Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-30

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 6.5)

The pie chart illustrates the locations where young people attend dance classes in a town in Australia, while the bar chart compares the different types of dance classes prefer in two age group people.

Overall, It can be seen that, Private studios is the most popular location for the young people. Whereas college-based studios shows lowest interest. Types of dance, Ballet is more popular among all three types of dance classes in the age of under 11, while modern dance classes are popular in the age group 11-16.

Looking at the pie chart, Private studios is accounting almost half proportion of the location of dance classes is 48%. Community halls & other and school halls (after-school) account 18% and 24%, respectively. College-based studios are less popular location of dance classes accounting 10%.

Looking at the bar chart, Ballet is more popular type of dance in the age group under 11 are around 600 students and 300 students are 11-16 age group. Tap dance classes show similar numbers in both age group, at around 450 students 11 and 420 students respectively. In contrast, modern dance classes show at around 300 students at the age group under 11 and 520 students at age group 11-16.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both charts and give a clear overview: private studios account for the largest share, college-based studios the smallest, and the age groups show different preferences across dance styles. The figures you report are consistent with the chart, including the 48%, 10%, 24% and 18% location shares and the approximate student totals. Your comparisons are relevant, especially the contrast between ballet among under-11s and modern among 11–16-year-olds. To make the summary more fully developed, state the key age-group pattern more precisely: ballet leads for under-11s, whereas modern leads for older students, with tap figures relatively close between the groups. Avoid the broad claim that ballet is popular “among all three types,” which is unclear and does not accurately express the comparison.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the pie and bar charts. This makes the information easy to follow, and signposts such as “Looking at the pie chart” and “In contrast” help distinguish the comparisons. The overview also gives the reader a useful summary before the details. Some linking is mechanical, however, because both detail paragraphs begin with the same phrase. In addition, the sentence beginning “Overall” contains several ideas joined with punctuation that interrupts the flow, and “Whereas” is left as a fragment. Improve cohesion by combining related comparisons into complete sentences and varying transitions, for example by moving directly from the largest location share to the smallest.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-relevant vocabulary, including “account,” “proportion,” “popular,” “respectively,” and “in contrast.” These choices allow you to describe shares and compare the age groups, and the chart categories are generally named accurately. Some word combinations and forms are imprecise, such as “types of dance classes prefer” and “shows lowest interest”; these make parts of the report sound less natural, even though the intended meaning is usually clear. Repeated use of “popular” also limits flexibility. Aim for precise reporting language such as “accounted for,” “had the highest enrolment,” or “was the leading style,” while keeping the chart’s measured quantity—student numbers or location shares—clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex structures, including a contrast with “while” and a comparison introduced by “In contrast.” The main figures and relationships remain understandable. However, some errors in agreement, sentence construction, articles, and punctuation reduce accuracy. For example, “Private studios is” should use a plural verb, while “Whereas college-based studios shows lowest interest” is an incomplete clause and has agreement and article problems. The opening sentence also lacks a grammatical link in “types of dance classes prefer,” and “Ballet is more popular type … are around 600 students” combines incompatible structures. Build complete sentences around one clear subject and verb, and check singular/plural agreement and sentence boundaries.

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