Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-07

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 6.0)

The pie chart illustrates the proportion of different location of dance classes and table provides data on different types of dance along with the number of students of different aged group in Australia.

Overall, privatae studios represents the highest figires, whereas college-based studios represents then lowest proportion. Neverthless, children aged under eleven represents the highest number for ballet dance, whereas children between age 11 and 16 represents highest figure in modern dance. Both aged group accounted almost identical participation in tap dance.

Private studios alone records the highest figure, at 48%, while college based studios represents only 10%. The other two venues are school-halls and community halls along other shares 24% and 18% respectively. On the other hand, aged under 11 children has strong participation in ballet dance with more than 600 number participation, followed by tap dance with more than 400 participation and modern dance with 300 participation, representing few number of participant.

Meanwhile, children of aged between 11 and 16 years has strong participation in modern dance, with 500 plus participation, followed by tap dance with more than 400 participation, 100 participants less than modern. The few participants represents by ballet with 300 particpipants.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response identifies the main features of both charts and gives a clear overview: private studios are the most common venue, college-based studios the least common, and the age groups show different preferences for ballet and modern dance while tap participation is similar. Most figures are reported accurately, including the venue shares and the approximate student totals. The comparison that tap participation is “almost identical” is well grounded in the chart. Some details are less precise: “more than 600” for under-11 ballet slightly overstates the plotted value, and “100 participants less” for older students’ tap than modern is an approximate comparison that could be stated more carefully. Overall, the task is addressed clearly, with relevant comparisons; greater precision in describing the figures would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of the venue data and age-group figures. This makes the main comparisons easy to locate. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “On the other hand,” and “Meanwhile” help signal shifts between features, although the contrastive “On the other hand” is not quite appropriate when moving from locations to dance types. Some connections are also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “followed by,” and the final paragraph’s comparisons could be grouped more clearly by dance type. The overview is useful, but more consistent paragraphing and less mechanical linking would make the progression smoother and the relationships between figures clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “participation,” “venues,” and “highest figure,” so the reader can understand the comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural or imprecise. For example, “different location” should be “different locations,” “strong participation” is awkward for describing chart totals, and “representing few number of participant” is difficult to interpret. There are also spelling errors such as “privatae,” “figires,” “Neverthless,” and “particpipants.” These do not prevent understanding overall, but they reduce accuracy and fluency. Use more precise reporting language and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, including the overview contrast introduced by “whereas” and the longer comparisons in the body. The main information is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in phrases such as “private studios represents” and “children … has strong participation.” There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence construction, as in “different aged group” and “with more than 600 number participation.” The opening sentence would be clearer as two parallel clauses describing what each chart shows. These errors sometimes make the wording awkward, although the intended comparisons can usually be followed. More reliable agreement and simpler, well-controlled phrasing would improve accuracy.

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