Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-09

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 given pie chart provide information on the location of dance classes, whereas the bar chart illustrates the number of young individuals currently attending different type of dance classes in a town in Australia.

Overall, private studios was the main venue, which represented the largest figure of attendees, while college-based studios had the smallest number of participants. Meanwhile, while ballet class was significantly famous among the youngest age group, modern class turned out to be the least popular.

Regarding the pie chart, the private studio made up the largest share, at 48% of total attendees. It was followed by school halls, which represented 24%. Community halls and other accounted for 18%, whereas college-based studios constituted the smallest proportion, at only 10%.

Looking at the bar chart, ballet was the most popular dance class among teenagers, with 600 attendees aged under 11, and 300 aged 11-16. Tap, on the other hand, constituted 450 and 420 users, respectively. Finally, modern class was the least popular among the youngest age group, with 300 particpants only, while 11-16 aged group represented 510 number.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify both charts and report the main location proportions accurately, including private studios as the largest share and college-based studios as the smallest. However, the overview is not fully reliable: it says modern is least popular overall, although modern is the lowest only among under-11s; for ages 11–16, ballet is lowest. The bar-chart comparisons are also partly misreported. The 600 under-11 ballet figure is described as teenagers, and the 11–16 modern figure is given as 510 rather than approximately 520. The overview also calls the venue figures attendees, although the pie chart shows locations, not attendance totals. Select and compare the key age-group patterns more precisely, and ensure the overview reflects both groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is clearly organised into an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two charts. The progression from the location data to the dance-type data is easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Regarding the pie chart” and “Looking at the bar chart” help signal each section. Contrast markers, including “whereas” and “on the other hand,” also support comparison. To make the organisation more effective, use the bar-chart paragraph to compare the age groups directly for each dance rather than listing figures in a way that can obscure which group each number refers to. The repeated “while” in the overview is slightly awkward, but the overall progression remains clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of chart-reporting vocabulary, including “made up the largest share,” “accounted for,” “constituted,” and “represented.” These choices show some flexibility and are generally appropriate to an academic summary. However, several expressions are imprecise or unnatural: “famous” is not the right word for popularity, “users” is unsuitable for students attending classes, and “represented 510 number” is not idiomatic. There is also a spelling error in “particpants.” Aim for more precise terms for participation and popularity, and check collocations and spelling. The range is adequate for the task, but these inaccuracies prevent consistently natural and precise description.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses with “whereas,” “while,” and “which,” and the meaning is generally clear. Some grammatical errors remain. In the opening, “The given pie chart provide” has a subject–verb agreement error; “private studios was” and “ballet class was” show similar agreement problems. The phrase “11-16 aged group” has an awkward grammatical structure, and “represented 510 number” does not form a correct noun phrase. These issues are noticeable but do not usually prevent the reader from understanding the comparisons. Review agreement between subjects and verbs, and check that age-group phrases and number expressions are formed correctly.

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