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 given shows the location and percentage of four dance classes present and the graph shows the three types of dance styles sorted by students age groups.

Overall, private studios are the most preferred locations for dance classes which contributes forty-eight percentage of the total and followed by school halls, which are used after school have twenty- four percentage, Community halls and other locations used are eighteen percentage. Collage based studios are the least preferred with only ten percentage.

Regarding the type of dances for the children, Ballet is the most intresting dance type for children under eleven overall with a total of 600 students and it is least intresting for students of age eleven to sixteen with only around 300 students enrolling. Modern dance is the most considered dance type for the students between eleven to sixteen age with around 520 enrolling

and it is also the least preferred dance for students under eleven with 300 strength. Tap dance classes are considered as neutal or slightly more intrested to students under eleven with almost 450 students and 430 students of eleven to sixteen.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify several important comparisons: private studios are the largest location category, college-based studios the smallest, and the leading dance style differs by age group. Most figures are reported accurately, including the 600 under-11 ballet students and the approximate 520 older students taking modern dance. However, the overview is mainly a list of location shares rather than a concise summary of the charts’ key patterns. The description of tap is also unclear: the figures show 450 under-11 students and about 420 in the older group, not 430, and “neutral” does not explain the comparison. Make the overall age-group contrast explicit and report the tap figures consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on locations, and a paragraph comparing dance styles. This makes the information easy to follow, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Regarding the type of dances” signal the shift between sections. Some connections are less smooth, however. The location paragraph strings several categories together in one sentence, while the final paragraph moves from ballet to modern and then tap without a clear summary of the age-group pattern. The line break before “and it is also” also interrupts the flow. Use more deliberate sentence boundaries and organise the comparisons consistently—for example, compare each dance across the two age groups, then conclude with the main contrast.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “enrolling,” “preferred,” and “age groups,” so the main information is generally understandable. There is some attempt to vary wording, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing data: “most interesting” suggests personal appeal rather than participation, “most considered” is not a natural way to describe enrolment, and “with 300 strength” is unclear. “Forty-eight percentage” and “neutral” are also unsuitable in these contexts. Spelling errors such as “intresting,” “Collage,” and “neutal” further reduce precision. Aim for standard reporting collocations such as “accounted for,” “had the highest enrolment,” and “the number of students taking.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in agreement and sentence construction. For example, “which contributes forty-eight percentage … and followed by” does not form a parallel, complete structure; “school halls … have twenty-four percentage” also has an awkward subject–verb pattern. In “the most considered dance type for the students between eleven to sixteen age,” the age phrase is not grammatically formed. Articles, prepositions, and plural forms also need closer control. Use complete clauses with consistent verb forms, such as “Private studios account for 48%, followed by school halls at 24%,” and check that age-group phrases are correctly constructed.

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