Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-26

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 4.5)

The graph shows the results of a survey about people's tea and coffee buying and consuming in five number of australian cities.

People mostly prefer to visit cafe's for coffee or tea in the lat 4 weeks. Instant coffee sell only 50 percentage because it sell half day by day. fresh coffee at the list in every area of the australian city.

In the evident, Melbourne is the highest in the cafe more then 60 percentage and the list in the cafe is adelaide 49 percentage only in the middle 50 percent of people visit cafeterria is in brisbane 56 percentage so that the percentages of the cafeterria.

However, On the other hand the demand of the instant coffee is less in last 4 weeks.

Hobart has the high use of instant coffee more then 55 percentage and in sydney the instant coffee is list in it. Fresh coffee is the list in every situation in brisbane it the the lowest used coffee and the highest people who brought the fresh coffee is in sydney more then 40 percentage that's it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the prompt but fails to provide a clear or accurate summary of the data. While it mentions the five cities and the three categories (cafe, instant coffee, fresh coffee), the interpretation of the figures is frequently inaccurate or confusing. For instance, stating 'instant coffee sell only 50 percentage' does not align with typical chart data, and the description of trends is disjointed. The report lacks a clear overview and fails to make meaningful comparisons between the cities, resulting in a fragmented summary that does not fully meet the requirements of an Academic Task 1 response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5

The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the logical progression of ideas is weak. The use of cohesive devices is limited and often misused, such as the abrupt transition 'In the evident' or the repetitive use of 'so that'. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparison between cities. The structure feels mechanical, and the lack of clear signposting between the different categories of coffee consumption hinders the overall flow of the information provided.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive, often relying on basic terms like 'list' (likely intended as 'least') and 'percentage'. There are frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'fresh coffee at the list' and 'the highest people who brought'. The spelling of 'cafeterria' and 'australian' (capitalization) is inconsistent. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to convey the data with the necessary precision required for an Academic Task 1 report, often leading to ambiguity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that often impede communication. There are significant issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'instant coffee sell'), incorrect verb tenses, and sentence fragments. Complex sentence structures are largely absent or attempted unsuccessfully, resulting in awkward phrasing like 'the highest people who brought the fresh coffee is in sydney'. Punctuation is also problematic, particularly with the misuse of apostrophes in 'cafe's'. The high frequency of errors makes the text difficult to read and understand.

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