Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-07-29

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 pie charts give the information than type of dance class young people in the town in Australia of the attending of school and privet studios than community of hall on the college base studios on the classes than dance than time of dance ballet and tap than modern way of dance classes

Overall the community halls than 18% of under in 11 on the age and private studios in 48% of ballet in high dance than age of 11 -16 than the school hall in 24% of the tap in high than under in 11 of the number of student that in the 600 in ballet 10 % of the modern in 500 in high rate of 700

The overall in the chart of Australia in the dance rate high in private studios than the age of the school that ballet and high and tab than be low and modern will be high

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response attempts to address the prompt by describing the data, but it fails to provide a clear summary of the main features. The information is presented in a fragmented, confusing manner, making it difficult to identify the key trends or comparisons. While the student mentions some categories like 'private studios' and 'ballet', the data points are often inaccurate or presented without context, leading to a failure to clearly report the information provided in the charts. The lack of a coherent overview and the inclusion of confusing numerical data significantly hinder the task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response lacks logical organization and progression. The paragraphs are disjointed, and the use of cohesive devices is largely ineffective or absent. For instance, the transition between the introduction and the body paragraphs is abrupt, and the sentences within the paragraphs do not flow logically. There is no clear structure to guide the reader through the data, and the frequent misuse of linking words makes the text difficult to follow. The overall arrangement of information is chaotic, which prevents the development of a coherent argument or report.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is extremely limited and often misused. There is a heavy reliance on basic, repetitive words, and the student struggles to use appropriate terminology for describing charts (e.g., 'high rate of 700' or 'in high dance'). Many phrases are nonsensical, such as 'the attending of school and privet studios than community of hall'. The spelling errors, such as 'privet' for 'private' and 'tab' for 'tap', further detract from the clarity of the response. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to convey the information accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The grammatical control is very weak. The response consists almost entirely of fragmented, ungrammatical sentences that lack proper structure. There is a consistent failure to use correct verb tenses, prepositions, and sentence connectors. For example, 'The pie charts give the information than type of dance class' is syntactically incorrect. The lack of punctuation and the misuse of basic sentence structures make the text very difficult to read. There is no evidence of complex sentence structures, and the frequent errors in basic grammar significantly impede communication throughout the entire response.

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