Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-20

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)

In Sydney and Melboume they are same and Brisbane and Adelaide have not much a big difference but in Hobart the selling of drink is different

In Sydney the selling of fresh coffee is forty three percent and the in Sydney people bought instant coffee forty five percent and people went to cafe sixty percent in last four weak. and also in Melboume the instant coffee is selled about forty one percent. and the percentage of coffee is sixty percent. and in Brisbane the demand of coffee is thirty three percent. and the instant coffee was consumed fifty two percentage in last four weak. And the rate of people who went to cafe for drinking coffee or tea is about fifty five percentage. And in Aldalaide the ratio of fresh coffee is same as in Brisbane and the ratio of instant coffee is almost fifty percent. and in Hobart the percentage of fresh coffe is thirty eight and the ratio of instant tea is fifty three and the ratio of the people who went to cafe is sixty three

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address the task by reporting data from the chart; however, it fails to provide a clear overview or identify significant trends. The information is presented as a list of disconnected statistics rather than a coherent summary. While the response covers the five cities, it lacks the necessary synthesis and comparison required for an Academic Task 1 response. Key features, such as the overall dominance of cafe visits compared to coffee/tea purchases, are not highlighted. The response is essentially a data dump, which limits its effectiveness in meeting the requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response lacks paragraphing, which makes it difficult to follow. There is no clear logical progression; the information is presented in a repetitive, list-like manner. Cohesive devices are largely absent or misused, with frequent reliance on 'and' to connect clauses. The lack of transition words or thematic grouping means the reader must work hard to understand the relationships between the data points. To improve, you should group information by category (e.g., fresh coffee, instant coffee, cafe visits) and use linking phrases to compare the cities effectively.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. You frequently use phrases like 'the selling of' and 'the ratio of', which are often inaccurate in this context. There is no attempt to use a range of vocabulary to describe trends or data (e.g., 'fluctuate', 'peak', 'surpass', 'account for'). Spelling errors are frequent, such as 'Melboume' instead of 'Melbourne', 'weak' instead of 'week', and 'Aldalaide' instead of 'Adelaide'. The lack of variety and the persistent spelling issues significantly hinder the quality of the writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response consists almost entirely of simple sentences with basic structures. There is a lack of complex sentence forms, and the grammar is frequently inaccurate. Examples include 'the instant coffee is selled' (passive voice error) and 'Brisbane and Adelaide have not much a big difference' (awkward phrasing). Punctuation is also problematic, with inconsistent capitalization and missing commas, which makes the text difficult to read. To reach a higher band, you need to demonstrate control over a wider range of grammatical structures and improve your accuracy in basic sentence construction.

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