Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-11

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 pie chart illustrates the data about location of dance classes and the bar chart compares the three distinct dance classes performed by the number of young children in Australia.

Overall, private studios comprise a big share than other three locations, whereas ballet are more popular type of dance class for the children under 11 years old, while modern type are attending by aged group 11 to 16.

The private studios hold a significant share of 48%. On second place, School halls account for less then a quarter (24%). After that, the community halls and other made 18% of the total. The remaining 10% holds by college-based studios.

More than 500 participants aged 11 to 16, attends the modern type dance class, while just over 400 peoples attends tap class and 300 are attending ballet classes. Ballet type are chose by 600 children under 11 year, tap around 450, and modern 300.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios are the largest location, and ballet leads among under-11s while modern leads among 11–16-year-olds. The figures you report are broadly accurate, including the location shares and the comparisons across dance styles. You also support the overview with relevant details, such as 600 younger ballet students and just over 500 older modern students. To make the summary more fully developed, state the main contrast between age groups explicitly—for example, ballet participation is higher among younger children, whereas modern is higher among older students—and compare the similar tap figures. Avoid the imprecise claim that the classes are “performed by the number” of children; identify the chart as showing attendance or student numbers.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a sensible four-part structure: introduction, overview, location details, and age-group figures. The progression from the pie chart to the bar chart is easy to follow, and signposts such as “Overall,” “On second place,” and “After that” help guide the reader. This gives the report a coherent overall arrangement. However, some linking is mechanical, and the final paragraph lists figures rather than drawing the age-group comparisons together. For stronger progression, group the bar-chart information by contrast—for instance, explain that younger children favour ballet while older students favour modern, then note that tap numbers are similar. Use transitions selectively so the relationships between figures, rather than a sequence of list markers, carry the paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “significant share,” “account for,” “participants,” and “popular,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language. Some choices are inaccurate or awkward, however: “comprise a big share than” is not a natural comparison, “performed by the number” does not express attendance, and “the remaining 10% holds by” is an unsuitable collocation. “Peoples” is also not the correct plural for people. These issues do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Prefer standard chart-reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “made up,” “attended,” and “the number of students,” and check that comparative forms are used correctly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the overview sentence contrasting locations and age groups and the sentence beginning “while just over 400…”. The main comparisons remain understandable. However, some errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction recur: “ballet are more popular,” “modern type are attending,” and “more than 500 participants … attends” do not maintain subject–verb agreement, while “the remaining 10% holds” has an incorrect verb form. The opening sentence also has an awkward grammatical structure. These errors make the writing less controlled, even though the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Practise checking each subject and verb, and use clear patterns such as “Ballet is the most popular style among…” and “just over 500 students attend…”.

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