Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-18
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 graph illustrates a survey results about people's habit of buying and drinking coffe and tea in five dofferent cities of Australia.
Overall, the graph depicts that people went to a cafe shows a large proportion in all the cities follwed by instant coffee and then by fresh coffee which has the least proportion.
In Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart has the highest proportion for the people went to a cafe for coffe or tea over 60%, while for Brisbane and Adelaide it constitute of 56% and 49% respectively. For people who bought instant coffee have almost the same proportion for all the cities except Sydney which has the least proportion for it of 46%.
For people who bought the fresh coffee in last 4 weeks have least popular among the others. It has greater number for Sydney of 44% followed bhy Melbourne with 42%, Hobart has 37% while for Melbourne and Brisbane the number is almost same as 34%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student addresses all parts of the prompt by summarising the main features of the chart across all five cities and making relevant comparisons. An overview is provided in the second paragraph, capturing the general ranking of the categories. However, there are some inaccuracies in reporting the specific data points. For instance, the student states that Hobart has 37% for fresh coffee (when it is approximately 38.5%) and incorrectly lists Melbourne's fresh coffee figure twice (stating 'while for Melbourne and Brisbane the number is almost same as 34%' when Melbourne is 42.5%). Furthermore, spelling errors such as 'coffe' and 'dofferent' detract slightly from the precision, but the core trends are successfully identified and communicated.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is arranged logically into four paragraphs, following a standard IELTS Task 1 structure with an introduction, an overall summary, and two body paragraphs detailing the categories. Cohesive devices such as 'while', 'for instance', and 'Overall' are used to connect ideas, though referencing is occasionally imprecise, as seen in phrases like 'In Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart has...'. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different sections of the visual data. The progression of information is generally clear, moving from the broad overview down to specific city breakdowns, meeting the requirements for a Band 6.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting less common phrases like 'large proportion', 'highest proportion', and 'respectively'. However, there are several lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'coffe' instead of 'coffee', 'dofferent' instead of 'different', and awkward phrasing like 'people went to a cafe shows a large proportion'. Furthermore, repetitive use of the word 'proportion' limits lexical flexibility. While the vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main points, the errors and lack of varied precise terms prevent the response from reaching a higher band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and subordinate structures (e.g., 'For people who bought instant coffee have almost the same proportion...'). However, grammatical control is inconsistent, resulting in noticeable errors such as subject-verb agreement issues ('In Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart has...') and fragmented sentence structures ('For people who bought the fresh coffee in last 4 weeks have least popular among the others'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but frequent grammatical slips hinder overall accuracy, though they rarely completely impede communication.
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