Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-21
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 5.0)
The charts below illustrate the location of dance classes of young people in the town of Australia. These are types of dance classes under 11 to 16 age. And shows the number of students in dance classes.The school halls after the school is 24 percent. And the community halls and other is 18percent . The strength of students in type of tap and modren in the age of 11-16are same its almost the 300 number of students
Overall the private studios have more percentage than the others. It is almost 48%. college based studios have 10% and it is low than the other studios. And the types of dance Ballet, Tap and modern the students in Ballet is larger than the other types. The number of students in Ballet is almost 600 under the age of 11. In modern type the age of 11-16 students are more than the 500.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You identify the two chart topics and report several relevant figures, including 48% for private studios, 24% for school halls, and about 600 under-11 students taking ballet. You also note that modern is most popular among the older group. However, coverage is partial: the response omits the 10% and 18% figures from the location chart and gives little comparison across the dance types. One comparison is inaccurate: tap and modern for ages 11–16 are not both about 300; the chart shows approximately 420 and 520 respectively. The overview also says ballet has more students than the other types without distinguishing age groups, although older students’ ballet figure is lower. Select the main contrasts accurately and summarise both charts more evenly.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
There is some organisation: the response first introduces the charts and gives a few details, then begins a separate paragraph with “Overall.” This gives the reader a basic sense of structure. However, progression is difficult to follow because figures and comparisons are placed together without a clear grouping by chart or age group. Short fragments such as “And shows the number of students in dance classes” interrupt the flow, while repeated sentence openings with “And” make the linking mechanical. The relationship between the figures is also unclear in “The strength of students in type of tap and modren…” Plan one paragraph for the location chart and one for the age-group comparisons, using clear references and transitions to connect related data.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “private studios,” “community halls,” “percentage,” and the dance-style names, so the basic subject is understandable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “strength of students” for the number of students and “the age of 11-16” for an age group. “The town of Australia” is also an imprecise description of the location. Spelling errors such as “modren” and inconsistent spacing in “18percent” reduce accuracy. Use standard chart language and check spelling: for example, describe figures as student numbers, proportions, or percentages, and refer to “students aged 11–16.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
Most sentences rely on simple patterns, and attempts to combine ideas are often incomplete or difficult to control. For example, “These are types of dance classes under 11 to 16 age. And shows the number…” is not a complete, well-formed sentence, and “The school halls after the school is 24 percent” has an unclear grammatical relationship between the subject and figure. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, as in “the students in Ballet is larger.” These errors sometimes make the intended comparison hard to understand. Practise complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “School halls account for 24%,” and use accurate age-group constructions and punctuation.
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