Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-13
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 given bar graph demonstrates result of survey about individuals' beverages buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart.
Overall, it is evident that the Melbourne's public drunk highest amount of coffee and tea among for countries. While, Adelaide's people brought lowest amount of Coffee in last 4 weeks. However, All figures are quite different to each others.
At the outset, sydney had consistent growth, fisrt in last four weeks bought fresh coffee at round 44% of cities residents whereas, Instant coffee were at exact 45% . Moreover, people went to cafe 61%. Melbourne had as same as Sydney's figures. In addition, Brisbane's people drunk 34% coffee in last four weeks and bought instant coffee around 52% and drunk cofee almost 55% people.
Following this, Adelaide's citizen drunk 49% and bought almost 50% individuals, while only 37% public bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks. Lastly, There is ascending numbers in Hobart From 37 to 62 among beverages had coverd in last 4 weeks.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to summarise the main features of the chart regarding coffee and tea habits across five Australian cities. However, the data reporting is frequently inaccurate, confusing percentages, categories (fresh coffee, instant coffee, café visits), and cities. For instance, the writer states that 'Adelaide's people brought lowest amount of Coffee' and later mixes up percentages such as 'Adelaide's citizen drunk 49% and bought almost 50%'. Furthermore, comparisons between cities are vague and poorly supported by the actual visual data. This falls under Band 5, as the response addresses the task only partially, presenting confused details with limited and under-developed comparisons.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into paragraphs, including an introduction and an overall summary, but the logical progression within and between paragraphs is severely disrupted by confusing referencing and awkward transitions. Phrases like 'At the outset', 'Following this', and 'Lastly' are used mechanically rather than logically to guide the reader through the data. Additionally, referencing is unclear in sentences such as 'Melbourne had as same as Sydney's figures.' and 'ascending numbers in Hobart From 37 to 62 among beverages had coverd'. Overall, the mechanical use of cohesive devices and lack of clear progression warrant a band score of 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a basic and repetitive range of vocabulary, with frequent word-choice and form errors that occasionally impede communication. Examples of inaccurate lexical choices include 'beverages buying', 'drunk highest amount' (instead of drank), and 'individuals' or 'public' used confusingly to refer to survey percentages (e.g., 'bought almost 50% individuals'). Spelling errors also occur, such as 'fisrt', 'brought' instead of bought, and 'coverd'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to touch upon the topic, these frequent noticeable errors place the response firmly at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The grammatical range is limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex structures that are frequently faulty. There are persistent errors in subject-verb agreement and prepositional use, such as 'Melbourne's public drunk', 'All figures are quite different to each others', and 'ascending numbers in Hobart From 37 to 62 among beverages had coverd'. Punctuation and article usage are also weak throughout the text. Because attempts at complex sentences often result in ungrammatical structures that cause difficulty for the reader, this performance aligns with Band 5.
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