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 illustrates the proportion among the location of dance classes while horizontal bar graph represents the popularity of various type of dance classes; ballet, tap and modern, among the age groups of the young people of Australia's town.
Overall, private sttudios is the most attracted location among public whereas, colllege-based studioes are mostly neglected. Additonally, ballet and modern types of dances showed the antagonists type of attraction among both ages groups
Private studios have demonstrated as one of the famous location for dance classes(48%) whereas the schooland community halls jointly have 42% of dance classes. However the college-based studios observed the lowest contribution in dance classes.
Ballet is more popular among under 11 people (almost 600) as comapre to the elder (300) ones. In contrast to this,modern dance have attracted 11-16 age group (550) more rather than young children who are under 11 (300). Moreover Tap experienced the balanced preference among both age groups.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting on both the location of dance classes and the types of dance classes across different age groups. An overview is provided, noting the main trends such as the popularity of private studios and the contrasting preferences for ballet and modern dance between age groups. Key data points are selected and reported, such as private studios accounting for 48% and ballet being more popular among the under-11 age group (around 600) compared to older children (300). While there are minor inaccuracies in some data retrieval (such as modern dance for 11-16 being transcribed as 550 instead of 520, and typos in data naming), the response covers the essential information and makes relevant comparisons well, fitting the Band 6.5 or 7 profile well.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The response is arranged coherently with a clear overall progression from an introductory paragraph to an overview, followed by body paragraphs detailing location and types of dance classes respectively. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different visual prompts. Cohesive devices are used adequately, for example, 'Overall,' 'However,' 'In contrast to this,' and 'Moreover.' However, referencing and transitions are at times slightly mechanical, and there are some awkward cohesive links, such as 'whereas the schooland community halls jointly have 42% of dance classes'. Nevertheless, logical organization is maintained throughout, satisfying the criteria for Band 6.5 to 7.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common lexical items such as 'proportion', 'popularity', 'neglected', and 'preference'. However, there are noticeable spelling errors ('sttudios', 'colllege-based', 'studioes', 'Additonally', 'comapre', 'moden'), typographical errors ('schooland'), and awkward word choices or collocations, such as 'most attracted location among public' and 'antagonists type of attraction'. These errors reflect a Band 5.5 to 6.0 level in lexical resource, as spelling mistakes and lexical inaccuracies occasionally distract the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, incorporating relative clauses and comparative forms (e.g., 'Ballet is more popular among under 11 people... as compare to the elder ones'). There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'Private studios have demonstrated as one of the famous location' (passive voice misuse) and 'modern dance have attracted' (subject-verb agreement error, as 'dance' is singular or 'have' should be 'has'). Punctuation and article use are occasionally faulty. These errors rarely impede overall communication, placing the response firmly at Band 6.0.
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