Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-20
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 chart show the details of which type of dance classes are command amongst a young people in a town in australia.The Most common location are the private studios that is mostly common between the people aged under 11 and from 11-16 there dance classses are located in school halls or community halls as there dance needs more space as they are grown up category. While ballet is the most common dance form in the under 11 people as shown in the graph almost 600 students are interested in ballet and in the age group from 11-16 the most comman dance form is modern as shown in the graph number of students in modern dance form is approx 520 and the least common dance form in 11-16 age group is ballet which is the most common dance form in under 11 category whereas the least common dance form for under 11 is modern which is the most common dance form from 11-16 which means they are extreme opposite.
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 the prompt by reporting information from both charts, noting the most common location (private studios at 48%) and discussing the dance forms across the two age groups (Ballet and Modern). However, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the writer claims that children aged 11-16 have classes located in school or community halls because 'their dance needs more space,' which misinterprets the location chart (as private studios are the overall most popular location regardless of age). Furthermore, the overview lacks precision and the response fails to mention all location categories fully. The relationship between Ballet and Modern is correctly identified as a reverse trend between the age groups, but overall development is limited and partially inaccurate, placing it in the band 5 category.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is written as a single, dense block of text without any paragraph breaks, which severely hinders its visual organization and readability. While there are some cohesive devices used to link ideas (such as 'While', 'as shown in the graph', 'whereas'), the lack of paragraphing means there is no clear progression or structure separating the location data from the age-group data. Referencing is sometimes confusing, for instance with phrases like 'in the under 11 people'. Overall, the organization is faulty and mechanical, characteristic of band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive. The student relies heavily on simple terms like 'common', 'dance form', 'students', and 'graph'. There are several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'command' instead of 'common', 'commage' implied, and awkward phrasing like 'in the under 11 people' or 'extreme opposite'. Although the writer attempts some less common vocabulary items, the noticeable errors and limited range restrict the score to band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response consists mostly of long, run-on sentences joined by conjunctions and comma splices rather than well-controlled complex structures. For example, sentences like 'While ballet is the most common dance form in the under 11 people as shown in the graph almost 600 students are interested in ballet and in the age group from 11-16 the most comman dance form is modern...' demonstrate poor punctuation and a lack of grammatical boundary control. Frequent grammatical errors and missing punctuation make parts of the text difficult to parse, fitting the band 5 descriptor.
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