Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-27

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 chart illustrates about the places and kinds of dance classes in which the adults are taking part in the town of Australia.

Overall, young people are attending private studios aproximately half of the total places but college-based studios are least attended by young's. Ballet dance is at the top. People of aged under 11 take part more in ballet dance and between 11 to 16 age children the take part in modern dance at high level.

In details, private studios are occupied by 48% of students which is the biggest ratio among all the location. In school-hall, about a quater of young people making 24% take part. Community hall and other resonable places of dance classes make 18%. the smallest of all that is covered by people is college based studios around 10% ratio.

For the type of dances, under 11 aged people ballet dance is more common about 600 students and moderate range of students in tap dances. very low ratio of students attend modern dance classes.On the other side, modern dance is very commen in between 11 and 16 and ballet is less impo

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify several important features: private studios are the most common location (48%), college-based studios the least common (10%), and the leading dance style differs by age group. These points are relevant and broadly match the data. However, the overview is not fully accurate: “Ballet dance is at the top” is too general, since ballet leads only among under-11s, while modern leads among 11–16-year-olds. The final comparison is also unfinished, and the figures for the older group and tap are not clearly reported. To strengthen the response, give a complete overview and compare the age groups with key figures, such as 600 versus 300 for ballet and 300 versus 520 for modern.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for location and dance types. This makes the main categories reasonably easy to follow. Some progression is weakened by unclear or incomplete links between ideas, however. For example, “On the other side” introduces the older group, but the sentence ends at “ballet is less impo,” leaving the comparison unfinished. The overview also moves from locations to dance styles without clearly distinguishing which statement applies to each age group. Use complete comparison sentences and organise the dance paragraph around the two age groups or the three styles. More precise referencing would also help readers follow what “the smallest of all that” refers to.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “private studios,” “college-based studios,” “ballet,” and “modern dance,” so the topic is generally clear. However, word choice and spelling are often inaccurate or repetitive, which makes some descriptions awkward: “occupied by 48%,” “reasonable places,” “moderate range,” and “very commen” do not express the data naturally. There are also misspellings such as “aproximately,” “quater,” and “impo.” Aim for standard chart language and accurate forms: describe a location as “accounting for” a percentage, and a dance style as “popular” or “the most common.” A wider set of precise comparison terms would make the report clearer and more fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, and the reader can understand the broad comparisons. However, some grammatical errors affect clarity and control. For example, “the adults are taking part” conflicts with the chart’s young participants, while “between 11 to 16 age children the take part” has faulty sentence structure and an unclear pronoun. In “under 11 aged people ballet dance is more common,” the word order and article use are also problematic. The final sentence is incomplete, so it cannot communicate the intended comparison. Practise forming complete subject–verb sentences, using age phrases such as “children aged 11–16,” and checking agreement, articles, and punctuation in each sentence.

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