Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The provided charts offer insight into the location of and types of dance classes attend by young people in a town in Australia.

Overall, its is evident that private studios are the most dominated choice for dance location and collage based studios are not much popular. Whereas different dances tyoe have distinct appeal age group, ballet was the most popular among the young students and tap dance have a slight edge among the older pupils.

In terms of the location of dance classes, private studios was the best location accounted for 48%, which is higher than all of them, followed by shools halls 24%. Community halls and other consituted at 18%, collage based studios was 10%, it is least famous.

Regarding the types of dance classes, ballet was mostly famous among under 11 600 pupils attend this class and 11 to 16 years were 300 students. Tap classes was slightly similar between under 11 and 11 to 16 years old pupils 450 and 400. Modern class showed opposite pattern students form 11 to 16 were 500 and undr 11 are 300.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios are the leading location, while ballet is strongest among under-11s and modern among older students. Most figures are reported accurately, including the location percentages and the ballet and modern comparisons. However, the overview says tap has a slight edge among older pupils, although modern is the most popular class for that age group. The tap figures are also given as 450 and 400, whereas the chart shows approximately 450 and 420. Your account identifies the main patterns, but the comparison of tap and the overall ranking of classes could be clearer and more precise. This combination of relevant coverage and some underdeveloped or inaccurate detail fits the performance here.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a sensible overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for location and dance types. Phrases such as “Overall,” “In terms of,” and “Regarding” help signal the stages of the report, and the reader can follow the two chart topics. Some connections are less smooth, however. The overview’s “Whereas” creates an awkward link, and the sequence of location figures is presented as a list rather than being shaped into a clear comparison. In the final paragraph, the figures are compressed into long, loosely connected clauses. More consistent sentence boundaries and clearer links between each comparison would make the progression more fluent and less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “constituted,” “appeal,” and “pattern,” and you attempt to vary how you describe the charts. However, word choice and spelling errors are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less clear. Examples include “most dominated choice,” “not much popular,” “least famous,” and “mostly famous”; these are not natural ways to describe proportions or popularity in a chart report. There are also misspellings such as “collage,” “shools,” and “consituted.” Aim for precise, conventional reporting language and check spelling carefully. A more controlled range of accurate collocations would improve clarity and make the comparisons sound more academic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including an overview with a contrast and sentences comparing age groups. However, grammatical errors occur frequently, and some sentences are difficult to process. For example, “private studios was the best location accounted for 48%” combines structures without a clear grammatical link; “Tap classes was slightly similar” has a subject–verb agreement problem; and “students form 11 to 16 were 500” lacks a clear verb pattern for reporting the figure. The opening phrase “types of dance classes attend by young people” also needs a passive form. Practise building accurate comparison sentences, checking agreement and verb forms, and using punctuation to separate complete clauses.

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