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 charts Illustrates proportion of the locations and different types of dance classes joined by the youth in a town of Australia.

Overall, Private studios remains the most popular location with approximately half of the total proportion. Community and school halls combined makes a big percentage, whereas college-based studios takes a minority share. Ballet remains popular in students under age 11, following it are tap and modern dance classes. The 11 and 16 age group students has a reverse trend from the under 11 age group with majority taking modern dance classes, following are tap and ballet classes.

Private studios make up 48% of the total share. Following it are school halls ( after-school ) with 24% share. The community and other halls makes up 18% of the total location, whereas college-based studio remains the least popular location with only 10% of the total percentage.

Ballet is liked by the students under age 11 with 600 people joining it. Tap and modern dances are alittle less famous with approximately 450 and 300 students respectively. The age group between 11 and 16 enjoys the modern dance class more as approximately 500 students are a part of it, whereas tap and ballet dance classes are joined by approximately 430 and 300 students respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response selects the main features from both charts and gives a clear overview: private studios account for the largest share, while college-based studios are the smallest, and the age-group preferences differ. The figures are generally accurate, including the location percentages and the approximate student totals. The comparison that the older group shows a “reverse trend” is useful, although it could be made more precise: modern is highest for ages 11–16, while ballet is highest for under-11s; tap is relatively similar across the groups. This is a well-supported account of the key information. To make the overview more fully developed, state the contrast in tap participation explicitly rather than relying on the broad phrase “reverse trend.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the location and dance-type data. This gives the reader a clear route through the information, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “whereas,” and “Following it” help signal comparisons. The progression is generally logical, but some linking is repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “following,” and the overview’s long sequence of preferences makes the comparisons slightly harder to follow. The phrase “community and school halls combined” is also not developed in the later detail, where the two categories are reported separately. For stronger cohesion, group related comparisons more deliberately and use clearer references to the two age groups.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is adequate vocabulary for describing charts, including “proportion,” “share,” “minority,” and “approximately,” and the response uses several relevant comparison terms. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise or informal: “dance classes joined by the youth,” “liked by,” and “alittle less famous” do not sound natural in an academic report. “Total proportion” and “total percentage” are also unnecessarily repetitive. These choices do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim for standard chart-reporting language such as “attend,” “account for,” and “participation,” and check spacing and spelling in forms such as “a little.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, including comparisons with “whereas” and clauses describing each age group. Meaning remains clear, but some errors in agreement and sentence construction recur. For example, “The charts Illustrates” should be “The charts illustrate,” while “Community and other halls makes up” and “college-based studios takes” have subject–verb agreement problems. “The 11 and 16 age group students has” is also an awkward, inaccurate construction; use “Students aged 11–16 have.” Capitalisation after “charts” and spacing around the parenthesis are inconsistent. More reliable agreement, plural forms, and sentence patterns would improve accuracy while preserving the range of structures attempted.

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