Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-23
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 5.5)
The charts display the information about location and kinds of dance classes currently ongoing in a town of Australia.
Overall, private studios are very popular among young people and hold significant proportion. School halls rank second while kids under eleven interested in ballet dance class, similarly modern dance is very common in young adults.
Private studios by far the most common location for dance classes accounted for 48%, while school halls provide dance classes after-school ranks second holds 24% of the total proportion. Community halls and other places represent 18%, college-based studios contributed 10%.
As far as dance classes concerned, the ballet dance class by far the most famous among children, with 600 kids under 11, while in young adults from 11 to 16 this number drops significantly around 300 students. Tap dance class more or less famous equally around 400 kids of each category.
Modern dance class very common in 11 to 16 age group accounted for 500 students while there are 300 students under 11 interested in modern dance class.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both charts, correctly citing data such as 48% for private studios and 600 ballet students under 11. An overview is provided in the second paragraph, capturing key general trends such as the popularity of private studios and the contrast between age groups for ballet and modern dance. Comparisons are effectively made, such as contrasting the under-11 ballet figure (600) with the 11-16 age group (300). While some minor phrasing is slightly awkward, the key data points are accurately selected and reported, meeting the expectations for a Band 6.5 or 7.0 task response.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is organized into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, followed by an overview, a body paragraph on locations, and two body paragraphs dedicated to dance types by age group. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as "Overall", "while", and "As far as dance classes concerned". However, some transitions and sentence connections feel a bit mechanical or lack full fluency (e.g., "Private studios by far the most common location for dance classes accounted for 48%"). Paragraphing is used appropriately to structure the report, ensuring a clear overall progression throughout the text.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to data reporting and the visual content, such as "proportion", "significant", "drop significantly", and "category". However, there are some lexical and collocational inaccuracies, such as "kinds of dance classes currently ongoing" and "tap dance class more or less famous equally". Additionally, minor grammatical-lexical slips occur, like missing prepositions or auxiliary verbs ("accounted for", "ranks second holds"). The vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main points, but lacks the precision and flexibility of higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, though many complex structures contain grammatical slips or missing parts of speech. For instance, sentences like "Private studios by far the most common location for dance classes accounted for 48%" lack necessary verbs and punctuation, and "kids under eleven interested in ballet dance class" lacks a finite verb. There are frequent minor errors in grammar, such as missing articles and prepositions (e.g., "in a town of Australia", "by far the most famous among children"). While these errors do not severely impede communication, they prevent the text from achieving a higher accuracy band.
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