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 illustrate the location of dance classes with average percentage of each section, it also shows types of dance classes by age groub under 11 to 16.

Overall, most of the classes are held in private studios and least is in college based studios. As with types of classes ballet has more number of students then modern classes and tap got average from both classes.

As private studios has 48%, school halls( after school ) has 24%, community halls & other has 18% and college based studios has 10% classes on his location.

Ballet got 600 students under 11 and 300 students are by age of 11-16. Tap classes has students almost same with students under 11 has number of students 450 and 11-16 has students 430. Modern classes students with age under 11 are total number of students 300 and students 11-16 are total number of student 520.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify the main location pattern: private studios account for the largest share, while college-based studios are the smallest. You also report figures for all three dance styles across both age groups, so the response is relevant and broadly complete. The comparisons that under-11s favour ballet and older students favour modern are supported by the data, but the overview is unclear when it says ballet has more students than modern overall and tap is “average”; the figures show different age-group patterns rather than a simple overall ranking. Some details are also imprecise: tap for ages 11–16 is about 420, not 430. Make the overview more precise and highlight the strongest contrasts.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on locations and a paragraph comparing dance types. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information, and the figures are generally grouped by chart. However, progression within the overview is not always clear: “ballet has more number of students then modern classes and tap got average from both classes” is difficult to interpret. The final two paragraphs mostly list figures rather than explicitly comparing the age groups, and linking phrases such as “As” do not clearly signal the relationship between the data. Use clearer comparison links, such as “whereas” and “by contrast,” and make each paragraph’s main point explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “location,” “students,” and the names of the dance styles, which makes the subject clear. There is some useful variation in describing the categories, but several word choices and collocations are awkward or imprecise: “average percentage of each section,” “got average from both classes,” and “has more number of students” do not express the intended comparisons naturally. Spelling errors such as “groub” also reduce accuracy. Aim for concise, standard reporting language and use terms such as “share,” “accounted for,” and “number of students” accurately. This would make the data descriptions clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can usually understand the figures. However, control of sentence structure and agreement is inconsistent. For example, “The pie chart illustrate” needs a singular verb, while “As private studios has 48%” has an incorrect verb form and an incomplete comparison structure. The overview sentence beginning “As with types of classes” is also difficult to construct grammatically, and several sentences omit articles or use unclear plural forms. Most information remains understandable, but these errors limit accuracy and make some comparisons harder to follow. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check agreement and articles.

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