Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-12

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 pie chart and bar chart demonstrate the locations of dance classes where students of different age groups are attending different types of dance classes in a town in Australia.

Overall, most of the rehearsals are being attended in private studios and ballet dance is one of the most dance type that has most participants under 11. Whereas college-based studios share the least proportion of dance classes locations, while majority of the teenagers are interesting in the modern dance.

Private studios are offering 48% of dance rehearsals and 600 learners of 11 years old are attending ballet dance and only 300 learners of 11-16 age group are participating. Furthermore, 24% school halls after the school hours teach the students that how to dance, while community halls and college-based studios share the proportion of 18% and 10% respectively.

On the other hand, tap dance has approximately equal number of pupils whose ages are under 11 or 11-16. However, only 300 students of under 11 are learning the modern dance, while almost 500 above students of 11-16 age group are learning modern dance.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and provide a clear overview: private studios account for the largest share, college-based studios the smallest, and modern is most popular among the older group. Most figures are accurately reported, including the location percentages and the ballet and modern comparisons. The main factual weakness is the statement that “600 learners of 11 years old” attend ballet; the chart shows 600 students under 11, not students aged 11. Your description of tap as approximately equal is supported by 450 versus 420, though the comparison could be more precise. This meets the task well, with the key features selected, but some details and comparisons need clearer, more exact development to make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs. This gives the reader a coherent route through the charts, and phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” signal the stages of the summary. However, the organisation of the details is not always fully logical: the paragraph beginning “Private studios are offering…” shifts from a location percentage to ballet figures, which makes the relationship between the charts less clear. “Whereas” also begins a fragment in the overview, and “Furthermore” links information that is not strongly connected. Group the location data together and then compare dance types by age, using references that make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “participants,” “age group,” and “approximately,” and the reader can generally understand the information. However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “most of the rehearsals are being attended,” “the most dance type,” and “students that how to dance.” “Interesting in” is also the wrong form for describing preferences, while “above students” does not clearly identify the older group. These choices limit precision and make parts of the report awkward, despite an adequate range for the task. Prefer standard data-reporting expressions such as “classes are held,” “the most popular dance style,” and “students aged 11–16 showed a preference for.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “while” and “whereas,” and the main message is usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, however. “Whereas college-based studios share the least proportion…” is an incomplete clause, and “students that how to dance” has an incorrect clause structure. In “most of the rehearsals are being attended,” the passive construction is awkwardly formed for the intended meaning. There are also inconsistencies in how age groups are expressed, as in “11 years old” where the chart category is “under 11.” To improve, use complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and check clause structure and age-group phrasing; more accurate control of these patterns would strengthen the range you are already attempting.

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