Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-14

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 5.5)

The pie chart illustrates young adults dance classes taken in four different locations- community halls and others, private studios,school halls and college -based studious- in Australian town.

According to the bar chart the highest praportion of people are preffering private studios that is 48%,the second highest goes to school halls- 24%.On the other hand the least population of people attending dance sessions is college based studio- 10%, the remaining classes are held in community halls and others-18%.

The overall data suggest that most of young adults particularly attending dance coures in private studios, in comparision the least attendances goes to college based studios.

From the above observation we can say that the number of participants interest can change has the location varies in might be relavent to various reasons for attendind the dance classes in different location by most in private studios and least in college based studio for the dance class.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response successfully addresses the main features of the visual data by identifying the highest, second highest, and lowest categories, such as private studios at 48% and college-based studios at 10%. Comparisons are attempted, noting the contrast between private and college-based locations. However, the summary relies on a mix of pie chart and bar chart mentions despite the prompt stating 'The charts below', and some details feel slightly repetitive or under-developed in the concluding sentence. Overall, the requirements of Task 1 are met to a satisfactory degree, warranting a solid Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical path from an introductory sentence to body details and a conclusion. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'According to the bar chart', 'On the other hand', and 'The overall data suggest', though some referencing and transitions feel a bit mechanical or awkward (e.g., 'From the above observation we can say'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the structure is somewhat cramped and could be divided more clearly into distinct paragraphs for an introduction, body, and overview. Progression is visible, but cohesion requires more natural flow to reach higher bands.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'proportion', 'participants', and 'locations'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, including 'praportion', 'preffering', 'population' (used incorrectly to mean proportion or number of attendees), and 'coures'. Phrasing like 'the least attendances goes to' also reflects lexical inaccuracies. While these issues do not entirely impede communication, they restrict the lexical score to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, awkward phrasing, and punctuation issues that disrupt the flow. Examples include missing articles ('in Australian town', 'in college based studio'), incorrect verb forms ('interest can change has the location varies in might be relavent'), and run-on structures in the final sentence. While the general meaning can usually be understood, the density of errors places this performance within the Band 5.0 descriptor range.

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