Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The charts given illustrate the location of different types of dance classes attend by young people in a town in Australia.Overall,48% of young people attend dance classes in private studios and it is highest percentage of attending dance classes in a town in Australia.The school halls classes attend by young people is 24 percent and college-based studios is 10%.The private studios stands high among school halls studio and college-based studios.The types of dance classes vary with age of students and ballet dance classes is most attended by students under 11 and modern dance classes are most attended by students of age from 11 to 16.The number of students who attend ballet dance classes under 11 is 600 and the number of students who join ballet dance classes from 11 to 16 years old is 300.The modern dance classes attended by students who vary from age of 11 to 16 years old is almost 530 and the classes attended by under 11 years old students is 300.

The tap dance classes attended by students of age from 11 to 16 years old is almost 440 and the under 11 is nearly 450.

To conclude ballet dance class is most attended class by under 11 and the modern dance class is most attended by student form 11 to 16 years old.The ballet dance is most attended class followed up by modern type of dance class.The number of students who are under 11 and above 11 to 16 have almost same numbers in attending class of tap.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and identify several key comparisons: private studios are the largest location category, while ballet is most popular among under-11s and modern among 11–16-year-olds. Most figures are close to the chart, including 600 and 300 for ballet and 300 for under-11 modern. The overview is relevant, but it is not fully accurate: you call ballet the most attended class overall, although the chart shows the highest single figure is under-11 ballet, and the age-group totals are not compared. The location summary also omits community halls and other venues. Your response therefore addresses the task well overall, but some features are less fully selected or developed, and a few comparisons need more precise framing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: it introduces the charts, gives an overview, reports figures, and ends with a conclusion. This helps the reader follow the main topic. However, the progression is weakened by repetition: the final paragraph repeats that ballet leads for younger students and modern for older students, already stated earlier. The location figures and dance-type comparisons are also mixed together rather than organised into clearly separated sections. Linking is limited, and phrases such as “To conclude” do not add a new stage of analysis. Group the location information in one paragraph and the age-group comparisons in another, then use concise comparisons such as “whereas” and “by contrast” to make relationships clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “private studios,” “college-based studios,” “ballet,” “tap,” and “modern,” so the reader can understand the categories being compared. However, the range of reporting language is limited, and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, such as “attend dance classes” and “most attended class.” Some collocations and word forms are awkward, including “the private studios stands high” and “classes attend by young people.” These choices sometimes make the description less natural, even though the intended meaning is generally recoverable. Use a wider set of accurate chart-reporting expressions, such as “accounted for,” “was the most popular,” and “participation was higher among,” while keeping the wording concise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the main comparisons can usually be understood. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, with errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries. For example, “The private studios stands high” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “ballet dance classes is most attended” does not match the plural subject. The opening also runs directly into “Overall” without appropriate spacing or punctuation, and several sentences join multiple ideas without clear structure. These recurring errors sometimes make the reader work to interpret the relationships. Practise accurate comparative sentence patterns and check each sentence for a clear subject, correctly formed verb, and appropriate punctuation.

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