Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-12
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 result of a survey about drinking heabits and buying tea and coffee in five diffrent urban areas in Australia.
Overall, people would love to went to cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks, while less people preffer to buy fresh coffee compare to people who went to a cafe. More then half people like to buy instant coffee.
More than 60% of people who went to a cafe for buy coffee and tea in last four week is the highest in three Australian cities named Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart. Furthermore, 55% of Brisbane citizen went to a cafe for buying tea or coffee. While, around 48% of people went to by coffee or tea from cafe in Adelaide.
In Sydeney and Melbourne 44% of people preffer to buy fresh coffe in last 4 week. While less people love to bought fresh coffee in Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart which account only 35% to 37 % only which is lowest in this graph.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover the main features of the chart regarding coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities, such as noting the high proportion of people visiting cafes in Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart, and mentioning statistics for instant and fresh coffee. However, the data reporting contains several inaccuracies and is poorly selected. For instance, the student states that 'More than 60% of people who went to a cafe for buy coffee and tea in last four week is the highest in three Australian cities named Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart,' which misinterprets the chart's specific figures. Furthermore, some comparisons are incomplete or vague, such as 'which account only 35% to 37 % only which is lowest in this graph.' Overall, the response addresses the prompt partially, struggling with accurate data selection and clear reporting.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is organized into four paragraphs, including an introduction and an overall summary, which shows an attempt at a logical structure. However, the progression of ideas is often disrupted by poor cohesion and mechanical transitions, such as 'Furthermore,' and 'While,' used inappropriately at the start of sentences. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the internal linking within sentences is faulty. Paragraphing is present, but the overall logical flow is hindered by grammatical and mechanical cohesion errors, placing it firmly at a Band 5 level.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive, with several spelling and word choice errors that impede clarity. Examples of misspellings and incorrect forms include 'result' instead of 'results', 'heabits' instead of 'habits', 'diffrent' instead of 'different', 'went to went to' instead of 'went to', and 'coffe' instead of 'coffee'. The student attempts some topic-related vocabulary such as 'cafe', 'instant coffee', and 'fresh coffee', but the frequency of lexical errors ('citizen' instead of 'citizens', 'preffer' instead of 'prefer', 'bought' instead of 'buy') restricts the score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on the positive descriptors for adequate basic vocabulary.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The response exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and flawed complex constructions. There are frequent and systematic errors in verb tense and agreement, such as 'people would love to went to cafe' and 'people who went to a cafe for buy coffee'. Other notable errors include 'less people preffer' instead of 'fewer people prefer', 'More then half people' instead of 'More than half of the people', and 'In Sydeney and Melbourne 44% of people preffer to buy fresh coffe in last 4 week' lacking a comma and correct pluralization. These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty for the reader and demonstrate weak control over basic grammar.
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