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)
This bar graph comprises the purchasing off fresh coffee or instant coffee and it also telling the visits of poeple to coffe shops to buy coffe or tea in last 4 weeks in five cities of Australia.
In Sydney, figure of natural coffee which was sold in 4 weeks lies between 40 to 45 percent.Percentage of instant coffee was almost 45 percent and more than 60 percent people went to the coffee shop to buy tha coffee or tea.One of the finest city melbourne, ratio of fresh coffee in past 4 weeks was between 40 to 45,propotion of instant coffee was in 50 to 55 and almost 65 percent of people visited coffee shops to have cofge or tea .
In Adelaide, the ratio of natural coffee buyers was near to the 35% of total,and figures of instant coffe takers was half of a hundred and at last,near to the 50 % people purchased coffe or tea from cafe's.At last in the city of Hobart,the value of natural cofee takers was between 35 to 40 percent, people who took instant cofee were betweeen 60 to 65 and persons who took coffe or tea was touching the 65 percent.
In conclusion, this graph is about the purchasing of natural coffe or instant cofee and also telling tha percemtage of people who purchased coffe ot tea from coffe shop.Although Sydney ,seems to be at top of all the cities.
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 makes an attempt to summarise the main features of the chart, mentioning buying habits for fresh and instant coffee alongside café visits across several cities. However, the data reporting lacks precision and completeness. Brisbane and Adelaide are omitted from the main body paragraphs, and key trends or comparisons are underdeveloped. The overview provided in the conclusion is superficial and inaccurate (claiming Sydney is at the top of all categories, which is not supported by the data, as Hobart or Brisbane often have higher instant coffee percentages). This performance aligns with Band 5, as the task is addressed only partially, with limited and underdeveloped data selection.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organised into paragraphs, with an introduction, body paragraphs for different cities, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is weak. The grouping of cities is somewhat erratic, mixing Sydney and Melbourne in one paragraph and Adelaide and Hobart in another, while completely missing Brisbane. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, such as 'At last in the city of Hobart' and repetitive transitional phrases. Paragraphing is present, but overall structural cohesion is faulty and mechanical, matching the Band 5 descriptor.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors and spelling mistakes (e.g., 'off fresh coffee', 'poeple', 'coffe', 'propotion', 'cofge', 'cafe's', 'percemtage'). The student attempts some less common terms like 'proportion' and 'ratio', but these are often awkwardly applied. The range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying basic data points, though spelling and lexical inaccuracies cause noticeable distraction for the reader, placing this firmly at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('figure of natural coffee', 'in past 4 weeks'), incorrect prepositions ('in 50 to 55'), and run-on sentences with comma splices. Errors are frequent and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, particularly when interpreting convoluted numerical descriptions. This demonstrates the characteristics of Band 5 grammar.
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