Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

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 5.0)

In the given information it shows that there is two age groups of student attending the dance classes.The first group is under 11 year old students and the second group students are between 11-16 years.There are four types of locations discribed in the given data.On first place,About 48% syudents take dance classes in private studios and they are under years old students.Then on second place, 24% students take classes in school halls after school classes their age is between 11-16 years old.On third place students take dance classes in commuty halls with 18%.On last students takes dance classes in college-based studios with 10%.

The graph also shows that there are 3 types of dances students learning Ballet,Tap,Modern.Under 11 years old studens learn the Ballet dance more with 600 strength.Then the older students learn the modrn dance at second position with strength of around 510.On last the Tap dance with 450 students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify both parts of the visual: the proportions for class locations and the numbers studying each dance style. Several figures are reported accurately, including 48% for private studios, 24% for school halls, and 600 younger students studying ballet. However, the account does not give a clear overview of the main patterns, and some comparisons are missing or inaccurate. The location percentages apply to all classes, not specifically to particular age groups, so linking private studios to under-11s and school halls to 11–16-year-olds is unsupported. You also omit the 300 older ballet students and 520 older modern students, and the final sentence misrepresents tap as the last-ranked style without specifying the age group. Highlight the overall contrasts and report each age group’s figures clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: it first describes locations and then turns to dance styles. Phrases such as “On first place,” “Then,” and “On last” show an attempt to guide the reader through the information. However, the progression is not consistently clear, and the ranking language is sometimes confusing because the figures are not compared on a consistent basis. The first paragraph also combines location percentages with unsupported age-group claims, making the relationship between ideas difficult to follow. Use separate, clearly focused paragraphs for the two charts, and organise each around the most important comparisons rather than a repeated list of positions. Clear references to “the younger group” and “the older group” would also help readers track which figures belong together.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “private studios,” “school halls,” “Ballet,” “Tap,” and “Modern,” so the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. Examples include “strength” for the number of students, “On first place” for ranking, and “students takes,” while spelling errors such as “syudents,” “commuty,” and “modrn” are noticeable. Aim for precise chart language and check spelling carefully. Useful alternatives include “number of students” or “figure” instead of “strength,” and “accounted for” or “represented” when describing percentages.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly uses short, simple statements, with a few attempts to connect ideas using “Then” and “with.” This gives the reader some basic information, but the range of sentence structures is limited, and frequent errors affect clarity. For example, “there is two age groups” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “students takes dance classes” has incorrect agreement and number. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention: “On first place,About” lacks appropriate spacing and punctuation, and “the older students learn the modrn dance at second position” is not formed clearly. Practise accurate plural subjects and verbs, and use controlled comparison structures such as “Among under-11s, ballet was the most popular style, at 600 students.”

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