Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-08

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 Pie chart Illustrates about the locations of places where dance classes held.and the bar graphdisplay information on three types of dance classes and of teen agers in a town of Australia now attending.

Overall,Teenagers attends mostly in Private studios,School halls and community hall respectively.and three type of dance they are learn which is flucated in avery age group under 11 like ballet more and 11 TO 16 or oppiste to them they like modern Dance.

Private studios are famous for dance class 48% student join for learning ,respectively school halls after school having 24% OF student.community halls and college based studios not more combine almost 28% of students.

student under 11 almost 600 student join ballet dance classes and from 11 to 16 only 300.in tap dance classes more then 400 student from age group under 11 and a little bit diffrence in above 11 year gae group. but in modren dance its totly oppsite 11 TO 16 year students More then 500 student join and under 11 stu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify several important features: private studios are the most common location, and ballet is more popular among under-11s while modern is more popular among 11–16-year-olds. The location figures are mostly accurate, including 48% and 24%, and your comparisons for ballet and modern reflect the chart. However, the overview is unclear in places, and the tap comparison is not reported precisely: the figures are about 450 for under-11s and 420 for older students, so the younger group is slightly ahead. The final sentence is also unfinished, leaving the under-11 modern figure unreported. A clearer overview and complete, accurate comparisons across all three dance styles would make the summary more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for location and dance types. This helps the reader see that you are addressing both charts. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, particularly in the overview and the final paragraph, which ends mid-sentence. Linking words such as “respectively” are used where the relationship between the figures is not clear, and some sentences run together without effective punctuation. Organise the comparisons in a consistent order—for example, describe each age group across ballet, tap and modern—and use clear sentence boundaries and references. This would make the overall arrangement more coherent and reduce the effort needed to interpret your points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “Private studios,” “student,” “age group,” and “dance classes,” so the topic is generally identifiable. There are also attempts at comparison, such as “a little bit difference” and “opposite.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, including “famous for dance class” and “not more combine.” Spelling and word-form errors—such as “flucated,” “diffrence,” and “modren”—also make parts of the response harder to understand. Choose precise terms for proportions and comparisons, and check spelling carefully. Using expressions such as “accounted for,” “slightly higher,” and “by contrast” would help you report the data more clearly and appropriately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, for example, “Private studios are famous for dance class 48% student join for learning” and the comparison between ballet participation in the two age groups. However, sentence structures are often incomplete or incorrectly joined, and verb forms and agreement are not consistently controlled. Examples include “Teenagers attends” and “dance classes held,” where the subject–verb form or sentence construction needs correction. Missing punctuation and capitalisation also make sentence boundaries unclear. Practise building complete sentences with a subject and verb, then connect comparisons using accurate clauses—for example, “About 600 under-11s attend ballet, compared with 300 students aged 11–16.” More reliable control of these basic patterns would improve clarity.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.