Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-23

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 6.5)

The bar chart compares coffee and tea brought by people along with their drinking habits in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Hobart.

Overall, in all cities, the tedency of people buying coffee or tea from a cafe were the highest, and fewer percentage of residents would likely to buy instant coffee, while buying fresh coffee was the least popular activity in all cities. However, Adelaide is the only city where the sales of instant coffee exceeded the proportion of people went to cafes for drinks.

Regarding people who brought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks were the lowest in Brisbane and Adelaide, showing almost identical figures, marginally under 35%. The largest proportion of citizens who bought fresh coffee were in Sydney, at approximately 43%.

The percentage of people brought instant coffee were the smallest in Sydney at nearly 46% compared to the highest in Hobart at almost 55%, followed by Brisbane at nearly 53%.

The proportion of people buying coffee or tea from cafes were the largest in Melbourne, at roughly 63%, whereas the figures are the lowest Adelaide, at just under 50%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully identifies the main features and makes relevant comparisons across the five cities. You have highlighted the general trends and noted the exception regarding Adelaide. However, the overview is slightly repetitive in its phrasing, and some data points could be more precisely described to fully satisfy the 'clear overview' requirement. For instance, while you mention the highest and lowest figures, the comparison between categories could be more integrated. Overall, you have covered all parts of the task well, providing a clear summary of the data provided in the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay is logically organized with a clear introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. You use cohesive devices such as 'Regarding', 'However', and 'whereas' to link ideas. However, there are some minor issues with cohesion, such as the slightly awkward transition between the overview and the body paragraphs. The paragraphing is appropriate, and the progression of ideas is generally clear. To reach a higher band, ensure that referencing is more precise and that the flow between sentences is smoother, avoiding repetitive sentence structures.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'proportion', 'exceeded', and 'marginally'. However, there are several instances of inaccurate word choice and collocation, such as 'tedency' (spelling error: tendency), 'brought' instead of 'bought', and 'fewer percentage' (should be 'a smaller percentage'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To improve, focus on using more varied and accurate collocations related to data description.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'The largest proportion of citizens who bought fresh coffee were in Sydney, at approximately 43%'. There are several grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The percentage of people brought instant coffee were') and incorrect verb forms ('people went to cafes' instead of 'people who went to cafes'). While these errors are noticeable, they rarely impede the reader's understanding. Increasing the frequency of error-free complex sentences will help improve your score in this criterion.

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