Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the results of a survey about people’s coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

the vertical bar graph tells about the austrialian people of 5 cities buying and drinking of tea and coffee.from the graph, you can see that, in Sydney 43% of people were buying fresh coffee inpast 4 weeks. 61 % went to cafe for drinking tea and coffe e in last 4 weeks and in same time period about 46% got their instany coffee .in case of melbourne , the number of people going to cafe was increased by 63% in last 4 weeks .The percentage went down to about 47% who got instant coffee in last 4 weeks .42% got fresh coffee in same era.In brisbne : 33% bought fresh coffee , 52 % got their insant coffee and 56 % went to cafe for their choice of tea and coffee in the last 4 weeks.people of adellaide had 34% of fresh coffee people , 50 % of instant coffee and 1% people less to instant coffe went into a cafe for tea or coffee .

hobart had a 1% less for coffee as that to people in melbourne who went in cafe and 37% had fresh coffie and 54% got instant in previous 4 weeks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You report figures for all five cities and include the three survey categories, with several values close to the chart, such as Sydney’s café figure of 61% and Adelaide’s instant-coffee figure of 50%. However, the response mainly lists city-by-city details rather than selecting and summarising the main features. It lacks a clear overview of the broad pattern: café visits were generally the most popular activity, while fresh coffee purchases were usually the least popular. Some comparisons are also unclear or inaccurate; for example, Adelaide’s café figure is about 49.5%, not “1% people less to instant coffee” without a clear comparison. A concise overview and more accurate, clearly expressed comparisons would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response follows a recognisable sequence through Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart, so readers can identify which city each set of figures refers to. However, the organisation is mostly a continuous list, with no separate overview or clear grouping of the main patterns. Transitions such as “in case of” and “in same time period” are repetitive or awkward, and the colon after “in brisbne” does not create a clear relationship between ideas. The final Adelaide comparison is especially difficult to follow. Use distinct paragraphs for an overview and supporting details, then group cities or categories to make comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee” and “went to cafe,” which helps communicate the survey categories. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, making parts of the report difficult to interpret. For instance, “got their instant coffee” is less precise than “bought instant coffee,” while “the number … was increased by 63%” incorrectly suggests a change over time rather than a survey proportion. Spelling errors such as “austrialian,” “brisbne,” “adellaide” and “coffie” are also noticeable. Aim for accurate reporting verbs and consistent spelling of the city names and chart labels.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can often recover the intended meaning. However, grammatical control is uneven, particularly in sentence boundaries, articles, and verb forms. The opening, “the vertical bar graph tells about…,” is not a complete, well-formed introduction, and several city sections run together without reliable punctuation. In “the number of people going to cafe was increased by 63%,” the passive verb form is unsuitable for describing a percentage, while “people of adellaide had 34% of fresh coffee people” has an unclear grammatical structure. Practise complete overview and comparison sentences, with accurate articles and punctuation, before adding more complex clauses.

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