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 given charts give the information of a town in Australia where the youngsters are currently attending different types of dance classes and also descibe about the location.

Generally, private studios are popular where approximately 48% people visits for dance. School halls accomadates 24% youngsters while community halls & other area attracts only 18% teeneagers. College-based studios are the least choice for younger people as only 10% people go there.

In the given three types of dance classes. Ballet dance is famous in under 11 age group, approximately 600 students enrolled in it while their are 300 students from other age group. Tap dance has almost equally students in both groups hovering around 400 to 425. Modern dance is famous in teenagers rather than under 11, about more than 500 students learning about this dance where there are only 300 students from under 11 age group.

Overall, Private studios solely accomodate about half of the students as compares to other halls and college-bases studios attracts least numbers of students. Ballet type dance is famous in under 11 age group while teenagers are more intereseted and participating in modern dance .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both charts and identify the main patterns: private studios have the largest share (48%), college-based studios the smallest (10%), ballet is more popular among under-11s, and modern is more popular among 11–16-year-olds. The comparisons are generally supported with relevant figures, including the near-equal tap totals. This gives the response a clear overview and addresses the task. To make the account more precise, report the school-hall and community-hall figures as shares of class locations rather than saying these venues “accommodate” or “attract” particular numbers of young people. Also, the final overview repeats earlier points and could include the notable contrast that ballet leads for younger children while modern leads for older students.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence: it introduces the charts, describes the location figures, then compares dance styles by age group before giving an overall statement. This makes the main information easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “while,” “whereas,” and “Overall” help show contrasts. However, the final paragraph largely repeats the earlier location and dance-class points rather than synthesising them, and “In the given three types of dance classes” is an awkward transition. The overview would be more effective near the beginning, followed by clearly separated details for each chart. This would strengthen progression and make the relationship between the two sets of information clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “approximately,” “enrolled,” “least,” and “participating,” and the reader can understand the comparisons. However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice problems limit precision: “descibe,” “accomadates,” “teeneagers,” and “intereseted” are misspelled, while “famous” is not the natural choice for describing class popularity. Some collocations are also awkward, such as “has almost equally students” and “least choice.” Use standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “attracted,” “had similar numbers,” and “was the least popular.” More accurate spelling and natural collocations would make the vocabulary more effective and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and longer sentences, and contrast structures such as “while” help communicate differences between age groups. Meaning is generally recoverable, but errors in sentence construction and agreement occur across the response. For example, “where approximately 48% people visits” needs an article and plural agreement, while “there are only 300 students from under 11 age group” is missing “the” and uses an awkward grammatical pattern. The opening sentence also joins the chart description in an unclear structure. Practise building accurate comparison sentences, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and plural forms, and use punctuation to separate the overview from supporting details. Greater control of these patterns would make your range clearer.

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