Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-15
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 5.5)
The bar chart illustrates the trajectory of survey about peoples coffee and tea buying and drinking habits across five australian cities .
Overall, it is immediately apparent that the majority of the Melbourne residents underwent an overall more upward trajetory , whearas the residents of Adelaide experienced lower ratio compared to all other cities.
Looking at more closer detail, in Melbourne city 42% of inhabitants bought coffee in recent 4 weeks, 48% individuals bought instant coffee and subsequently laregst proportion of inhabitants of about 64% went to cafe recently. In sydey, 44% bought fresh coffee,45% bought instant coffe, 61% went to coffee and tea . In Brisbane, 34% purchase coffee, 53% purchase instant coffee, 55% inhabitants went for coffe.
However, In Hobart, 38% people purchase newly prepared one, while 54% bought instant one and 63% people went to enjoy coffee. Morever, In Adelaide 34% inhabitants bought freshly prepared coffee, while 50% public bought rapid , and 49% went for a coffe to enjoy their company with other peers.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response addresses the main features of the chart across the five cities, covering buying and drinking habits adequately. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, mentioning Melbourne and Adelaide as notable extremes. The student reports data for each category (fresh coffee, instant coffee, and café visits) across the cities, although some figures contain minor inaccuracies compared to the visual data, such as stating 42% for Melbourne fresh coffee instead of approximately 42.5%, and 34% for Brisbane instead of 34.5%. Nevertheless, the main trends and comparisons are present and fulfill the basic requirements of Academic Task 1. This performance aligns with Band 6.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is arranged into four paragraphs, which provides a logical structure for introducing the chart, giving an overview, and detailing the cities. However, the progression within paragraphs feels somewhat mechanical due to repetitive sentence structures (e.g., listing figures sequentially using commas). Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes clumsy, such as 'Looking at more closer detail' and 'Morever'. Paragraphing is used, but transitions between ideas could be smoother. Referencing is generally clear, but the overall organizational flow places this text solidly at Band 5.5, rounded to Band 6 for adequate paragraphing.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with terms like 'trajectory', 'proportion', and 'inhabitants'. However, there are noticeable spelling errors ('trajetory', 'laregst', 'sydey', 'coffe', 'Morever') and awkward lexical choices or collocations ('rapid' instead of instant coffee, 'newly prepared one'). The range is somewhat limited and repetitive, and errors in word form and spelling occasionally cause strain or draw attention. This reflects the criteria for Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control is inconsistent. There are numerous punctuation and capitalization errors (missing capitals for proper nouns like 'australian', 'melbourne', 'sydey', 'brisbane', 'hobart', 'adelaide'), as well as missing articles ('went to cafe', 'went for coffe'). Grammatical errors, though they do not completely impede overall understanding, occur frequently throughout the text (e.g., 'survey about peoples coffee', 'in Melbourne city', 'Adelaide experienced lower ratio'). This performance is characteristic of Band 5.
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