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 chart compares the results of a survey about people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in different five Australian cities. Overall, it is noticeable that went to a cafe for coffee or tea was highest percentages of all five cities, whereas, the percentages of Bought fresh coffe was lowest during the same period.
In Sydney and Melbourne was not biggest different, 61% of went to a cafe for coffee or tea and 63% respectively, Melbourne was just high than sydney. Brisbane and Adelaide was same , but Adelaide had lowest the percentages of all categrious including bough fresh and instant coffee over the four weeks.
Hobart recorded the highest then all other cities, people went to a cafe for coffee or tea percentages of residents around 63% same to the Melbourne cities. Hobart lowest percentages of people who bought fresh coffe in last four weeks, and bought instand coffee percentages approximetly under the 55%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover the main features of the chart comparing coffee and tea habits across five Australian cities. However, the selection and reporting of data contain significant inaccuracies and confusion. For example, the student states that Adelaide had the lowest percentages of all categories, whereas the chart shows Adelaide's figures were actually higher than Hobart's for fresh coffee and comparable or higher in other areas, while Brisbane or other cities held lowest points depending on the metric. Furthermore, the phrasing 'went to a cafe for coffee or tea was highest percentages' is grammatically awkward and poorly developed. An overview is attempted, but key comparisons lack precision. Consequently, the response falls into Band 5 as it addresses the task only partially and contains inaccuracies in data interpretation.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into paragraphs, but the overall progression and logical flow are heavily disrupted by poor sentence structure and referencing errors. Transitions are weak, and cohesive devices are often misused or omitted entirely, as seen in awkward constructions like 'whereas, the percentages of Bought fresh coffe was lowest'. The relationships between ideas within sentences are frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparisons between cities. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal coherence is severely compromised by grammatical breakdown and unclear referencing of data points. This level of organization and cohesion aligns with Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling errors such as 'coffe' instead of coffee, 'instand' instead of instant, 'categrious' instead of categories, and 'approximetly' instead of approximately. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task. Less common lexical items are either absent or attempted with noticeable errors in word choice and form, such as 'highest then all other cities' or 'just high than sydney'. These lexical inaccuracies and misspellings cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5 performance.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of faulty simple and attempted complex sentences. There are persistent, major errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('In Sydney and Melbourne was not biggest different'), missing verbs, and incorrect comparative forms ('just high than sydney', 'lowest the percentages'). Punctuation and sentence boundary errors are also common, resulting in frequent grammatical breakdowns that impede communication and strain the reader. This dense clustering of errors places the response firmly in Band 4 for grammar.
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