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 is about consumption of coffee and tea in 5 cities of Australia

Overall there is a high percentage of people who take coffee or tea but a greater number prefers to go to cafes for this.but there is a good number of people who use fresh and instant coffee.this number of consumers and divided almost equally around the country

In the cities it is evident that greater portion prefers cafe.upto fifty to sixty-sixty five percent use public places. Where as around 50 percent bought fresh coffee and people are least interested in instant coffee.

The greatest selling of coffee was in Melbourne all around weather it is cafes or any other means And the lesser consumption in other cities but least is adalaide. It could be because people don’t have time to make this at home or trends of cafes to social media people prefer aesthetics

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarize the data but fails to provide a clear, accurate overview. While it identifies the main categories (cafes, fresh coffee, instant coffee), the data reporting is imprecise. For example, stating 'upto fifty to sixty-sixty five percent' is vague and does not accurately reflect specific data points from the chart. Furthermore, the response includes subjective speculation ('people don’t have time to make this at home') which is not supported by the provided data and is inappropriate for an Academic Task 1 report. The main features are not clearly highlighted or compared effectively across the five cities.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The use of cohesive devices is very limited and often mechanical or misused, such as the abrupt transition 'but there is a good number'. Paragraphing is present, but the internal structure of the paragraphs lacks flow. The final paragraph introduces irrelevant personal opinion rather than synthesizing the data, which disrupts the coherence of the report. Referencing is often unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparison between the cities.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is basic and repetitive. Phrases like 'greatest selling' and 'least is adalaide' show a limited range and poor control of collocation. There are several spelling errors (e.g., 'adalaide') and awkward phrasing that hinders the precision of the report. The student relies on simple, everyday language rather than the more academic, descriptive vocabulary required for data analysis. There is little evidence of an attempt to use less common lexical items, and the word choice is often imprecise, such as using 'take' instead of 'consume'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles, incorrect verb forms, and punctuation issues. Many sentences are fragmented or run-on, such as 'The greatest selling of coffee was in Melbourne all around weather it is cafes or any other means'. There is a lack of complex sentence structures, and the simple sentences used often contain errors in subject-verb agreement and word order. Punctuation is inconsistent, with missing spaces after periods and incorrect capitalization, which makes the text difficult to read and impacts the overall clarity of the information presented.

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