Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The bar chart illustrates the results of a survey about people's coffee and buying and drinking habits in five distinct cities in australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart) during the last month.
Overall, the majority of the figures shows that who went to a café or tea in the last month are largest, with the exception of adelaide. In contract, residents who bought fresh coffee in last four weeks are considered least proportion in all five cities.
People who went to a café for coffee or in last month are considered the most popular amoug residents. Melbourn and Hobart ranked the first with a around 63% of the city individuals, Sydney comes next with approximately 61% of city residents, however, Brisbane and Adelaide are slightly less popular with 55% of residents in Brisbane and 49% for Adelaide. Furthermore, individuals who bought instant coffee in the last month are considered the second popular. Harbart was the highest with 54%, a two percent more than Brisbane which captured 52% of the city residents and four percent higher than Adelaide which captured 50%.
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 covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the chart across the five cities, though some data points are omitted or slightly misreported (e.g., Hobart for instant coffee is 54.5%, but reported as 54%). An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, stating that visiting cafés is the most popular activity and fresh coffee is the least popular. However, the expression is somewhat convoluted and contains grammatical errors like 'majority of the figures shows that who went to a café'. The comparisons made between cities are generally relevant, but the lack of complete data coverage for Melbourne and Sydney regarding instant coffee prevents a higher score. Overall, the response addresses the prompt adequately but suffers from under-developed synthesis and minor inaccuracies in data reporting.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear introductory paragraph followed by body paragraphs attempting to group information logically. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall', 'In contract', and 'Furthermore', although 'In contract' is a typo for 'In contrast'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the text is lumped into two overly dense blocks rather than properly separated into an introduction, overview, and distinct body paragraphs. Referencing is sometimes unclear, for instance, 'Melbourn and Hobart ranked the first with a around 63%'. The progression of ideas feels a bit mechanical and repetitive in structure, limiting the score to a 5.5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, incorporating terms such as 'illustrates', 'proportion', 'popular', and 'ranked'. However, there are frequent word choice and collocation errors, such as 'least proportion' instead of 'the smallest proportion', 'amoug' instead of 'among', and 'city individuals' instead of 'city residents'. Spelling errors like 'Melbourn' and 'Harbart' also detract from the lexical score. While the writer attempts less common vocabulary ('proportion', 'approximately'), inaccuracies in form and spelling mean communication is occasionally strained, placing this firmly in the band 5.5 range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the majority of the figures shows'), missing prepositions ('coffee or in last month'), and article misuse ('are considered least proportion'). Punctuation and capitalization are also neglected in several places, notably proper nouns like 'australia', 'adelaide', 'Melbourn', and 'Harbart'. While simple sentences are generally understandable, complex structures are often faulty. The frequency of these errors keeps the grammatical score at a 5.0.
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