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 figure illustrates the location and types of dance classes young persons in a society in Australia are currently attending.

The dance classes are maximum at the private studios amd minimum in college based studios moreover, classes are almost same in community and school halls.

Tap and modern are almost same in teens but ballet is lower. Ballet is at top in children then tap and then modern.

The location of dance classes shows that these are higher at private studios which is 48%. In school halls, after school, the classes are at 24%. In community halls, at 18% and lowest in college based studios which is 10%. The types of dance classes by age group represents the ballet is at the highest in children which is about 600 and it is at 300 in teens. Tap is at 450 approximately in children and almost 420 in teens. Modern is at 300 in teens and about 520 in children.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify the main location pattern: private studios account for the largest share, while college-based studios have the smallest. You also compare dance preferences across the two age groups. However, one important comparison is misreported: modern is about 520 students among 11–16-year-olds and 300 among under-11s, but the final sentence reverses these figures. The overview also says tap and modern are “almost same in teens,” although their values differ noticeably. Your account of ballet and tap is broadly accurate, but some features are stated without enough precision. A clearer overview and careful checking of the age-group figures would make the key trends more fully and reliably reported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure: an opening, a short overview, and details about the two charts. This helps the reader identify the topic and the main categories. However, progression is limited because the overview repeats points that are then restated in the detail paragraph, and the two chart descriptions are joined together without a clear transition. Linking words such as “moreover” and “then” are used, but they do not always show the relationship between the information accurately. For example, the age-group comparisons would be easier to follow if each dance style were compared in a consistent order. Use separate, clearly focused paragraphs and more precise transitions to improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “highest,” “lowest,” “approximately,” and “by age group,” so the reader can understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and several expressions are unnatural or imprecise, such as “dance classes are maximum,” “in a society,” and “at top in children.” “Teens” and “children” are also less precise than the chart’s age labels, particularly when making comparisons. Spelling and word-form slips, including “amd,” further reduce accuracy. Build a more varied set of standard chart phrases, such as “accounted for,” “was attended by,” and “the largest proportion,” and use the age categories consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Your response communicates the main information through mostly simple sentences, and you attempt some longer structures, for example, “The types of dance classes by age group represents…” However, the range of sentence forms is limited, and some attempts are not well controlled. In that example, the plural subject “types” requires “represent,” and the sentence also needs a clearer construction. Other issues include missing articles or awkward article use (“at the private studios”), and incomplete sentence patterns such as “In community halls, at 18%.” Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent. Practise forming complete comparison sentences with accurate subject–verb agreement and articles, while varying simple statements with controlled clauses using “whereas” or “compared with.”

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