Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the results of a survey about people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five different Australian cities.

Overall, result of curvey is increased in all cities of Australia exapt Adelaide,while Melbourne experienced highest percentage. In the last four weeks highest fresh coffee bought in Sydney, instant coffee in Hobart and went to cafe for coffee in Melbourne, whereas Adelaide remained the lowest throughout.

The percentage of taking coffee in cafe in is more in all cities rather than Adelaide, and more than 60% in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, while 55% in Brisbane and 49% in Adelaide. The ratio of bought instant coffee is surprisingly increased throughtout all cities, start form 45% in Sydney and stop 54% in Hobart. The result of fresh coffee fluctuate from 43% in Sydney and 42% in Melbourne and 34% in Brisbane, and then slightly rised with 34% and 38% in Adelaide and Hobart respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and include relevant comparisons, such as café visits being above 60% in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, and instant coffee reaching its highest level in Hobart. However, the overview is unclear and contains inaccurate claims: results did not “increase in all cities,” and Adelaide was not lowest throughout, since it had the lowest fresh-coffee figure but not the lowest café figure. The fresh-coffee figures for Adelaide and Brisbane are also reversed in your account. The response reports some key data but does not consistently select and describe the main patterns accurately. It is also 4 words below the 150-word minimum; the 9 words copied from the task prompt were not counted. A clearer overview and more careful checking of city comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, useful structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph giving details. Comparisons are grouped by category, and words such as “whereas” and “and then” help connect information. However, progression is weakened by the unclear overview and by moving between cities and categories without a consistent pattern. The phrase “The percentage of taking coffee in cafe in is more in all cities rather than Adelaide” is difficult to follow, and “throughout all cities” does not clearly explain the comparison. Some linking is mechanical or inaccurate, so the reader must work to understand the intended relationships. Organise the details in a consistent sequence and use precise references to the three measures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee,” and “fluctuate,” and the reader can generally identify the categories being compared. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning unclear. For example, “result of curvey is increased” does not naturally describe survey percentages, while “the ratio of bought instant coffee” and “taking coffee in cafe” are awkward. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “curvey,” “exapt,” “throughtout,” and “rised.” Use standard chart language such as “the proportion of residents who bought” and check spelling carefully to make comparisons more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a sequence joined by “and then.” However, grammatical errors are frequent, and some sentence structures are difficult to interpret. Examples include “Overall, result of curvey is increased,” which lacks a clear article and has an unsuitable verb construction, and “The percentage of taking coffee in cafe in is more,” where the sentence pattern breaks down. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and punctuation, such as “highest fresh coffee bought” and the missing space after “Adelaide,”. These errors reduce clarity even though the general topic remains understandable. Practise complete, controlled comparison sentences and check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries.

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