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 data demonestrates the location of art classes in which young people are recently admitted.
Overall, the chart liiustrates that maaximum number of of stdents are attending dance classes in private studios. Although mostly youngsters are appearing in modern dance classes.
Let's commence by looking at Australian location of dance classes. Half of the number of students are appearing in art classes. Furthermore, a quarter of students are attending their classes in school halls after school time. Following this community halls and college base studios are attending classes with the proportion of 18% and 10% respectively.
On the other types of dance classes by age groups also effect on number of students. Such as 600 teenagers students (under eleven) are taking ballet classes but adults are in minimum number of 300. However, in tap classes both type of students are attending classes, their number are between 400 to 500. In modern classes 500 adults are attending although other students are less in numbers.
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 student attempts to address both parts of the prompt, mentioning locations and types of dance classes by age group. However, there are significant factual inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the visual data. For instance, the text claims that 'Half of the number of students are appearing in art classes' and refers to private studios as 'art classes'. Furthermore, the breakdown of age groups misinterprets the categories, referring to children under eleven as teenagers and those aged 11–16 as adults. While an overview is attempted, key features are not accurately reported. This places the response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is structured into distinct paragraphs, including an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs focusing on different charts. However, logical progression is hindered by confusing transitions such as 'Let's commence by looking at' and 'On the other types of dance classes'. Cohesive devices are sometimes awkward or inaccurate, and referencing is unclear in places, such as mixing up the subjects of the data. Paragraphing is present, but overall the organization lacks a smooth academic flow, aligning with Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with several spelling errors ('demonestrates', 'liiustrates', 'maaximum', 'stdents'). There is also inappropriate word choice, such as substituting 'dance classes' with 'art classes' throughout the response. While there are attempts at less common terms like 'proportion', lexical control is weak, and errors in word choice cause confusion for the reader. This performance reflects Band 5.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many of these attempts are faulty. Examples of grammatical errors include 'maximum number of of stdents are attending', 'college base studios are attending classes with the proportion of', and 'their number are between 400 to 500'. Frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and preposition use occur throughout the text, though meaning can generally be deciphered. This corresponds to a Band 5.0 score.
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