Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-15

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 illustrates the percentage of people who took classes in four locationsn of a town in Australia, while bar chart shows the information about ballet, tap, modern form of dance classes by two age groups.

Overall, it is clear that the proportion of privated stuios were large considerably, and college based studios had the small shares among all the four locations.Meanwhile, Ballet dance form experienced the most popular among yougers aged under 11. Although a small change was obsered in tap dance for both age groups.

Regarding locations, the percentage of youger dancers was 48% for private studios which is almost doubled to the school hall just over 24% participants. There is only 18% shares of young people who's joined dance classes at community halls and other. By contrast, the figure for college-based studios representaed only 10% participants in Australia.

By contrast, Ballet classes was the most popular among people aged under 11 by approximately 300 individual more than the aged 11-16, in an opposed to the figures for modern dance form recorded approximately 500 people aged 11-16 and 300 aged under 11. Similarly, tap dance recorded above 400 particitipants in both categories.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and provide an overview, identifying private studios as the leading location and ballet as especially popular among under-11s. Most location figures are reported accurately, and the comparison that under-11 ballet exceeds the older group by about 300 is supported by the chart. However, the overview is incomplete: it does not identify modern as the leading choice for 11–16-year-olds, and the statement that tap shows only “a small change” is vague. The body does include the key modern comparison and notes that tap figures are similar, but “above 400” for both groups loses the useful distinction between roughly 450 and 420. A more complete overview and sharper comparisons would make the report more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for location and dance-type data. This gives the reader a generally clear route through the information, and transitions such as “Regarding locations” and “By contrast” help signal shifts. The progression is not always smooth, however. “By contrast” is used to introduce the second chart even though it does not clearly express a contrast with the preceding location data, and the overview’s tap comment is not clearly connected to the later figures. Some references, such as “the figures” and “both categories,” require the reader to infer exactly which values are being compared. Use more precise linking and refer explicitly to the age groups and dance styles to strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “participants,” “age groups,” and “recorded,” and you attempt some variation rather than relying on a single verb. However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “locationsn,” “privated stuios,” “yougers,” “obsered,” and “particitipants” should be corrected. Several combinations are also unnatural, such as “were large considerably,” “had the small shares,” and “Ballet dance form experienced the most popular.” Prefer concise, conventional reporting language—for example, “accounted for the largest share” and “was the most popular style.” The range is sufficient to discuss the charts, but more accurate spelling, word forms, and collocations are needed for clearer, more natural reporting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a comparison with “which is almost doubled” and a concessive sentence beginning “Although.” The main information is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy and occasionally make relationships unclear. For example, “while bar chart shows” needs an article, “Ballet classes was” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “in an opposed to” is not a correctly formed comparison. The sentence beginning “Although a small change was observed” is also incomplete because it has no main clause. There are further issues with plural and article patterns, as in “18% shares.” Work on complete sentence construction, agreement, and article use while retaining your attempts at complex structures.

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