Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-18

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 pie chart and a table illustrate the information on the location and types of dance classes attending by young people in town in Australia.

Overall, there are four places wher dance classes conduct for young people in Australia. There are three types of dance with two age groups of young people. There are different numbers of student in every type of dance class.

Firstly, 48 % of dance classes locate in private studios. 24% dance classes located in school halls. It start after the school times. At the third number, 18% dance classes held in community halls and other places. Only 10% classes conduct in college based studios.

There are three types of dance classes. These are Ballet, tap and modern. There is two age groups of young people under 11 and the other 11-16. 600 students are in ballet dance class. Half of this, 300 people were in this dance class of age group 11-16. Approximately 450 students were in tap dance class under 11 years. Age group of 11-16 young people was in modern dance class. This is higher than

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the prompt by describing the two provided charts on the location and types of dance classes. However, the response falls short of fully covering the data. While the pie chart information is reasonably outlined (e.g., '48 % of dance classes locate in private studios'), the description of the bar chart data is incomplete and contains inaccurate reporting (e.g., stating 'Age group of 11-16 young people was in modern dance class. This is higher than' which trails off mid-sentence). The overview provided in the second paragraph is overly simplistic and fails to synthesise the main trends effectively. Due to the incomplete data reporting and trailing sentences, the task is only partially addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into logical paragraphs, with a clear introduction, overview, and body paragraphs focusing on location and types of dance respectively. However, progression within paragraphs is disrupted by mechanical and repetitive cohesive devices, such as starting multiple sentences with 'There are' or basic sequencing words like 'Firstly' and 'At the third number'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the final sentence is incomplete, breaking the flow of information. Paragraphing is present, but overall cohesion feels disjointed.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'classes', 'young people', 'dance', and 'students'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'dance classes attending' instead of 'attended', and 'classes locate' instead of 'are located'. Less common lexical items are attempted minimally (e.g., 'approximately'), but overall control is limited, and inaccuracies occasionally cause strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response shows a limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mostly of simple sentences and repetitive existential clauses ('There are', 'There is'). Attempts at complex structures are largely absent or result in significant errors, such as missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect prepositions ('in town in Australia' instead of 'in a town'), and incomplete sentences at the end of the text. Punctuation is basic, and frequent grammatical errors impede smooth reading.

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