Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The chart illustrates the locations of dance classes at Australia where young people attending in their towns at different locactions such as Community Halls, Schools Halls, College based studios and Private studios.

There are different types of dance classes mainly basis by age group under 11, onwards 11 onwards to 16 year age group. Most of people goes schools halls as compared to the community hall where as in studio they prefer private studios instead of college based studio.Overall the people has rise in private studio as compared all different type of dance classes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the two broad subjects of the visuals—class locations and dance styles by age—and attempt an overall comparison. However, the response reports almost none of the chart’s key information and includes a major misreading: it says most people go to school halls, whereas private studios are the largest location category at 48%, compared with 24% for school halls. The age-group chart is named but its figures and main contrasts are not described; for example, ballet is more popular among under-11s, while modern is highest among 11–16-year-olds. The overview that people have “rise in private studio” is unclear and unsupported. The response is also 56 words below the required minimum, leaving the task only minimally addressed. Include an accurate overview and selected figures for both charts.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: the first sentence introduces the visuals, the next refers to age groups, and “Overall” signals a summary. This gives the reader some sense of the intended topics. However, the ideas do not progress clearly from an overview to supporting comparisons, and the two charts are not separately explained. The second sentence combines age-group information with a vague location comparison, while the final sentence repeats the private-studio point without clarifying it. Linking expressions such as “whereas” are attempted, but the comparison they introduce is difficult to follow. Use a clear sequence—introduction, overview, location details, then age-group details—and connect each comparison explicitly.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “locations,” “dance classes,” “age group,” “private studios” and “college based studios,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “at Australia,” “different locactions,” “mainly basis by age group” and “rise in private studio.” Repetition of “studio” and “people” also limits precision. These problems sometimes make it difficult to understand exactly what comparison is intended. Build a more precise set of chart-reporting expressions, such as “accounted for,” “the largest proportion,” “was more popular among,” and “compared with,” and check spelling and natural word combinations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and a comparison, but the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some meanings unclear. For example, “Most of people goes schools halls” has problems with the article, subject–verb agreement and the preposition pattern; “where as in studio they prefer private studios” is not formed as a clear comparison. The final sentence, “Overall the people has rise,” also has an incorrect verb form and agreement. Sentence boundaries and punctuation need attention, particularly the missing space after the full stop before “Overall.” Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled comparative clauses, ensuring that subjects and verbs agree.

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