The comparisons are relevant but not fully developed, and no figures are given for the dance types. The response is also 13 words below the 150-word minimum; 19 words copied from the task prompt were excluded from the count. Add accurate figures and a fuller comparison of the two age groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on class locations, and a final paragraph comparing dance types. This makes the information easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “whereas,” and “While” help signal relationships. However, the final paragraph presents several comparisons in one sequence without figures, so the reader has to infer the scale of the differences. “Mainly” also does not clearly introduce a new stage of the report, and the repeated focus on “number of participants” makes progression somewhat mechanical. To strengthen the organisation, group the dance-type comparisons more explicitly by age group and use precise data to support each point.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “private studios,” “school halls,” “community halls,” “highest,” and “least.” These terms make the main categories and rankings understandable. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural choices: “performing dance in school halls” suggests the activity is performance rather than attendance at classes, and “more number of students” is not idiomatic. “Famous” is also unsuitable for describing how many students take a class; “popular” or “most attended” would be more precise. Spelling errors such as “participents” reduce accuracy. Aim for concise chart-reporting language and check spelling, word forms, and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple statements and more complex comparisons, including “While the ballet dance is the most famous dance between students of age under 11…” This shows some ability to link ideas, and the overall meaning is generally clear. Some errors in agreement and sentence construction remain, however. For example, “Ballet dance have” should use a singular verb, while “the modern dance have” also needs agreement with its subject. The phrase “students of age under 11” is grammatically awkward, and the final sentence combines comparisons in a way that is difficult to parse. Use accurate plural forms such as “ballet classes” and build comparisons with clear structures, for example, “Among under-11s, ballet attracts the most students.”

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