Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-22

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 location of dance classes, while bar graph is representing the various types of dance classes by age group.

Overall, private studios accounts the most portion of the location, while college-based studios are least used location. Turning to bar graph ballet dance art is more popular in small age group and least famous in teenagers, while modern dance is more famous among teenagers.

Looking at the pie chart in more detail, private studios made up 48% of all location, followed by school halls after school with 24%. Community halls and other contribute 18%, while college-based studios are least used location with 10%.

Turning to the pie chart, ballet dance art classes have 600 student that are under 11 year old and 300 student in age group 11-16. In tap dance class there was a little difference of student, 450 student are under 11 year old, around 420 teenagers. Modern dance classes there are total 300 student of age group under 11 and around 520 students are teenagers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios account for the largest share, college-based studios the smallest, and the leading dance style differs by age group. The figures you report are generally accurate, including the location percentages and the approximate student numbers. This meets the task well, and the overview identifies meaningful comparisons. To make the summary more complete, develop the comparison of tap: it is nearly equally popular in both groups, whereas ballet is more popular among under-11s and modern among 11–16-year-olds. Also avoid calling the older group “teenagers,” since the chart labels it as ages 11–16. More precise coverage of these contrasts would make the response more consistently complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting the two sets of data. Phrases such as “Overall” and “Looking at the pie chart in more detail” help signal the stages of the report. However, the final paragraph begins “Turning to the pie chart” even though it describes the bar chart, which disrupts the reader’s orientation. The sequence of figures within that paragraph is understandable, but the comparisons could be linked more clearly rather than presented as separate statements. Use accurate chart references and connect the age-group contrasts explicitly—for example, contrast ballet’s higher under-11 figure with modern’s higher older-group figure. This would make progression smoother and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “private studios,” “school halls,” “age group,” and “made up,” so the main information is communicated. There is also some variety in how you describe the data, such as “followed by” and “contribute.” However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise: “most portion,” “least used location,” “ballet dance art,” and “least famous” do not fit this chart-reporting context well. “Small age group” is also unclear; use the chart’s label, “under-11s.” These choices make the account less precise, although the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Aim for standard data-reporting phrases such as “largest share,” “least common venue,” and “most popular style,” and use them consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a contrast in the opening and longer sentences that compare figures across age groups. The overall meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “private studios accounts” has subject–verb disagreement, while “bar graph is representing” uses an awkward progressive construction; “the bar chart shows” would be more controlled. Articles and plurals also need attention in “600 student” and “in age group 11-16,” and the final paragraph shifts between past and present forms (“there was” and “there are”). These errors do not generally prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Check agreement, articles, plural nouns, and consistent tense when revising each sentence.

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