Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-03

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 depicts that the purchasing and consumption of coffee and tea by humans in five Australian countries.

Overall,it is seen that in the melbourne people went to going a cafe for coffee or tea in one month they are maximum value of habbite than othe Austrailian cities.

Commencing with the city of sydney the fresh coffee purchage and drinking ratioin a one month is 48% and the bought of instant coffee and tea are 45%.While the 60%consumption and drinking by peoples went to going in cafe.The city of melbourne is 68%people are going to cafe for purchage the coffee and tea.

On the other hand brisbane the percentage of fresh coffee and tea consumption are 37%and the instant coffe are 55%.Adelaide peoples are

purchage the tea fresh and instant

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, which significantly impacts the task achievement. Furthermore, the summary is incomplete; it fails to cover all five cities mentioned in the prompt, stopping abruptly after Adelaide. While there is an attempt to identify main features, the data reporting is fragmented and lacks a clear overview of the trends across all categories. The failure to complete the task and the lack of sufficient detail prevent a higher score. To improve, ensure all data points are addressed and the response reaches the required length by providing a more comprehensive analysis of the provided chart.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks a logical structure. While there is an attempt at paragraphing, the progression of ideas is disjointed. Cohesive devices are used in a very mechanical and often incorrect way, such as the repetitive use of 'the city of' and 'the'. The lack of a clear conclusion or summary of the main trends makes the text difficult to follow. Referencing is often unclear, and the transition between the introduction and the body paragraphs is abrupt. To improve, use a wider variety of linking words and ensure that each paragraph has a clear focus, moving logically from one point to the next.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive. There are frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'purchage' (purchase), 'habbite' (habit), and 'drinking ratioin'. The student struggles to use precise terminology to describe the data, relying on basic phrasing like 'maximum value'. Some words are misspelled or used incorrectly in context, which occasionally makes the meaning unclear. To improve, focus on learning topic-specific vocabulary related to data description, such as 'proportion', 'percentage', 'consumption', and 'preference', and ensure correct spelling and word forms are used consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that impede communication. There are issues with subject-verb agreement, such as 'the city of melbourne is 68% people are going', and incorrect sentence structures, such as 'the purchasing and consumption... in five Australian countries' (which is a sentence fragment). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after commas and periods. The range of structures is very limited, consisting mostly of simple sentences with errors. To improve, focus on basic sentence construction, ensuring every sentence has a clear subject and verb, and work on using articles and prepositions correctly.

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