Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 flow chart illustrate the results of a survey about humans coffee and tea purchasing and drinking habits in five Australian cities.

overall, comparison between five cites of Australia. Melbourne is higher than other cities of went to cafe for cofee or tea and hobart or sydney are close to melborne. bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks sydney is reduce percentage rathar than other cites and instant coffee bought almost 55% hobart peoples.

In all the cities melbourne peoples ranked high almost 60% plus people go to cafe in last 4 weak but melborne people are less interested to bought fresh and instant coffee. In the second highest ranked hobart to went cafe eat coffee and tea and surprisinly hobart peoples consider instant bought campare than other cities adelaide are close to hobart to buying instantly. Morever people cannot prefer fresh coffee in last 4 weeks.

Brisbane are the second lowest cities to bought coffee rathar than others cities just 55% people wenttocafe and 50% plus peoples instant buy and almost 35% people buy fresh coffee in last 4 weeks.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s general subject and report several relevant comparisons, including café visits being high in Melbourne and Hobart and instant-coffee purchases being highest in Hobart. However, the overview is unclear and some claims are inaccurate or too broad. Melbourne’s café figure is not the highest: it is about 63.5%, just below Hobart’s 63%. Sydney, not Melbourne, has the highest fresh-coffee figure, while Adelaide has the lowest café attendance. The statement that Sydney’s fresh-coffee percentage “is reduce” is also unclear as a comparison. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview of the main patterns, then support it with accurate comparisons across all five cities rather than focusing mainly on Melbourne, Hobart and Brisbane.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an opening and separates some information into paragraphs, and words such as “overall,” “In the second” and “Moreover” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, there is no clear progression from an overview to organised comparisons: the second paragraph moves between Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide, while the final paragraph returns to Brisbane without a consistent grouping. Several links are difficult to follow, particularly “In the second highest ranked hobart to went cafe” and “Morever people cannot prefer fresh coffee.” Organise the body by comparing the three activities across cities, or group cities with similar patterns, and use clear linking phrases to show each comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “survey,” “percentage,” “ranked” and “instant,” so the reader can recognise the topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to interpret: “humans coffee,” “went cafe,” “instant bought” and “people cannot prefer fresh coffee” are not natural ways to describe the data. Spelling errors such as “cofee,” “rathar” and “surprisinly” also reduce clarity. Aim for precise chart language and consistent phrases such as “the proportion of residents who bought” or “visited a café.” Check spelling and avoid using “ranked” unless you are clearly describing a ranking.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, but control is uneven, and errors frequently make comparisons hard to understand. For example, “The flow chart illustrate” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “Melbourne is higher than other cities of went to cafe” lacks a clear grammatical structure. Verb forms and sentence construction are also problematic in “Sydney is reduce percentage” and “Brisbane are the second lowest cities.” Most sentences rely on basic patterns, with longer attempts often becoming incomplete or confusing. Practise building accurate comparison sentences, for example, “The proportion in Hobart was higher than in Brisbane,” and check agreement, articles and verb forms before submitting.

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