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 bargraph represents the outcome of a survey about the consumption and buying habit of coffe and tea in 5 different cities of Australia in last 4 weeks
Overall, it is apparent from the bargraph that people in most of the cities went to cafe to drink coffee or tea, except the city called Adelaide, where people bought insant coffee.
In Mebourne, people drink tea and coffee by visiting to cafe, which is approximately 63% and similar trend observed in Hobart city as well. Whereas, in Sydney the amount of people who went to cafe to drink tea and coffee was just more than 60%. Amount of people who bought instant coffee in Hobart was around 54% (which was highest among all cities) followed by people in Melbourne (44%) and people of sydney was the least to bought the instant coffee. However, the amount of people who bought fresh coffee was highest in Sydney(44%), followed by number of people in Melbourne (43%) and people of Hobart(38%).
Coming to other 2 cities, in number of people went to cafe was more than 55%, whereas in Adelaide amount of people was 49%. Similarly, amount of people who bought instant coffee was high in Brisbane by 7%. However, the number of people who bought fresh coffee was almost equal in both the cities.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing a general overview and citing data points for the five Australian cities. However, there are notable inaccuracies and confusions in the data reporting. For instance, the student states that Adelaide's dominant habit was buying instant coffee, yet cafe visits in Adelaide were actually 49.5% compared to 50% for instant coffee—a negligible difference. Furthermore, the ranking of instant coffee in Melbourne is misreported as 44% when it is actually 48.5%, and the comparison for Brisbane is vague ('in number of people went to cafe was more than 55%'). While the overall trends are partially addressed, the inaccurate data citation and lack of clear comparative synthesis restrict the response to Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organised into multiple paragraphs, starting with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs discussing the cities. However, the progression of ideas is frequently disjointed and confusing. The transition between sentences lacks smooth logical links, particularly in the final paragraph where 'Coming to other 2 cities' is abruptly introduced without clearly specifying which cities are meant (Brisbane and Adelaide). Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes inaccurate ('Whereas', 'However'). Paragraphing is attempted, but internal coherence is weakened by unclear referencing and structural awkwardness. This places the response firmly at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate vocabulary range to communicate basic concepts related to the prompt, such as 'consumption', 'survey', and 'percentage'. However, there are frequent spelling errors ('bargraph', 'coffe', 'habit', 'insant', 'Mebourne') and awkward word choices or collocations ('least to bought the instant coffee', 'amount of people' used repetitively instead of 'proportion' or 'percentage'). Less common lexical items are attempted but rarely used accurately. While communication is not entirely impeded, the density of lexical errors and lack of precision prevent the response from achieving a higher band, making Band 5.0 appropriate.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as relative clauses ('people who went to cafe') and contrasting clauses ('Whereas, in Sydney...'). However, grammatical control is weak throughout the text. There are frequent errors in verb tense, article usage, and prepositions (e.g., 'went to cafe' missing articles, 'in last 4 weeks', 'was the least to bought'). Punctuation is also problematic, with missing periods and commas. Complex structures often contain errors that cause some difficulty for the reader, aligning the grammar with the Band 5 descriptors.
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