Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
The pie chart shows four different locations for dance classes and the bar graph comapres the age distribution of young people across three classes in an Australia town.
Overall, private studios are by far the most common location for all three classes, whereas collage-based studios were the least popular. People under 11 generally more attrect to ballet dance, while those from 11 to 16 age group join modern dance, with tap dance receiving relatively a similar number of both age groups.
Private studios venue represent the most popular location, at just under half (48%), which is followed by school halls that utilized after-school, at 24%. The remaining two location make up the least share, with community halls and other location representing 18%, compared with only a fifth (10%) for college-based studios.
Looking at dance classes types, ballet dance rececive the largest number of people who aged under 11 years, at almost 600, as opposed to only 300 individuals from those aged 11-16. In contrast, modern dance attract approxiamtely 530 participants, while only 300 from under 11 aged group attand this class. The figure for tap dance is almost identical between both aged categories, there are around 430 people from each group age join this activity.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
The student successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by summarizing both the pie chart regarding locations and the bar chart regarding dance classes across age groups. An overview is provided, noting that private studios are the most common location and highlighting key age preferences. The main features are selected and reported accurately, such as private studios accounting for 48% and ballet being most popular among children under 11. Data comparisons are effectively drawn between categories, and figures are reported faithfully from the visual prompts, meeting the requirements of Band 7.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5
The response is logically organized into four paragraphs, moving from an introductory summary and overview to detailed paragraphs on locations and dance classes. Cohesive devices are utilized, such as 'Overall', 'In contrast', and 'The remaining two locations', which help establish a clear progression of ideas. However, paragraphing could be slightly more polished, and minor referencing issues appear, such as referring to 'collage-based' instead of 'college-based'. Progression is clear throughout, aligning well with the descriptors for a Band 7 score.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully using terms like 'distribution', 'proportion', 'participants', and 'categories'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the response, such as 'comapres', 'collage-based', 'attrect', 'rececive', and 'approxiamtely'. While these errors do not impede overall communication, they restrict the lexical score to a Band 6, as the vocabulary lacks the precision and error-free execution required for higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including relative clauses and comparative forms ('which is followed by', 'while those from 11 to 16 age group join modern dance'). However, there are frequent grammatical errors in verb forms, prepositions, and article usage, such as 'people who aged under 11 years', 'attract approxiamtely', and 'each group age join this activity'. These errors occasionally cause strain for the reader, placing the response solidly at Band 6.
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