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 chart illustrates the results of a survey about people’s coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five different Australian cities. There are five different stages that show the people bought coffee in last 4 weeks.
In the first stage, Sydney people buy the fresh coffee about 44 percent, but the people buy instant coffee about 46 percent and more people went to a cafe for coffeee or tea in last four weeks, For the second stage, Melbourne people brought the minor drop in the fresh coffee, but
the other two categories are fell and vice versa. In the third stage, Brisbane people bought coffee about 34 percent, but the instant coffee about the 54 percent, people went to a cafe for coffee or tea 56 percent, For the next stage, Adelaide people bought the fresh coffee is about 34 percent but other two are minor decline. Finally, The Hobart city people bought fresh coffee about 38 percent, and the instant coffee about the 54 percent, and went to a cafe for coffee or tea is around 63 percent.
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 response attempts to summarize the survey data across the five Australian cities, mentioning fresh coffee, instant coffee, and visits to a café. However, the reporting of data is extremely vague, inaccurate, and lacks precise figures. For instance, the student states 'Sydney people buy the fresh coffee about 44 percent', which does not capture the full comparison or the different categories effectively. Furthermore, the description refers to 'stages' rather than cities, which demonstrates a misunderstanding of the chart structure. Key features and comparisons are not adequately highlighted or logically presented. Consequently, the performance aligns with Band 4.5 descriptors, rounded to Band 5.0 for partially addressing the task.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into two overly dense paragraphs, with the second paragraph running on as a single massive block of text. The use of transitional markers such as 'In the first stage', 'For the second stage', and 'Finally' creates a mechanical structure. Pronoun referencing and cohesive links are frequently faulty or confusing, such as 'the other two categories are fell and vice versa', which impedes the logical flow. There is a lack of clear progression, causing the reader to struggle to follow the relationships between the data points. This level of organization reflects Band 5.0 performance.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is repetitive and basic, relying heavily on simple terms like 'buy', 'coffee', 'tea', and 'people'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'brought the minor drop' (instead of 'experienced a minor drop'), 'categories are fell', and spelling errors like 'coffeee'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the general topic of the survey, the frequent lexical errors and lack of sophisticated phrasing restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple or awkwardly constructed coordinate clauses linked with coordinating conjunctions like 'and' or 'but'. There are frequent grammatical errors, including tense confusion ('people bought... is about'), incorrect verb forms ('are fell', 'brought'), and missing prepositions or articles ('The Hobart city people'). These errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and demonstrate weak control over complex structures, placing the response firmly at Band 5.0.
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