Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-06

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 6.5)

The pie chart illustrates the location of dance classes, while the bar chart illustrates the number of students attending types of dance classes (ballet, tap, and modern ) by age group in a town in Australia.

Overall, the location of dance classes mostly covered by private studios compared to the other three locations. School halls (after-school) stands second. Whereas the number of students attending types of dance classes is seen to be mostly taking ballet by the age group under 11 and modern of those aged 11-16.

In terms of the location of dance classes private studios stand first where 48% of young people are going there, compared to 52% which is combined of all three locations. School halls (after-school) proportion to 24%, while the percentage of community halls and other is 18%. However, Location of college-based studios are on the lowest side only 10% people are attending.

On the other hand, the types of dance classes is consist of age groups of number of students attending, where ballet is most in children under 11 with 600 students are attending compared to only halved of the aged between 11-16 are attending which is 300. Modern dance classes type is where are the majority students aged 11-16 by more than 500, compared to under 11, they are only 300. Moreover, tap dance type is seen to be mostly equal at 400 students, where under 11 children are just over 20 more students than aged between 11-16.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios are the largest location category, while ballet is most popular among under-11s and modern among 11–16-year-olds. Most figures are reported accurately, including the 48%, 24%, 18% and 10% location shares and the main ballet and modern comparisons. The tap figures, however, are misinterpreted: the chart shows about 450 under-11 students and 420 aged 11–16, not “just over 20 more” in the younger group; the difference is about 30. Also, saying private studios exceed the other locations is less precise than noting that the remaining locations together account for 52%. More exact comparisons and a little less generalisation would strengthen an otherwise well-focused summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear four-paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate discussions of location and dance types. This gives the reader a logical route through both charts, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In terms of” and “On the other hand” help signal the stages of the report. The progression is not always smooth, however: “On the other hand” suggests a contrast between the charts that is not really being made, and the final paragraph combines several comparisons in a long, crowded sentence. Some references, such as “where” in “where ballet is most,” are unclear. Use more direct links between comparisons and divide dense sentences to make cohesion more natural and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to describe both charts, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “age group” and “attending,” and the meaning is generally clear. There is some variety in how you introduce comparisons, but several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “mostly covered by,” “stand first,” “on the lowest side” and “the types of dance classes is consist of.” Repetition of “students attending” and “dance classes” also limits flexibility. Aim for standard chart-report collocations such as “accounted for,” “had the highest figure” and “the number of students taking each style.” More accurate, natural phrasing would make your comparisons sound more controlled without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including comparisons with “compared to” and clauses introduced by “where” and “while.” However, errors in sentence structure and agreement recur, and several sentences are not fully controlled. For example, “School halls … stands second” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the types of dance classes is consist of age groups” has an incorrect verb construction. In “ballet is most in children under 11 with 600 students are attending,” the clause structure is also faulty. Articles, punctuation and sentence boundaries need more consistent attention. Practise building comparisons with a clear subject and verb—for example, “Ballet attracted 600 under-11 students, twice the figure for the older group”—and check agreement before finalising each sentence.

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