Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The image illustrates the number of students in a town in Australia attending 3 different dance classes across around 4 locations.

Overall, four locations are shown, such as the community and the school halls. Three types of dance classes (by age group) are also there, including Ballet which seems to have the most students under 11 along with the least in 11- 16, and Modern is quite popular with kids of age group (11 - 16).

The first location is the community halls & others, where 18% of the dance classes were held. Secondly, the Private studios where the majority of classes were held around 48% of the 100. School halls(after-school) were second to Private studios, at around 24% and the least percent of classes held were at College-based studios, at 10% approx.

As three different dance classes, "BalletTap and Modern" were divided by age groups (under 11 and 11 - 16). The most students under 11 attended the Ballet classes, at 600 approx with the least student around all classes in age group (11-16) at 300. Followed by the Tap, with almost similar numbers in both age groups at 430 and 410 respectively. The third class, Modern, had the most students by age (11 - 16) ,approx 510 with least no of students in age group (under 11) at 300 across all classes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and identify several important features: private studios account for the largest share of locations, college-based studios the smallest, and the age-group figures show contrasting preferences for ballet and modern. Most reported values are consistent with the chart, including approximately 600 under-11 ballet students and 520 students aged 11–16 in modern. This meets the task well, with a clear overview and relevant comparisons. To make the summary more complete and precise, clarify that the location chart shows where classes are held, rather than the proportion of classes themselves, and develop the comparison between age groups—for example, under-11s favour ballet, while the older group favours modern. The tap figures are also slightly misreported: they are about 450 and 420, rather than 430 and 410.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for location and dance-type data. This makes the two charts easy to follow, and sequencing phrases such as “Secondly” and “Followed by” help signal progression. However, some linking is mechanical, and the overview’s list of features does not establish the main comparisons as clearly as it could. References such as “the least student around all classes” and “the most students by age” are not immediately clear, so readers must infer the intended comparison. Use more explicit links between the age groups and classes, and organise each data paragraph around a clear comparison rather than a sequence of items. This would strengthen progression and make cohesion less dependent on formulaic transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “attending,” “majority,” “divided by age groups,” and “approximately,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also some attempts at more precise reporting language, such as “held” and “popular.” However, several choices are awkward or imprecise for describing charts: “the majority of classes were held around 48% of the 100” is unclear, and “the least student” is not a natural way to describe a figure. “Across around 4 locations” is also an imprecise description of the chart. Aim for standard data-reporting collocations such as “accounted for,” “the lowest figure,” and “the number of students.” These refinements would make your vocabulary more accurate and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Ballet which seems to have…” and the comparison introduced by “where.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical and punctuation errors reduce accuracy. For example, “The first location is the community halls” has a mismatch between singular and plural, while “the least percent … were” has agreement problems. The sentence beginning “As three different dance classes” is also an incomplete or awkward construction, and punctuation around parenthetical age groups is inconsistent. Practise forming complete comparison sentences and checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries. Greater control of these patterns would make the data descriptions smoother without sacrificing sentence variety.

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