Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-20

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 combination of pie chart and bar graph illustrates about the information regarding dance institution and its location which are attending by youngsters at the time in a countryside area in Australia.The whole datais calibrated in percentage and number of students.

It is evident that,private studios are the most which are holding the slightly less than half with 48 percentage of location in the town. After school their halls are used as dance classes which is holding a percenage of 24 out of 100 of all.At last college based studios and community halls and others are with percentage of location with 10 and 18 respectively.

probing ahead toward the types of dance classes by multifarious age group.firstly,Ballet dance classes has the highest number pupils which are under 11 with the number of students 600 following with Tap dance classes has approximately 450 seekers under 11.Students which are in between 11 and 16 has the lowest number of learners inballet dance classes,whereas in Modern dance institution has the maximum number of student which are in the age group of 11 and 16.modern classes has the 300 students which are under 11 following with Tap dance classes has nearly 430 pupils which are in between 11 and 16.

Overall,collage basedstudios are the least used location for the dance casses whereas,private studios arethe most prefered place for the dance classes.Ballet dance classes has the highest number students which areunder 11 while Modern classeshas the lowest numberof seekers and forin between ,so its reverse of under 11 places.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify several important features: private studios are the most common location at 48%, college-based studios are the least common at 10%, and the leading dance style differs by age group. You also include relevant figures for ballet and tap. However, some comparisons are incomplete or unclear. For example, you say modern has the maximum number among 11–16-year-olds but do not give its approximate figure of 520, and the final statement that the pattern is “reverse” is not explained precisely. The tap figure for older students is reported as nearly 430, which is close to the chart’s approximate 420. A clearer overview comparing the age groups and more consistently reported figures would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a paragraph about locations, a paragraph about dance types, and a concluding overview. This gives the reader a coherent route through both charts. Some linking is effective, such as “whereas” when contrasting age groups, but other transitions feel mechanical or do not form complete sentences, particularly “probing ahead toward the types of dance classes…” The final overview repeats earlier points without clearly explaining the contrast between the age groups. Improve progression by grouping the age-group comparisons together and using direct links such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” to show how the figures relate. Clearer sentence boundaries and references would also make the connections easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “location,” “highest,” “lowest,” and “approximately,” and you attempt less common terms such as “multifarious.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this report: “dance institution,” “seekers,” and “the most prefered place” do not describe the data naturally. Spelling and word-form errors, including “percenage,” “collage,” and “prefered,” are noticeable and sometimes slow the reader. Aim for precise, conventional language rather than ornate substitutions. Terms such as “venues,” “students,” and “most popular location” would communicate the chart information more clearly and consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “whereas,” and the main message is generally understandable. However, grammatical control is uneven. Agreement errors appear in phrases such as “Ballet dance classes has” and “Modern classes has,” while some clauses are incomplete or awkwardly joined, as in “following with Tap dance classes has approximately 450 seekers.” Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention; the opening runs directly into “The whole data…” without a space after the full stop, and several sentences begin with lower-case words. Practise forming complete subject–verb–object sentences, checking singular and plural agreement, and punctuating each sentence clearly. These corrections would make your comparisons easier to interpret.

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