Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-28

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 and the bar graph illustrates information on the type of dance classes and its location that the teenagers from a town in Australia are currently attending.

The pie chart is showing the ratios of four different location for dance classes. On ther other hand the bar graph represents the types of dance classes that are being held in the above given locations.

In the pie chart the loactions of the classes are shown in which the private studios takes the lead by 48% of the locations, the college-based studios have the lowest percentage among all 4 by just 10%, the school halls are the second highest by contributing 24% of locations and comunity halls and other have 18% of contribution.

The bar graph shows the type of dance classes by two different age groups. One is under 11 and the other is from 11 to 16 years of age. The ballet classes has the highest number of students under 11 which are around 610 and lowest number of students from 11 to 16 years age which is just around three hundred. Tap classes has a balamced amount of students which is around 450 in under 11 and near 400 in 11 to 16 years of age, the modern dance classes have the highest number of students of age 11 to 16 which is near to 520 and the number of students under 11 are 300.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify both charts and report several key figures accurately, including private studios at 48%, college-based studios at 10%, and the main ballet and modern figures. However, the response is only partly successful as a summary because it lacks a clear overview of the most important patterns. For example, it does not explicitly highlight that private studios are the dominant location, or that preferences differ by age: younger students favour ballet, while the older group favours modern. The tap comparison is also misrepresented as “balanced” at around 450 and 400; the chart shows approximately 450 and 420, with the older group slightly lower. Some descriptions focus on individual figures rather than selecting and comparing the main features.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: it introduces the charts, discusses the location data, and then moves to the age-group comparisons. This clear paragraph-level progression supports the reader, and phrases such as “On the other hand” and “The bar graph shows” help signal shifts. However, the linking is somewhat mechanical, and the second paragraph’s contrast marker does not express a meaningful contrast between the charts. Within the final paragraph, several comparisons are packed into one long sentence, making the information harder to follow. Use separate sentences to compare each dance style and make the age-group pattern explicit; a concise overview paragraph would also strengthen the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “ratios,” “contributing,” “percentage,” and “age groups,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more precise descriptions, such as “the second highest” and “the lowest percentage.” However, some word choices and collocations are awkward or imprecise: “the private studios takes the lead” and “18% of contribution” are not natural ways to describe chart data, while “balanced amount” overstates the similarity between the tap figures. Spelling errors such as “loactions,” “ther,” and “comunity” are noticeable, though they do not prevent understanding. Aim for standard reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “recorded,” and “slightly higher/lower.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, errors in agreement and sentence construction are frequent enough to limit accuracy. For example, “The pie chart and the bar graph illustrates” should use a plural verb, and “the private studios takes” has the same agreement problem. In “The ballet classes has,” the subject and verb also do not agree. Some sentences are awkwardly joined, particularly the long final sentence, which combines several comparisons without clear punctuation. Articles and number patterns also need attention, as in “the lowest number of students from 11 to 16 years age.” Check subject–verb agreement, and divide long sentences into shorter, complete comparisons.

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