Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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)

Let's start summarizing the chart, you can see that the chart show three different types of people's that consume coffee, tea and drinking habits to compare in five Australian cities.

first, i can introduce which five cities we are talking today is Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Hobart. In Sydney people most like prefer from a cafe for coffee or tea. Melbourne is most highest city in buying from the cafe rather than fresh coffee. Adelaide city people's went lesser to cafe's than other cities. most common things in this all city are instant coffee is between 45% to 55% people consumed.

Brisbane and Adelaide they have lowest percentage fresh coffee in compare to Sydney. the most popular way people like to prefer is bought directly from the cafe in that Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart this three is above 60%.

that's the summary for the comparison between five Australian city.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses the task by identifying the main features of the chart. However, the overview is weak and lacks a clear summary of the overall trends. While you mention the five cities and some data points, the reporting is somewhat disjointed and lacks a clear comparative structure. For example, stating 'most common things in this all city are instant coffee is between 45% to 55%' is a good attempt at a summary, but the data interpretation is inconsistent. To improve, ensure you group information logically—perhaps by category (cafe vs. instant vs. fresh) rather than listing city by city, which makes the comparison harder to follow.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organized into short paragraphs, but the flow between sentences is often mechanical and lacks sophisticated cohesive devices. Phrases like 'first, i can introduce' are too informal for an Academic Task 1 report. The progression of ideas is somewhat repetitive, and the use of referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the final sentence of the second paragraph where the connection between the cities and the percentages is muddled. Improving the use of linking words (e.g., 'in contrast', 'furthermore', 'whereas') would help create a smoother, more logical flow of information.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive. You rely heavily on basic terms like 'most' and 'people'. There are also issues with word formation and collocation, such as 'most highest city' (should be 'highest') and 'people's went lesser to cafe's' (should be 'people went less frequently to cafes'). The use of 'people's' as a plural noun is a recurring error. To reach a higher band, you need to use a wider range of vocabulary to describe trends, such as 'a significant proportion', 'the majority', or 'a marginal difference', and ensure accurate word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text that occasionally impede clarity. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('the chart show'), incorrect pluralization ('people's', 'cafe's'), and awkward sentence structures ('in that Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart this three is above 60%'). The range of structures is limited to simple sentences, and there is a lack of complex sentence construction. To improve, focus on basic sentence construction, such as ensuring the subject and verb agree, and practice using relative clauses or comparative structures to combine simple ideas into more complex, accurate sentences.

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