Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The two chars illustrates the Location of dance classes and other shows three different type of dance classes by age group of students.

Overall, Private studio was the most significant category in the pie chart. While, in the line graph Under 11 years students have performed in Ballet dance.

First of all, in pie chart Private studios acconted for almost half of the grapgh which is 48%. Then, in other half 3 location are located. School halls made up approximately one quarter of the total.Community halls and other constituted for 18% and College based studio has the lowest location about one-tenth.

Second line grpah shows the, Tap dance classes have alomost similar students in both age group.Where,Under 11 group have 450 students and other group have 430 students. Both group have same number of students 300 in two different type of dance class such as ballet and modern class.Under 11 group has thehighest 600 students in Ballet class and 11-16 age group has 520 students in modern classes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify several important features: private studios account for 48%, college-based studios have the smallest share, and the under-11 group has the highest ballet figure. You also compare tap participation across the age groups. However, the overview is incomplete: it focuses on ballet rather than summarising the main contrast across dance types, where younger students favour ballet while older students favour modern. There is also a factual error in saying both groups have 300 students in two different classes; 300 applies to under-11 modern and 11–16 ballet, not the same two classes. The tap figure for the older group is approximately 420, not 430. More accurate, selective comparisons would make the report clearer and more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate descriptions of the pie chart and age-group chart. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. Some linking is mechanical, however: “First of all” and “Second” announce sections without showing the relationship between the data, while “While” in the overview does not connect the two observations clearly. Several sentences also combine figures in a way that makes the comparison difficult to follow, especially “Both group have same number of students 300 in two different type of dance class.” Use clearer grouping and references—for example, compare ballet figures together, then tap and modern—so the progression is more precise and cohesion less dependent on basic sequencing words.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “made up,” “constituted,” and “age group,” and these choices help communicate proportions and categories. There is some variety in how you describe the pie-chart shares. However, spelling errors such as “acconted,” “grapgh,” and “alomost” are noticeable, and some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, including “the lowest location” and “students have performed in Ballet dance.” “Line graph” is also an inaccurate label for the chart type. Aim for accurate, conventional reporting language and check spelling carefully; this would make your otherwise relevant vocabulary more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including a contrast with “While” and a sentence beginning “Although” is not present; most information is conveyed in understandable clauses. However, errors in sentence construction and agreement recur. For example, “The two chars illustrates” has a plural subject with a singular verb, and “Private studio was” does not agree with the plural category “Private studios.” The sentence “Both group have same number of students 300 in two different type” lacks articles and has incorrect plural forms, making the comparison hard to interpret. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, particularly around commas. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and plural nouns, and build comparisons in complete, clearly punctuated sentences.

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