Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-17
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)
The given pie chart illustrates the information regarding the location of dance classes in town of Australia. Whereas, numerous types of dance classes is depicted by the bar chart.
Overall, the majority of dance classes are held in the private studios and college based studio is less preferable. while, in terms of bar chart, the students are engage in ballet dance are more than other types of dances.
It can be vividly seeen that, the pie chart exhibited locations for dance, the percentage of community halls and other accounted for 18%. however, the proportion occupied by the school halls and college based studios are 24% and 10% respectively. Followed by the private studio is almost 48%, which occupied the most of proportion.
Moving towards the rest of the information, in terms of bar chart, the number of students participated in ballet dance are 600 under the category of 11-16 age, whereas, half of students are under 11 age. in the tap dance approximately 450 are from 11-16 age and under 11 stood at 420. in modern dance students from under 11 and above 11 are 300 and 520 respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both charts, including locations of dance classes and types of dance classes by age group. However, there are significant data interpretation errors in the body paragraphs. For example, the student states that for ballet under the category of 11-16 age, there are 600 students, whereas the visual data shows 600 for the under-11 age group, and 300 for the 11-16 age group. Similarly, the data for modern and tap dances are misattributed regarding age groups. The overview attempts to capture main trends such as the popularity of private studios and ballet, but the inaccuracies in reporting specific figures pull the overall task achievement down.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organised into introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. However, paragraphing and logical progression are hindered by awkward transitions and sentence fragments. Phrases like 'Whereas, numerous types of dance classes is depicted' and 'while, in terms of bar chart' misuse cohesive devices and break the flow of reading. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and punctuation errors at sentence boundaries further weaken cohesion. Overall, the arrangement is somewhat coherent, but mechanical and faulty cohesion places this at Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts a range of vocabulary relevant to the visual data, including terms such as 'proportion', 'percentage', and specific dance styles like 'ballet', 'tap', and 'modern'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'college based studio is less preferable', 'students are engage', and 'most of proportion'. Spelling and phrasing are occasionally awkward ('vividly seeen'). The lexical range is adequate for the task, but frequent inaccuracies keep it at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are numerous basic errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('types of dance classes is depicted', 'proportion occupied by the school halls and college based studios are') and incorrect capitalization and punctuation ('It can be vividly seeen that, the pie chart...'). Clauses are frequently strung together improperly or left as fragmented thoughts. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5 level.
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