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 bar graph illustartes the overiew of individuals puchasing habits of coffee and tea in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and hobart.
Overall, around 64% people who went to a cafe for coffee or tea buying have the higher porprotion in Melbourne than other cities. Whereas, under 55% citizens who bought instant coffee are ranked lower.
In Sydney, under 45% of people who bought fresh coffee have the highest percentage than other cities of Australia. Althought, under 35% of Brisbane residents purchased fresh coffee. But, individuals who purchased instant coffee in last 4 weeks have higher percentage in Hobart approximately 54% and 45% of city resident who consumed instant coffee in Sydney.
City population who went to buy coffee and tea have higher porprotion of in all cities of Australia. In Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart under 65% of people went to drink black tea in cafe but in Brisbane and Adelaide percentage of city residents is lower.
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 chart by mentioning various data points across the five cities, such as Melbourne's cafe-going habits and Hobart's instant coffee figures. However, the response suffers from significant weaknesses in data selection and reporting accuracy. Several figures cited (e.g., 'under 64% people who went to a cafe', 'approximately 54%') either misinterpret the visual data or present vague and imprecise approximations. Furthermore, there is a lack of a clear overview describing the main overall trends, and comparisons between the cities and categories are underdeveloped and sometimes confusingly expressed. As a result, the task is only partially addressed, aligning with the Band 5 descriptor.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into short paragraphs, but the overall logical progression is weak. The sequencing of ideas feels disjointed, jumping erratically between cities and coffee types without a clear organising principle. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, as seen in awkward transitional phrases like 'Whereas, under 55%...' and 'Althought, under 35%...'. Referencing between sentences is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the flow of information. There is also no clear paragraph structure dedicated to specific categories or trends, reflecting Band 5 characteristics.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a very limited and repetitive vocabulary range, relying on basic terms such as 'people', 'city', 'bought', and 'percentage'. There are several spelling errors, including 'illustartes' for illustrates, 'overiew' for overview, 'puchasing' for purchasing, 'porprotion' for proportion, 'hobart' (uncapitalised), and 'Althought' for Although. Word choice and collocation are frequently inaccurate, such as 'individuals puchasing habits of coffee and tea' and 'residents who consumed instant coffee'. These lexical errors and limitations produce a narrow resource that occasionally causes strain for the reader, placing the response firmly at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The grammatical range is quite limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that frequently break down. There are numerous grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('City population who went... have higher porprotion') and missing prepositions or articles. Sentence structures are often awkward or incomplete, such as starting clauses with 'Whereas' or 'But' followed by fragmented descriptions. Punctuation and spelling slips also detract from accuracy. Because frequent errors cause difficulty and the range of structures is restricted, this meets the criteria for Band 5.
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