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 graph illustrates theroportion of survey about coffee and tea buy and drinking habites in five Australian cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and hobart.
Overall, went to a cafe or coffee or tea in last four weeks proportion was highest in all five country while bought fresh coffee in last foure weeks was lowest. In addition, second highest proportion in all five country was bought instant coffee in last foure weeks .
Sydney shows the went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks proportions can significantly in peak at 61%. Followed by the bought instant coffee in last 4 weeks grew rapilely around 45% while bought fresh coffe in last 4 weeks is less bought and drink nearly 44%. Melbourne is also highest in went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks at 64% wheres bought instant coffee in last 4 weeks represented second at 44%. 42% inbought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks .
Brisbane and Hobart has dramatically consume coffee or tea in last 4 weeks at 64% and 55%. bought instant coffe in last 4 week has represent second position in both cities around 53% in Brisbane and 54% in Hobart while less customer in both town at 34% and 34%. Adelaide cities has rapidely increased in bought instand coffee in last 4 week at 50% and went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks is second highet in this cities at 49%. 34.5% proportion can buy and drink fresh coffee in last 4 week in Adelaide cities.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing an overview in the first paragraph and detailing specific cities in the subsequent paragraphs. However, there are numerous inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the student states that Brisbane and Hobart consumed coffee or tea at 64% and 55%, mixing up the data categories. Furthermore, some city names are misspelt (e.g., 'hobart') and data points are misread or confused throughout the body paragraphs. While the main trends are partially identified, the high frequency of inaccurate figures prevents the response from achieving a higher band score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into logical paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs grouping the cities. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor sentence construction and confusing cohesive ties. Referencing between sentences is often unclear, such as the sudden shifts in mentioning percentages without clear subjects. Transitional phrases are basic or misused, leading to a choppy and mechanical flow that strains the reader's ability to follow the comparisons smoothly.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
The student attempts to use topic-specific vocabulary such as 'proportion', 'survey', and 'café', but suffers from severe lexical limitations and frequent word-formation errors. Examples include 'theroportion', 'buy and drinking habites', 'foure', 'rapilely', and 'instand'. There is also unnatural collocation and repetition of phrase structures like 'went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks'. The range is minimally adequate for the task, but errors in spelling and word choice are noticeable and impede communication in places.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most complex sentence attempts are heavily flawed, resulting in ungrammatical constructions such as 'Sydney shows the went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks proportions can significantly in peak at 61%.' Errors in subject-verb agreement, tense usage, and prepositions are pervasive throughout the text. Punctuation is also erratic, with misplaced periods breaking up single clauses. These frequent errors cause significant difficulty for the reader.
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