Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The Chart Illustrate the information on the location and type of dance classes young people in Australia are currently attending.

Overall,18% Venue of dance classes in Community halls & other, In contrast with the 48% Location of dance classes are in Private Studios.Moreover 24% Location are in School halls and 10% are located in College-based studios.

Furthermore, the type of dance classes the students participating, Starting with Ballet Dance in which 600 young people under 11 participating.In contrast the age group of 11_16 are less in number which is 300.

Other type of dance are tap where the margin between these age group is not too big. There is 450 under 11 age people and 400 are 11_16.

However the modern type of dance have high numbers of people with the age of 11_16 and 300 of under 11, so there us decline in numbers of under 11 young people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover both charts and include several relevant figures, such as the 48% attending private studios and the contrast between 600 under-11 ballet students and 300 in the older group. However, the response does not establish a clear overview of the main patterns; it mainly lists figures. Some data are also inaccurate: the older group in tap is about 420, not 400, and modern has about 520 students aged 11–16, a key figure that is not reported. The statement that modern “have high numbers” is vague, and the final claim about a decline is not clearly tied to a comparison. To strengthen the response, summarise the main contrasts across the dance styles and locations, then support that overview with accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response moves from the location chart to the dance types, so the reader can identify the two broad topics, and you attempt to signal contrasts with phrases such as “In contrast” and “However.” However, the progression within each section is not consistently clear: the location figures are presented as a list, followed by separate comments on each dance type, without a concise overview to guide the reader. Some linking phrases are awkward or do not express a clear relationship, and “Other type of dance are tap” makes the transition difficult to follow. Use a clearer paragraph structure—an overview followed by grouped comparisons—and connect figures with precise references such as “whereas” or “by comparison.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “Community halls,” “Private Studios,” “Ballet,” “tap,” and “modern,” and you attempt comparison language such as “margin between these age group.” However, the range is limited and several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, including “18% Venue,” “the type of dance classes the students participating,” and “high numbers of people.” Repetition of “location,” “numbers,” and “age group” also makes the report less precise. Choose standard chart-reporting collocations and use terms such as “accounted for,” “participation,” and “the older age group.” Check capitalisation and spelling, including “Chart” and “Studios,” which should not be capitalised mid-sentence.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer structures, for example, “In contrast the age group of 11_16 are less in number which is 300,” but sentence control is often weak and errors sometimes make relationships difficult to understand. The opening, “The Chart Illustrate,” has subject–verb agreement and article/capitalisation problems, while “the type of dance classes the students participating” lacks a correctly formed verb phrase. Other examples include “There is 450” and “the modern type of dance have,” where agreement is incorrect. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly around sentence openings and commas. Practise building accurate simple comparison sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “while” or “whereas.”

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