Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
The chart ilustrates a survey result regaring people's buying and drinking habbits of coffee and tea in five diffrent cities of Australia.
Overall, It is seen that residents in all five cities goes to cafe to drink. About few of them buy instant coffee and very least were intrested in buying fresh coffee.
In Sydney, 60% of population went to cafe in last four weeks to drink tea and coffee being the highest number, 45% people bought instant coffee with 44% buying fresh coffee which is lowest in number whearas in Melbourne , going to cafe for coffee has increased to 64%.Instant coffee buyers has also shown growth with increse to 49% but Fresh coffee buying decreased to 42%
Moreover, in Brisbane and Adelaide 49-55% people preffered going to cafe, 50-53% bought insant coffee while only 34% were instreated in having fresh coffee. However, In Hobart, going to cafe faced upward trend of 63% , buying instant coffee increase significantly to 54%. IN Contrast, Fresh coffee buyers had a slight growth to 38%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response covers the main features of the data, such as the general preference for cafe visits across all cities. However, the analysis is somewhat inconsistent. For instance, the claim that 'fresh coffee' buying was the 'lowest in number' in Sydney is not fully supported by a clear comparison with other cities. Additionally, the report lacks a clear overview of the trends, as the summary provided in the second paragraph is slightly inaccurate regarding the data. While the key features are identified, the lack of precision in reporting the figures and the failure to make consistent comparisons across all five cities limit the score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The essay is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. There is a clear introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and occasionally awkward, such as the transition 'Moreover, in Brisbane and Adelaide...'. The referencing is sometimes unclear, and the flow between sentences could be improved to create a more logical progression of ideas. Paragraphing is present, but the internal structure of the paragraphs could be more cohesive to better link the comparisons between the cities.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but lacks the precision required for a higher band. There are several spelling errors, such as 'ilustrates', 'regaring', 'habbits', 'diffrent', 'intrested', 'whearas', 'increse', and 'insant'. These errors are frequent and occasionally distracting. While the student attempts to use topic-specific vocabulary like 'survey result' and 'upward trend', the range is limited, and the repetition of basic verbs and structures prevents the demonstration of a more sophisticated lexical range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('residents... goes', 'buyers has also shown'), missing articles ('in last four weeks'), and punctuation errors (inconsistent capitalization and spacing). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are persistent and occur in both simple and more complex attempts at sentence construction. A greater focus on proofreading for basic grammatical accuracy and sentence structure is necessary to improve the score.
See this exact question answered at other band scores — the same prompt compared across bands.
Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.