Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-03
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 provide information about the location and different types of dance classes that young people in an australian town are currently attending. They show where classes are held and which types of dance are popular amoung young people.
Overall, private studios were most common location for dance classes, while college-based studios were the least common. Ballet was the most popular type of dance amoung children 11. While modren was the most popular type of dance between children 11-16.
Regarding the location of dance classes, private studios were largest in this location, at 48%. while school halls were popular in this location, at 24%. Wheares community halls and other were on third stage in this location, at 18%. However college-based studios had the lowest percentage, at 10%.
There were 600 Ballet students who were under the age of 11.While the number of students in Tap and Modren dance was lower than that in Ballet. There were 530 Modren students who were 11-16. While the number of Tap students was 400, and Ballet students were 300, which was lowest then others in this classes.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response addresses all parts of the task by reporting on both charts, providing a clear overview, and selecting key features such as private studios being the most common location and the variations in dance types across age groups. However, some ideas are under-developed or contain minor inaccuracies in data reporting, such as stating 'Ballet students who were under the age of 11' without noting the specific figure of 600 clearly in relation to the chart scale, or slight discrepancies in reading the exact figures for older modern and tap dancers. The overall trends are successfully identified, but further extension and precision in data selection would be needed to reach a higher level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response presents an overall coherent arrangement with a clear attempt to group information logically into an introduction, an overview, a location paragraph, and a data paragraph for the dance types. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical, with abrupt transitions between ideas and repetitive phrasing such as 'were on third stage in this location' or 'While the number of...'. Paragraphing is present, but referencing and logical progression between sentences can feel disjointed at times, characteristic of a mid-level performance where cohesive devices are not yet used with complete flexibility.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The writer uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common vocabulary related to charts and statistics like 'percentage', 'location', and 'common'. However, there are noticeable spelling errors ('australian', 'amoung', 'modren', 'Wheares') and awkward word choices or collocations ('largest in this location', 'lowest then others in this classes'). These errors do not completely impede communication, but they restrict the lexical score because precision and control over word forms and spelling are inconsistent.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting comparative structures like 'while the number of students in Tap and Modern dance was lower than that in Ballet'. There are some errors in grammar and punctuation, including missing articles ('Ballet students were 300, which was lowest then others in this classes'), capitalization issues ('australian'), and punctuation flaws like fragment sentences ('While the most popular type of dance between children 11-16'). These errors occur regularly across the text, though they rarely impede overall communication.
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