Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-10

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 4.5)

The graph demonstrates the findings of a report about the population of five Australion metropolitans in terms of their drinking habits and coffee and tea buying.

Overall,graph shows that drinking habit of the residents of five cities gadually increased in almost all cities of Australia.where as the consumtion of gresh coffee remain less comparatively.

The trends show that drinking habits gradually increased to about 60% in all cities,whereas, fresh coffee consumtion data remain about 43% in Sydney that was a highest range.

Regarding instant coffee data shows highest consumption of about 52% in Hobart city.While lo

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the chart’s general subject and attempts an overview, noting that café visits are around 60% and fresh coffee is comparatively lower. However, the overview is inaccurate: the figures do not show a gradual increase across the cities, and café attendance is not about 60% in every city (Adelaide is about 49.5%). The claim that Hobart has the highest instant-coffee figure is broadly correct, but the response gives no meaningful city-by-city comparisons and ends mid-sentence (“While lo…”), leaving the report incomplete. It also falls 54 words short of the required minimum, so several key features are omitted. To improve, report the main highs and lows accurately and support the overview with selected comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence is followed by an overview and then comments on fresh and instant coffee. Connectors such as “Overall” and “whereas” show an effort to relate ideas. However, progression is difficult to follow because the same broad claims are repeated, and the final sentence is cut off at “While lo…”. Punctuation and spacing also interrupt the flow, as in “Overall,graph” and “Australia.where as”. The reader is not guided through a complete comparison of the three categories or the five cities. Use separate, purposeful paragraphs and a clear sequence—for example, overview first, then café visits and coffee purchases—with complete sentences and accurate linking.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “population,” “consumption,” “fresh coffee,” and “instant coffee,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or awkward, such as “drinking habit” for the chart’s measured behaviours and “highest range” for a percentage. Spelling errors—including “Australion,” “gadually,” “consumtion,” and “gresh”—are noticeable and sometimes make the text harder to read. Repetition of “data” and “about” also limits precision. Build a more accurate set of chart-description terms, such as “proportion,” “share,” “recorded,” and “accounted for,” and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few complex relationships, particularly with “whereas,” and uses present-tense forms to describe the chart. However, sentence structures are limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some statements difficult to interpret. Examples include “Overall,graph shows” (missing spacing and an article), “drinking habit … gradually increased” (unclear subject and tense for static survey data), and “fresh coffee consumption data remain” (agreement and sentence construction). The phrase “that was a highest range” also has an article and structure problem. Punctuation is inconsistent, with missing spaces after commas and full stops. Practise complete, simple comparison sentences first, then add subordinate clauses while checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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