Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-29
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)
the bar chart illustrates the outcome of a survey of individuals for buying coffee and tea and drinking habits in 5 Australian urban area.
Overall, majority of citizens choose to visit cafe for drinking tea and coffee in all the 5 cities of Australia. While, few individuals bought instant coffee and least citizens prefer to buy fresh coffee. The measures are given in percentage.
to begin, in Sydney above 60% of residents went to cafe for coffee and tea. Similarly, 64% of resident
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response is significantly under the 150-word minimum requirement, which severely impacts the ability to fully address the task. While the introduction and overview attempt to identify main features, the response stops abruptly after only mentioning one city (Sydney). Because the response is incomplete, it fails to provide a comprehensive summary or make the necessary comparisons across all five cities as required by the prompt. To improve, you must ensure you cover all data points provided in the chart and meet the minimum word count to allow for a full development of the information.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response shows a basic attempt at logical organization by including an introduction and an overview. However, because the text is incomplete and cuts off mid-sentence, there is no clear progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are used in a very limited way, such as 'Overall' and 'To begin', but the lack of a full body paragraph structure makes it difficult to assess the overall flow. To achieve a higher score, you need to complete your analysis and use a wider range of linking words to connect your comparisons between the different cities.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is adequate for the task but remains quite basic and repetitive. Phrases like 'buying and drinking habits' and 'individuals' are used correctly, but there is a lack of variety in describing the data. For example, 'went to cafe' is grammatically and lexically weak; 'frequented cafes' would be more precise. There are also minor errors in word choice, such as 'least citizens' instead of 'the fewest citizens'. Expanding your range of synonyms for 'increase', 'decrease', and 'proportion' will help demonstrate a higher level of lexical control.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains several grammatical errors that affect clarity. There are issues with articles ('the majority', 'a cafe'), pluralization ('5 Australian urban area' should be 'areas'), and subject-verb agreement ('least citizens prefer' is awkward). The sentence structures are simple, and the abrupt ending prevents the use of more complex grammatical forms. To improve, focus on consistent use of articles and ensure that your sentences are complete and grammatically accurate. Practicing complex sentence structures, such as using subordinating conjunctions to compare data, will also improve your score.
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