Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-03

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 bar chart illustrate the information about the location and the types of dance classes enrolled by young people.

At first glance, we can see from the pie chart that the majority of dance classes are private, at 48%. And then nearly a quarter is owned by School halls(after-school). The community halls & other accounted for 18% of dance classes. Lastly, the remaining 10% is allocated to college-based studios for dance.

There are mainly three types of dance classes: Ballet, Tap, and Modern. Attended by young students and are divided by age: under 11 and from 11 to 16. The Ballet dance is the most attended class, with 600 students who are under 11. In addition to this, students aged 11- 16 are nearly half of those under 11, around 300. In Tap dance classes, almost all students are of both ages, nearly 400. After that, in modern class, 300 students are under 11 and about 510 students are 11-16.

Overall, the students who are under 11 are more in Ballet and tap classes, while in modern classes, 11-16 age-grouped students are more. And most of the dance classes are located in private studios.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers both charts and gives a clear overall comparison: private studios are the most common location, and the age groups show different preferences across dance styles. Several figures are reported accurately, including 48% for private studios, 600 and 300 for younger and older ballet students, and the modern-class contrast. This meets the task well, though some comparisons are less fully developed or precise. In particular, saying “almost all students are of both ages, nearly 400” for tap is unclear: the chart shows about 450 under-11s and 420 aged 11–16, so the two figures should be stated separately. The overview also says under-11s are more numerous in tap, which is not supported by the chart; the older group is slightly smaller there.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a generally clear sequence: the first body paragraph describes locations, the next covers dance styles, and the final paragraph summarises the main patterns. This gives the response an understandable overall progression. Linking phrases such as “In addition to this,” “After that,” and “Overall” help guide the reader, although some connections feel mechanical or do not express the relationship precisely. The opening of the second paragraph, “There are mainly three types… Attended by young students,” is split into an incomplete sentence, interrupting the flow. The final overview repeats the location point from the earlier paragraph and could instead synthesise the key age-group contrasts more accurately. Clearer links between each style and its two figures would make the organisation more cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Vocabulary is adequate for describing the charts, and terms such as “accounted for,” “allocated,” “age-grouped,” and “most attended” show attempts to use more specific language. The meaning is generally clear, but some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward. For example, classes are not “owned by School halls”; the chart indicates where they are held. “Nearly a quarter” is understandable for 24%, but “almost all students are of both ages” does not clearly describe the similar tap totals. Repetition of “dance classes,” “students,” and “attended” also limits flexibility. Aim for precise reporting verbs and comparison phrases, such as “were held in,” “the older group slightly outnumbered,” and “the figures were similar.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, and most of the information remains understandable. However, some sentence-boundary and clause-structure errors reduce accuracy. “There are mainly three types of dance classes… Attended by young students” is a fragment because the second part has no main verb. The opening paragraph also begins a sentence with “And then,” while “At first glance, we can see… that the majority…” is unnecessarily indirect and makes the structure less controlled. There are also punctuation and spacing issues, including “School halls(after-school)” and inconsistent spacing around the age range. To improve, use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and combine related information using controlled clauses—for example, “The classes are divided into three styles, with figures shown for two age groups.”

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