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 pie chart illustrates the propotion of locations where dance classes held. while the table provides the information about styles of dance classes with different age groups.
Overall, private studios has the largest proportion. while collages based studios has smallest. where community halls and school halls are closely same. ballet dance is most popular in childerns while, modern style is highest in above 11 year age group
Most of the students preffers the private studios compared to others with 48%.secondly school halls are the ranked as second with 24% ,whereas community halls and others with 18%. at least collage based studio offers 10% in dance locations
Ballet dance style has most popular in with highest about 600 students in chikder.secondly In modern most of the 11-16 age group childrens are there .furthermore tao style with approximately 470 students under 11 and 400 students in above 11. comming to
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You identify the main location pattern accurately: private studios are largest at 48%, and college-based studios are smallest at 10%. You also attempt an overview of the age-group differences. However, the comparison of dance styles is incomplete and partly inaccurate: ballet is highest among under-11s at about 600, while modern is highest among 11–16-year-olds at about 520, but the response does not report the older group’s ballet figure or the modern figure for younger children. Tap is also misreported: the chart shows about 450 under-11s and 420 aged 11–16, not approximately 470 and 400. The final sentence is unfinished, leaving the report incomplete. The response is also two words below the required minimum.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic report structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for the two charts. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is grouped. However, progression is weak: the overview repeats points that are then revisited, and the final paragraph ends abruptly with “comming to,” so the comparison is left unfinished. Linking words such as “secondly,” “whereas” and “furthermore” are used, but some connections are unclear or mechanical, as in “where community halls and school halls are closely same.” Improve the sequence by grouping the location figures together, then comparing all three dance styles across both age groups, and ensure each paragraph reaches a complete point.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “largest,” “styles” and “age group,” which helps communicate the topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “students preffers the private studios” is not a natural way to describe the chart, and “ballet dance style has most popular” does not express popularity clearly. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “propotion,” “collages,” “childerns” and “tao.” Use precise reporting language such as “accounted for,” “the most popular style” and “approximately,” and check spelling carefully before submitting.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including comparisons with “whereas” and “compared to,” but control is inconsistent. Errors occur in basic sentence structure and agreement: “private studios has” should be “private studios have,” while “the pie chart illustrates the proportion of locations where dance classes held” needs a passive verb form (“are held”). Several sentence fragments or run-ons also affect clarity, such as “while the table provides…” after a full stop and the unfinished ending “comming to.” Capitalisation and punctuation are unreliable, particularly after full stops and around percentages. Aim first for complete, clearly punctuated sentences, then add accurate comparisons using clauses such as “whereas” and “while.”
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