Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-26

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 pie chart and bar chart illustrate the proportion of the locations and the number of children categorized in two groups attending the dance classes in a town in Australia.

Overall, Private studios are the most common among all other available places to attend the dance class, while College based studios are least preferred. Ballet is considered a better option by the youngsters below 11, while the teenagers above 11 are more likely to attend modern dance classes.

Firstly, the among the locations attended by teenagers for the dance classes, Private Studios is at the top with a 48% ratio. Then comes the School halls which is the second dominated are with a 24% ratio. After that Community halls and other and College based studios are least pre3ferred with 18% and 10% ration respectively.

Then comes the numbe of youngsters. ballet is considered by around 600 children and modern

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main location pattern accurately: private studios lead at 48%, while college-based studios are lowest at 10%, and you also give the other location shares. However, the response only partially reports the bar chart. It begins with “around 600 children” choosing ballet, but does not complete the comparison or report the remaining figures. The overview also misstates the age pattern: under-11s favour ballet, but the 11–16 group’s highest figure is tap (about 420), not modern (about 520). The task requires a summary of both charts, and the dance-type information is therefore substantially under-developed. The response is also one word below the required minimum. Include the key age-group comparisons and ensure the response reaches the stated length.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and body paragraphs signalled by “Firstly” and “Then”. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression is limited because the final paragraph stops after “ballet is considered by around 600 children and modern”, leaving the bar-chart discussion incomplete. The transition from locations to student numbers is abrupt, and “Then comes” is repeated rather than used to show precise relationships between the data. The overview would also work better if it accurately previewed both charts. Develop a complete paragraph comparing the age groups across ballet, tap and modern, and use clear links such as “whereas” or “by contrast” to connect those comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion”, “categorized”, “ratio” and “least preferred”, and the main location figures remain understandable. There are also attempts to vary wording, such as “most common” and “at the top”. However, several choices are awkward or imprecise for describing chart data: “second dominated are” does not clearly express ranking, and “better option” suggests a judgement rather than a preference shown by the figures. Spelling slips such as “pre3ferred”, “ration” and “numbe” also reduce accuracy. Choose standard collocations for reporting data, such as “accounted for”, “ranked second” and “the most popular choice”, and proofread carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the comparison introduced with “while”. Some sentences communicate their meaning clearly, particularly the opening description of the charts. However, grammatical control is uneven. For example, “Private Studios is” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “Firstly, the among the locations…” contains an incorrect sentence opening and makes the relationship between the words unclear. The final sentence is incomplete, so it does not successfully express the intended comparison. Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, check agreement and articles, and make sure each sentence is finished before moving to the next point.

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