Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-28

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 diagram illustrates the outcome of the poll about the individuals coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities.

Overall, Melbourne and Hobart gained a higher percentage of went to a coffee shop to buy coffee or tea in the last 4 weeks having around 66-68% total. Brisbane and Adelaide who bought fresh coffee have the lowest score among the 5 cities with a range of 33-34%.

In detail, Sydney has a total of 61% who went to buy coffee and tea from a coffee shops, while customers bought instant coffee is around 45%, with the least of people bought fresh coffee in the last 4 weeks.

Mean while, the Melbourne residents their highest is from the people who bought coffee and tea from a coffee shops 68%, then the second is far from the first one is the one who bought instant coffee 48% and the last one people who bought fresh coffee 43%. Brisbane the third cities who went to a coffee shop to buy coffee and tea 55% then, customers who bought instant coffee was 56% and then the lowest from their residents was people who bought fresh coffee. the 4th residents are from Adelaide their residents have an equal of percentages who went to cafes and who bought instant coffee with a score of 49-50%. while the lowest is the one who bought fresh coffee 34% almost nearly the same of the residents from Brisbane. Then the last city is from Hobart whose their top is the one bought coffee from the coffee shops 66% and their second is from the one who bought instant coffee with a score of 54% then their lowest is from the one who bought fresh coffee 38%.

In summary, the one who always goes to the coffee shops takes the top spot from all 5 cities and the second spot went to the one whose buying instant coffee, in contrast to the one who bought fresh coffee gets the lowest spot from all the 5 cities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all parts of the task by identifying the main features and making comparisons across the five cities. However, the presentation of data is occasionally confusing, such as when stating 'Brisbane and Adelaide who bought fresh coffee have the lowest score... with a range of 33-34%'. The report would benefit from a more structured approach to grouping the data, perhaps by category rather than city-by-city, to better highlight the trends. While the overview is present, it is somewhat cluttered with specific figures, which makes it less effective as a summary of the main trends.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the flow between sentences is often mechanical and repetitive. Phrases like 'In detail', 'Mean while', and 'Then the last city' are used to transition, but they do not always create a logical progression of ideas. Referencing is sometimes unclear, for example, 'the third cities who went to a coffee shop' is grammatically awkward and confusing. The use of cohesive devices is present but lacks the flexibility required for a higher band, as the structure often feels like a list of statistics rather than a cohesive analytical report.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks precision and variety. There is significant repetition of phrases such as 'bought coffee and tea from a coffee shops' and 'the one who bought'. The student struggles with word choice, such as 'the third cities' (referring to a city) and 'the outcome of the poll' (instead of 'survey results'). While the meaning is generally clear, the range is limited, and there is a lack of sophisticated collocations or varied terminology to describe trends and data points effectively.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede readability. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('Brisbane and Adelaide who bought... have the lowest score'), incorrect preposition usage, and awkward phrasing ('the one who always goes to the coffee shops takes the top spot'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing commas and run-on sentences. While the meaning is usually discernible, the high frequency of errors prevents the writing from reaching a higher band.

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