Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie chart shows the usage of 4 area for dance classess, while the bar chart compares number of students, divided by age, learning three different catagories of dance.

Overall, Private studios are most picked lacation for learning dance, with almost 50 percent. Whereas only 10 percent choose college-based studios making it the least popular one. Children under the age of 11 particiepate in ballet class more. In conrast children between age 11 and 16 prefer modern dance.

In case of locationprivate studios peaked at 48 percent. tghe second highest is school halls, available after scholl with 24 percent, followed by Community halls & others with 18 percent. College-based studies consists the smallest portion with 10 percent.

For the types of dance, the interest among children under age 11 and aged between 11 and 16 shows inverse statistis. in case of younger children ballet is most popular and mpder dance is learned by least portion. On th eflip side, for people age from 11 to 16, majority of them learn modern dance and baller is the least popular form of dance in this group. In both groups, tap dance learner number is is almost smae , between 400 and 500

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and identify the main patterns: private studios are the largest location category, college-based studios the smallest, and the preferred dance style differs by age group. The location figures are accurately reported, and your comparison that tap enrolments are similar is supported by the chart (about 450 versus 420). This gives the response a clear overview and relevant supporting detail. However, the overview says children under 11 participate in ballet “more,” which is vague, and the later description of the age groups as showing “inverse statistics” is not fully precise: ballet is higher among younger students, while modern is higher among older students, but tap is broadly similar. To strengthen the response, state these contrasts directly and include the approximate figures for the dance styles.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a sensible overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for location and dance types. This makes the two charts easy to distinguish, and phrases such as “On the flip side” signal a comparison between age groups. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. “Whereas” begins a fragment after the first overview sentence, and “In case of location” and “For the types of dance” are repetitive paragraph openings rather than smooth transitions. The final paragraph also moves through several comparisons without a clear sequence. Organise the age-group details consistently—ballet, tap, then modern—and use complete linking sentences to make the progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “private studios,” “school halls,” “least popular,” and “majority,” and the reader can generally understand your comparisons. However, spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural word choices are noticeable, including “classess,” “catagories,” “lacation,” “particiepate,” and “statistis.” Some phrases are also awkward for describing data: “most picked location,” “available after school,” and “learned by least portion” do not sound natural or precise. Use standard collocations such as “the most popular venue,” “accounted for,” and “had the lowest enrolment.” More accurate spelling and a wider range of natural reporting verbs would make the description clearer and more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including comparisons and clauses introduced by “while” and “whereas.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors and punctuation problems are evident. For example, “Whereas only 10 percent choose…” is a fragment when separated from the preceding sentence, and “the interest … shows inverse statistics” has an unclear grammatical relationship between subject and verb. There are also errors in articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries, as in “4 area” and “In both groups, tap dance learner number is is almost smae.” Check agreement and article use, and proofread for duplicated words and missing punctuation. Building complete comparison sentences will improve accuracy.

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