Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-13

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 charts illustrate the information on the venue of dance classes in an Australian town and the type of classes participated by adolescents.

Overall, the pie chart shows that almost half of the classes take place in private studios, while least take place in college-based studios. The horizontal bar chart depicts that students under the age of 11 showed more interest in ballet and less participation in modern dance classes while students under 11-16 showed reverse of that.

From the location perspective,48% of dance practices take place in private studios. Meanwhile, school halls comprise of 24% of them and 18% of the dance classes venues are community hall and others. However, college based studios occupy only 10% of them.

From the dance type scenario, It is seen that around 600 students under the age of 11 showed more interest in ballet dance, while only 300 of them showed attraction towards modern dance classes. Conversely, almost 500 students under the age of 11-16 claims attraction towards modern dance and around 300 of them attended ballet dance classes. Nevertheless, in tap dance practice, students from both age groups showed almost similar interest, accounted for 400 students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You cover both charts and provide a clear overview: private studios are the most common venue, college-based studios the least common, and the age groups show contrasting preferences for ballet and modern dance. The venue percentages are reported accurately, and the comparisons for ballet and modern are supported with relevant figures. However, the overview says the older group showed the “reverse” pattern, which overgeneralises because its tap figure is close to the younger group’s. The tap comparison is also imprecise: the chart shows about 450 under-11s and 420 students aged 11–16, rather than approximately 400 in both groups. Including these distinctions would make the summary more fully precise and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for venue and dance-type data, giving the information a clear progression. Linking expressions such as “Meanwhile,” “Conversely,” and “Nevertheless” help signal comparisons. Some connections are less effective: “Nevertheless” does not express a contrast that fits the tap figures, and “From the location perspective” and “From the dance type scenario” sound formulaic. There is also a small interruption in flow from inconsistent spacing and capitalization, such as “From the dance type scenario, It is seen…”. To strengthen cohesion, use transitions that precisely reflect the relationship between figures and connect the overview more directly to the detailed comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “venue,” “private studios,” “participation,” and “interest,” and the meaning is generally clear. However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise for describing chart data: “classes participated by adolescents,” “showed attraction towards,” and “dance practices take place” do not sound idiomatic in this context. “Claims attraction” is also an unsuitable collocation, while “least take place” is incomplete phrasing. These attempts at varied vocabulary show range, but accuracy and natural collocation are inconsistent. Prefer straightforward reporting language such as “attended,” “accounted for,” and “the smallest proportion,” using precise terms rather than decorative alternatives.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex structures, including a contrastive sentence beginning “while” and clauses introduced by “although” or “while” in the overview. Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the type of classes participated by adolescents” has an incomplete passive construction; “school halls comprise of 24%” uses an incorrect verb pattern; and “students … claims” has subject–verb disagreement. The phrase “students under 11-16” also needs a clearer age-group construction, such as “students aged 11–16.” Capitalization after a comma in “scenario, It is seen” and spacing around punctuation need attention. More consistent control of verb forms, agreement, and sentence mechanics would improve accuracy.

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