Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-06

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)

This graph illustrates the purchase and consumption of coffee and tea across five Australian cities.

Overall, it is evident that cities such as Melbourne and Hobart prefer vising a cafe. Whereas, people from Brisbane like to buy instant coffee and the cities such as Sydney prefer consuming fresh coffee than the others.

This chart shows that more than 40% of the people from Sydney and Melbourne bought fresh coffee in the last 4 weeks. As a result, the other cities bought less than 40%. Meanwhile, cities like Hobart and Brisbane had more than 50% of the people who purchased instant coffee in last 4 weeks.

Moreover, in the cities like Sydney, Melbourne and and Adelaide the people who consumed instant coffee was less than 50%. Furthermore, the people from Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart preferred visiting a cafe. Consequently, the numbers show that more than 60% of the people went to a cafe at least once in the last 4 weeks. While the other cities had less percentage of people who visited cafe's.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers the main features of the data, such as the high cafe attendance in Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart, and the preference for instant coffee in Brisbane. However, the report lacks precision. For instance, stating 'more than 40%' or 'less than 50%' is vague when the chart provides specific data points. The comparison between cities is present but could be more analytical; rather than just listing cities, you should group them by trends to provide a clearer overview. The summary is functional but lacks the depth required for a higher band, as it misses some of the more nuanced comparisons between the five cities.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. Cohesive devices like 'Moreover', 'Furthermore', and 'Consequently' are used to link ideas. However, some transitions feel mechanical or slightly misused, such as 'Whereas' at the start of a sentence in the second paragraph, which is grammatically incomplete. Additionally, the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'the other cities' without specifying which ones are being excluded. The flow is generally easy to follow, but the logical progression between sentences could be smoother to achieve a higher score.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, using terms like 'consumption', 'purchase', and 'illustrates'. However, the range is somewhat limited and repetitive. There are minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'vising a cafe' (should be 'visiting') and 'less percentage of people' (should be 'a lower percentage'). To improve, you should aim for more precise descriptors of trends and avoid repeating the same sentence structures. The use of 'cafe's' is also a punctuation error, as it should be the plural 'cafes' without an apostrophe.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical slips. For example, 'the people who consumed instant coffee was less than 50%' contains a subject-verb agreement error (should be 'were'). There is also a redundant 'and' in 'Melbourne and and Adelaide'. Punctuation is generally functional, but the misuse of apostrophes in 'cafe's' and the sentence fragment starting with 'Whereas' detract from the accuracy. The control of grammar is sufficient for communication but lacks the error-free complexity required for higher bands.

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