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)
This grapgh illustrate information about hot beverages including coffee and tea purchasing and drinking practice in cities of Austrailia. Overall, there is high ratio of individual who went to cafe as compared to those who bought fresh coffee in the time period of last month.
According to the provided chat, there is percentage of city residents who takes coffee and tea in different way. Most of the individual take hot beverages on cafe in last 4 weeks. Hobart and Melbourne citizens with 64 percent takes coffee or te at cafe while 61 percent of Sydeny residents also takes hot beverages in this method.
Consequently Brisbane and Adelaide individual are approximately same percentage when they bought fresh coffee. Sydeny residents who takes fresh coffee are at same percentage with near to 45 percent.
Moerever, Brisbane and Hobart residents bought instant cofffee with percentage of 52 and 54 respectively. Melbourne residents makes 42 percent who bought fresh coffee.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing an overview and comparing several data points across the five Australian cities. The writer correctly notes that going to a café was generally more popular than buying fresh coffee, and mentions specific figures for Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reading the data, such as stating that Hobart and Melbourne residents stand at 64 percent for café visits (when the actual figure is around 63% and 63.5% respectively) and minor misreadings of percentages. Furthermore, the selection of data is somewhat disjointed and lacks a fully structured approach to comparing the three categories across all cities. Task Achievement is limited by these data inconsistencies and underdeveloped comparisons.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is divided into short paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the progression of ideas is hindered by abrupt transitions and a lack of cohesive devices. Sentences such as 'Consequently Brisbane and Adelaide individual are approximately same percentage when they bought fresh coffee' lack smooth logical links. Paragraphing is rudimentary, with several single-sentence paragraphs that disrupt the flow of information. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the overall organization fails to establish a clear, progressive comparison between the categories.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is repetitive and basic, with frequent spelling mistakes throughout the text, including 'grapgh' for graph, 'illustrate' instead of illustrates, 'Austrailia' for Australia, 'chat' for chart, 'individual' instead of individuals, and 'cofffee' for coffee. While the writer attempts some topic-specific vocabulary such as 'beverages', 'purchasing', and 'residents', the numerous lexical errors and lack of precise lexical control restrict the score. Less common lexical items are attempted but are consistently misspelled or used inaccurately.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex structures frequently contain agreement and tense errors, such as 'Most of the individual take hot beverages on cafe' and 'Melbourne residents makes 42 percent'. Punctuation and article usage are weak, and frequent grammatical errors—such as singular/plural mismatches ('individual take', 'residents who takes')—cause strain for the reader. The frequency of grammatical inaccuracies places the essay firmly in the lower-middle bands.
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