Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-16

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 graphs illustrate the usage percentage of different dance classes locations and the number of people in different age groups attending different types of dance classes in a town in Australia.

Overall, private studies are the most used for dance classes and collage-based studios are the least used. As for the type of dance classes it shows that younger students mostly attent Ballet and least likely to attend modern. The number of Oldern children attending Modern is more then Ballet.

Private studios make 48% of used locations for dance classes which make it the most used place, as for school halls it's 24%,community halls and other 18% and collage-based studeios which is the least used location and stands at 10%.

The chart shows the three type of dance classes (Ballet, Tap and Modern) attended by number of students from two diffferent age groups. Ballet classes are in general the most favoured class by younger students under 11 and it is the most attended class in geenral reaching around 600 students. However, it the least attended class by older student aged 11 to 16. Tap dance classes are the second most attended class in both groups, however younger students are slightly more. Modern dance class has around 500 students and it is the most attended class in the age group 11 to16 years old.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios are the most common location, college-based studios the least common, and the age groups show different preferences. Most figures are reported accurately, including the location percentages and the approximate totals for ballet and modern. The comparison that older students attend more modern than ballet is also supported. However, the overview says younger students are least likely to attend modern, while the chart shows tap is the least popular among under-11s (450 versus 300 modern? Actually modern is 300, so modern is least popular). Your later statement that tap is second-most attended in both groups is inaccurate for the older group, where modern is highest and ballet lowest. These inconsistencies and some underdeveloped comparisons keep the summary from being fully precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a sensible overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on locations, and a paragraph comparing dance types. This makes the two charts easy to identify, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “as for” help signal relationships. The progression is generally clear, but some connections are mechanical or confusing. For example, “Tap dance classes are the second most attended class in both groups” conflicts with the following statement that modern is most popular among older students. The long final paragraph also combines several comparisons without a clear order. Grouping the age-group figures consistently—first under-11s, then 11–16s, followed by a direct comparison—would make the progression more controlled and references easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “attended,” “most favoured,” “least used,” and “stands at,” so the reader can understand the main subject and comparisons. However, the range and control are limited by repeated or imprecise wording. “Usage percentage of different dance classes locations” is awkward, and “people” is less precise than “students” for the chart. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “collage-based,” “studeios,” “diffferent,” and “geenral.” Use standard chart language such as “proportion,” “venue,” “accounted for,” and “participation,” while checking spelling carefully. More accurate collocations would make the report sound clearer and more academic without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including contrast structures with “However” and clauses beginning “as for,” but grammatical control is inconsistent. Errors include subject–verb agreement in “private studios are the most used” only if referring to the location category? More clearly, “which make it” should be “which makes it”; missing or incorrect articles in “the three type of dance classes”; and faulty comparative forms in “more then Ballet.” The sentence “However, it the least attended class” is missing a verb, while “attended by number of students” needs a grammatical article or rephrasing. Punctuation is also uneven, particularly the missing space after the comma in “24%,community halls.” Build accuracy in basic clauses and check agreement, articles, and complete verb phrases before adding longer structures.

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