Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-21

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 charts demonstrates the proportion of the venue and different factors of dance classes of young individual in a town in Australia are currently attending.

Overall, the pie chart holds four different locations in Austrailia. The most used locations are private studios. On the other hand, bar chart illustrates the types of classes by age in Australia. In addition, ballet type of dance remained common throughout the period.

At first, there are different locations of dance classes the most common venue is private studios which tends up to 48% in the country. Furthermore, School halls (after-school) are second best location for the dance classes 24% of people use this location. 18% of location is used by dance classes in community halls and other. However the lowest location is college-based studios.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response is incomplete because it abruptly cuts off in the second body paragraph ('Secondly, ther...'), failing to fully present all information or make all necessary comparisons. Furthermore, the length requirement of 150 words is not met, as the student's response contains only 132 words. Although the student attempts an overview and mentions some data from both the pie chart and the bar chart, the incomplete nature of the response and the failure to meet the minimum word count prevent it from achieving a higher band score. To improve, the student must ensure all key features are reported and the word count threshold is fully satisfied.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response exhibits some basic organizational structure with an introductory sentence and transition signals like 'At first' and 'Secondly'. However, progression is disrupted by the abrupt ending of the text mid-sentence. Paragraphing is attempted, but the underdeveloped structure means cohesion is mechanical and incomplete. Referencing is occasionally awkward, such as '18% of location is used by dance classes', which lacks clear logical flow. Overall, while a basic layout is discernible, the lack of completion heavily impacts the cohesion and logical progression of the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive. The student attempts some task-specific terminology, such as 'proportion', 'private studios', 'college-based studios', and 'community halls', but struggles with word choice and collocation in phrases like 'The charts demonstrates the proportion of the venue and different factors of dance classes' and 'ballet type of dance remained common'. There are noticeable lexical inaccuracies, such as using 'location' to refer to a percentage ('18% of location is used'). The range is minimally adequate for the task, but errors in word choice restrict the score to a band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains a mix of simple sentence forms and attempted complex structures, but grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several noticeable errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The charts demonstrates'), missing prepositions, and awkward phrasing ('private studios which tends up to 48%'). Furthermore, the sentence structure breaks down completely at the end where the text cuts off ('Secondly, ther...'). While some simple sentences are constructed correctly, frequent errors and the inability to finish sentences hinder communication and structure.

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