Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-14

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 graph represents the data of purchasing and intaking habits of caffeine of five cities in Australia.

Overall, the data shows that people who went to cafe in the previous four weeks to drink coffee or tea in these five cities has a higher rate as compared to the people who bought fresh or instant coffee.

Out of these five cities, three of them Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart shows a higer rate in the purchase of tea or coffee from cafes showing the percentage of almost 62%, nearly 64% and almost 63% respectively. Whereas, the cities where people have preffered to buy instant coffee are Brisbane and Hobart where Brisbane has nearing 52.5 percentage and Hobart is nealy 54.5%. In comparison to these two, people who bought fresh coffee are not much as seen in the graph where highest percentage is in sydney that is nearly 44%. The lowest percentage of people buying fresh coffee is being shown in the cities Brisbane and Adelaide respectively where Brisbane lies near 34% and Adelaide is nearing 35% which shows people have preference of buying coffee or tea from cafes rather than fresh one.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarise the main features of the chart, providing a general overview and selecting some specific data points such as the percentages for Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart. However, the response contains notable factual confusions; for instance, Hobart is mentioned as having a high rate of buying instant coffee as well as café visits, and the selection of data is somewhat haphazard rather than systematically structured. While the main trends are touched upon, key comparisons between all five cities and the three categories are not fully or accurately developed. This performance aligns best with Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into an introduction and three body paragraphs, showing a basic attempt at paragraphing. However, overall progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and somewhat confusing logical sequencing, particularly within the long third paragraph where multiple cities and categories are jumbled together. Cohesive devices are used mechanically or inadequately (e.g., 'Whereas', 'In comparison to these two'), and referencing is occasionally unclear. This demonstrates the characteristics of Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student uses a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary relevant to the prompt, such as 'purchasing', 'percentage', and 'fresh coffee'. There are noticeable errors in word choice, form, and collocation, such as 'intaking habits of caffeine', 'went to cafe', and 'higer rate', along with awkward phrasing like 'people who bought fresh coffee are not much'. These errors cause some slight distraction for the reader, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('three of them Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart shows', 'the cities where people have preffered') and incorrect prepositions or relative clauses ('highest percentage is in sydney that is nearly 44%'). While communication is generally maintained, the frequency of errors places this performance at Band 5.0.

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