Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The pie chart and bar chart gives the data about the place and types of dance classes that youth are going in a town in Australia. Overal more percentage of students prefers to go to a private studios and only few percentage of students likes to attended the collage-based studios and also bar chart gives the information about the type of dance that student under age 11-16 loves go. Young people who loves to go to a private studios are 48%, where as only 10% of students likes to go to a collage-based studios .It demonstrates most of the students are intrested in going to a private studios rather than a collage-based studio. Schoolhalls that are used as a location for dance classes are about 24% and 18% of students are using community halls and other places as there location in the town. More over students who are under 11 are fasinated about learning Ballet dance with above 600 students and students under 11-16 are more intrested in learning modern dance with around 500 students. The popularity of ballet dance is less among the students with age between 11-16, and students who are under age 11 are not so intrested in participating in modren dance. In conclusion most of the young people in a town in Australia uses private studios as their location of dance classes and ballet dance is popular among the students under the age group of 11 and tap is a favroute for every age group .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main location pattern accurately: private studios account for the largest share at 48%, while college-based studios are lowest at 10%; you also report the 24% and 18% figures. The age-group comparisons include relevant features, such as under-11s favouring ballet and older students showing greater interest in modern dance. However, some details are unclear or imprecise: “above 600” for under-11 ballet is slightly high, and the claim that tap is a favourite for every age group is not supported, since it is not the leading class for either group. The overview is present, but it could compare the two age groups more systematically and report the key contrasts in tap as well as ballet and modern dance.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a generally understandable order, moving from the location chart to the dance types, and it includes an opening and a concluding sentence. This gives the reader a basic overall structure. However, the overview and detailed reporting are blended together in a long opening paragraph, so the main features are not clearly separated from supporting figures. Linking phrases such as “Moreover” and “In conclusion” are used, but connections between individual comparisons are sometimes loose, and the conclusion repeats earlier points rather than synthesising both charts. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview, locations, and age-group comparisons, and organise the latter by comparing the two groups for each dance style.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “location,” “popular,” and “interested,” and the reader can usually understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, especially “students,” “go to,” and “dance classes.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “Overal,” “intrested,” “collage-based,” and “modren,” alongside awkward collocations such as “loves go” and “uses private studios as their location.” These choices sometimes make the report less clear and less natural. Build a more precise range for describing chart data, such as “accounted for,” “participated in,” and “was the most popular,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including comparisons joined with “whereas” and “and,” so there is some variety in structure. The main meaning is generally recoverable, but errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction occur in several places. For example, “The pie chart and bar chart gives” should use a plural verb, while “students prefers” and “students … likes” also show agreement problems. Phrases such as “youth are going” and “loves go” are not grammatically formed, and punctuation spacing is inconsistent. Aim for accurate basic patterns first, then use controlled comparison structures such as “Under-11s preferred ballet, whereas older students favoured modern dance.”

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