Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-16

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 CHART ILLUSTRATES THE PERCETAGE OF MONTHLY AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF TEA AND COFFEE IN SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE,ADELAIDE & HOBART, FIVE DIFFRENT CITIES OF AUSTRALIA.

OVERALL, PEOPLES TENDENCY TO WENT TO A CAFE FOR TEA OR COFFEE REMAINS IN GREATER PERCENTAGE WHILE BUYING FRESH COFFEE REMAIN LOWER EVEN THE AMOUNT OF PURCHASING INSTANT COFFEE. IN SPITE OF THIS ADELAIDE SHOWS SAME PERCEPTION ABOUT INSTANT COFFEE & GOING TO A CAFE.

IN SYDNEY & MELBORNE, PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE HAVING FRESH COFFEE IS BETWEEN 40-45%,WHILE AMOUNT OF INSTANT COFFEE REMAIN 45-48% RESPECTIVELY. ALTHOUGH HOBART PEAKS THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON CAFE GOING RESIDENTS AT 64%, BUT RESIDENTS TEND TO PURCHASE LESS AMOUNT OF FRESH COFFEE .

THE RESIDENTS OF BRISBANE & ADELAIDE TENDS TO HAVE LOW CONSUMING RATES THAN OTHER THREE COUNTRIES WHERE PBETWEEN 50-55% IN BRISBANE % BELOW 50&

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarise the main features of the chart, noting that going to a café was generally more popular than buying fresh coffee, and highlights several specific city data points. However, the response suffers from a critical length penalty, containing only 137 words, which fails to meet the 150-word minimum requirement. Furthermore, there are some inaccurate generalisations and misreadings of the data; for instance, the writer refers to Brisbane and Adelaide as 'other three countries' (referring to cities) and states that Hobart peaks at 64% when it is around 63%. Ideas are partially developed, but the under-length nature and data inaccuracies cap the score at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into four short paragraphs, representing an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the progression of ideas is disjointed and awkward. Cohesive devices are minimal, and some sentences are abruptly cut off or lack logical connection, such as the dangling phrase at the end ('% BELOW 50&'). Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the overall mechanical structure of cohesion pulls the score down. Paragraphing is used, but the internal logical flow requires better transitional markers and clearer sequencing to reach higher bands.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for basic description, incorporating terms such as 'percentage', 'consumption', 'tendency', and 'residents'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'PERCETAGE', 'DIFFRENT', 'PEOPLES' instead of 'people's', and 'MELBORNE'. The writer attempts less common phrases ('monthly average consumption'), but frequent slips and awkward collocations ('peoples tendency to went to a cafe') constrain the lexical score to a Band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response features a mix of simple and attempted complex sentence forms, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as tense and infinitive mistakes ('tends to went', 'amount of instant coffee remain', 'tends to have low consuming rates'). Punctuation is also erratic, and the final sentence is incomplete ('% BELOW 50&'). While the meaning can mostly be deciphered, the high frequency of structural and mechanical errors prevents the text from reaching Band 6.0.

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