Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-07

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 Australia young people are interesting in different types of dance classes. Most of Under 11 years old humans are learning ballet. Ballet is known of its professionalism, perfectionism and discipline. Another hand most of the 11 to 16 years old humans old teenagers are interested in modern dances. Modern dances are great way to explore your body, feel every move. Some of the teenagers and children doing traditional dances such as tap dances. Tap dances are safe choice. We see these type of dances all around the world. So, parents of these children had so many questions about location of dance classes. Different people choose different location style. For example the most common place is private studios, second common place is school halls, third choice is community halls and the last one is college-based studios. My opinion is the same as the most ones, I prefer privet studios over these ones, because Iwhen I am dancing in studios , I feel like I am in the right place. Every type of dance and location have its disadvantages and advantages. But the most important part is to feel safe and better whatever you choose.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the requirements of an Academic Task 1 report. Instead of objectively summarizing the data, you have included personal opinions ('My opinion is the same as the most ones') and subjective commentary ('Ballet is known of its professionalism'). An IELTS Task 1 response must be a neutral, analytical report of the provided charts. You have identified some trends, such as the popularity of ballet for younger children and private studios as a location, but the lack of data-driven reporting and the inclusion of irrelevant personal views significantly limit the score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks a logical structure suitable for a report. It is written as a single block of text rather than using clear paragraphing to separate the two charts (types of dance vs. locations). While there are some attempts at cohesive devices like 'For example' and 'the last one', the progression of ideas is disjointed. The transition between describing the dance types and the locations is abrupt, and the overall organization does not facilitate a clear summary of the information provided in the charts.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is quite limited and repetitive. You frequently use basic phrasing such as 'humans' (which is unnatural in this context; 'children' or 'young people' would be better) and 'different people choose different location style'. There are also errors in word choice, such as 'location style' instead of 'location' or 'venue'. The range is insufficient to convey the data with precision, and the tone is overly informal, which is inappropriate for an Academic Task 1 response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('Every type of dance and location have its disadvantages') and awkward phrasing ('Most of Under 11 years old humans are learning ballet'). The sentence structures are mostly simple, and there is a lack of complex sentence forms. Punctuation errors, such as the space before the comma in 'studios , I feel', are also present. These errors occasionally make the meaning slightly difficult to follow.

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