The table below shows questionnaires about the opinions of club members and the general public about the new theatre in one town in 2012.

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Sample Response

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The given table presents survey results regardingillustrates questionnaires about the views of club members and the general public about the new theatre in one town in 2012.

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Overall, it is clear that the Facilities get the highest feedback in thosethoes users including club members and the general publicgenral public. By contrast, the opinionsopininos of informationinfromation get the worstworse grades in the new theatre.

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Looking at the proportion of Quality, 88% of club members rated it as excellentgive the excellent, which was the highest percentage in three categoriesscetors, and higher than the figure for the general public,higher than general public at 53%. While the figure for Facilities, both of them gave similarly positivesame great feedback, with 72% of club members and with 64% of general public as excellent. Only 2% and 8% rated this category as poorgave the poor.

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The most complex opinions about the new theatre werewas in Information, the club members and general public(16% and 14%) gave poor ratingsgive the poor feedback, but 66% of general public gave an 'excellent' ratinga excellent in this part, when just over half of club members (54%)only a few of club members (54%) felt excellent this same sector.

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Why this response received Band 5.5

The essay successfully attempts to describe the main trends and data points from the table, featuring an overall summary and logical grouping of categories. However, frequent spelling mistakes, word choice errors, and awkward sentence structures limit clarity. To improve, focus on eliminating basic spelling errors and practicing proper complex sentence formation.

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IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TA

Task Achievement

6.0
Scoring rule

The response includes an overview and selects key data points across all three sectors, though some descriptions frame figures awkwardly.

Next step

Ensure all comparisons accurately reflect the data without describing large percentages like 54% as 'only a few'.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.0
Scoring rule

Information is organized into distinct paragraphs by category with a clear overall progression.

Next step

Use cohesive devices more accurately to avoid incomplete transition clauses.

LR

Lexical Resource

5.0
Scoring rule

The response attempts to use task-specific vocabulary, but frequent spelling errors and incorrect word forms are evident throughout.

Next step

Carefully proofread work to eliminate misspellings of common terms such as 'general', 'information', and 'sectors'.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.0
Scoring rule

A mix of simple and complex sentences is used, but grammatical mistakes and faulty clause structures occur frequently.

Next step

Practice constructing grammatically complete subordination structures, particularly when introducing data with linking words like 'while'.