Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-14

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 provide information about dance classes that young people are attending in Australia nowadays, with respect to the location of class and dance types.

Overall, pie chart gives information about the location of dance classes in the form of percentages and the horizontal bar chart gives details about the types of dance and number of students in each dance type.

The pie chart shows that almost half of the dance classes are getting organized at private studios. Of the remaining half classes, almost 1/2 of them are taking place at school halls after the school time is over. The remaining quarter of dance classes are being organized at college-based studios, community halls and other such places.

The horizontal bar chart displays that there are 2 age group of students. Group 1 is composed of students under age 11 and group 2 is composed of student aged between 11 and 16. There are three dance types: Ballet, Tap and Modern. Ballet classes have nearly double the number of Group 1 students as compared to Group 2. Tap classes have almost same number of students from both groups and modern classes have almost 200 more students than Group 1.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify both charts and make relevant comparisons, including the broad pattern that private studios account for almost half of classes and that ballet is more popular among under-11s than 11–16-year-olds. However, some details are inaccurate or too general. School halls represent 24%, not almost half of the remaining classes; college-based studios are 10%, while community halls and other locations are 18%, so these are not collectively a remaining quarter. The bar-chart comparison that modern has almost 200 more older students than younger students is accurate, but the response omits the approximate figures and does not clearly state that modern is the leading choice for the older group. Report the key percentages and student totals more precisely to make the overview and comparisons fully informative.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into clear paragraphs: an introduction, a general description, and separate discussion of the two charts. The progression from location to age-group preferences is easy to follow, and phrases such as “Of the remaining half” and “as compared to” help connect ideas. This clear overall organisation supports the reader throughout. Some linking and reference, however, are mechanical or imprecise: “The remaining quarter” does not clearly identify which locations it refers to, and “Group 1” and “Group 2” make the age categories less direct than simply naming them. The second paragraph mostly describes chart formats rather than giving an overview of the main trends. Use that space for a concise overview, then group the detailed comparisons logically.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “percentages,” “horizontal bar chart,” “age group,” and “dance types,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “displays” and “organized.” However, several choices are awkward or imprecise for describing charts: “classes are getting organized” and “the school time is over” sound conversational, while “remaining quarter” misrepresents the categories. Repetition of “dance classes,” “students,” and “group” also limits flexibility. Choose concise reporting collocations and use precise terms for the chart categories; for example, describe classes as “held at” a location and compare the number of students “in each age group.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, and most of the comparisons remain understandable. For example, “Ballet classes have nearly double the number of Group 1 students as compared to Group 2” communicates a comparison, while the final sentence combines three related observations. Some grammatical errors remain, including “pie chart gives” and “horizontal bar chart gives,” where articles are needed, and “There are 2 age group,” where the plural form is required. “Group 2 is composed of student” also has a number-agreement error. These do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Check articles and singular/plural agreement, and vary sentence structures while keeping comparisons grammatically controlled.

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