Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The illustration summarizes the data on the places and variety of dance classes being attended by the youth in a locality of Australia.

Overall, the majority of classes are being attended in private studios followed by school halls. The majority of young people under 11 are attending ballet classes while learning about modern dance is common in youth aged between 11 and 16.

With regard to location, 48% of dance teaching are being done in private studios. 24% of the youth is learning the dance in school halls after study time. The rest of young people are learning in studios located in colleges and in community halls and other places.

With respect to variety, ballet is being learnt by youth under 11 and age between 11 to 16 with number participants around 600 and 300 respectively. Both age groups youth are equally interested in tap dance with number learner around 400 by each age group. The modern dance is famous in youth aged between 11 and 16 with number of learners above 500 followed by people under 11 with around 300 participants.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios are the leading location, while ballet is most popular among under-11s and modern dance among 11–16-year-olds. The figures you report for ballet and modern broadly match the chart, and you identify school halls as the second-largest location. However, some comparisons are over-generalised or imprecise. The two groups are not equally interested in tap: the chart shows about 450 under-11s and 420 older students. You also omit the exact shares for college-based studios and community halls, and the location paragraph does not compare these smaller categories. More precise reporting of the tap difference and the remaining location percentages would make the coverage more complete and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, then separate paragraphs for location and dance types. This gives the reader a logical route through the two charts, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “With regard to location,” and “With respect to variety” make the shifts easy to follow. The main limitation is that some connections are broad rather than precise: “The rest of young people” does not clearly distinguish the two remaining location categories, and the final paragraph moves through the age groups and styles without consistently highlighting the comparisons. Use clearer references and organise the figures in parallel—for example, compare both age groups for each dance style—to strengthen progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “private studios,” “school halls,” “participants,” and “variety,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “summarizes” and “with respect to.” However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise, including “dance teaching are being done,” “learning the dance,” and “the modern dance is famous.” Repetition of “youth” and “learning” also limits flexibility. Choose concise chart-reporting expressions such as “classes are held,” “students take classes,” and “modern dance is most popular.” More accurate collocations and a wider range of verbs for describing figures would improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence contrasting the two age groups and the clause “while learning about modern dance.” The paragraphing and sentence boundaries are generally clear, and errors rarely prevent understanding. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with agreement and articles: “48% of dance teaching are” should use a plural subject such as “classes are,” while “24% of the youth is” has an awkward singular construction. The phrase “Both age groups youth are” also needs a clearer noun phrase, such as “Young people in both age groups.” Review countable and uncountable nouns, subject–verb agreement, and article use; greater accuracy in these patterns would make the varied sentence forms more controlled.

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