Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-19
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 4.0)
The given chart depicts the coffee and tea purchasing trends across five Australian cities people are choosing café beverages over instant or freshly made coffee across Australia except in Adelaide Adelaide population enjoys instant coffee the most while the graph clearly represents the trend for cafés it also shows people less taste freshly bought coffee on the other hand instant coffees likely nurse is highly fluctuating across all the cities
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response is severely under-length, containing only 70 words against the required 150-word minimum. Because of this, it fails to present a fully developed overview and lacks proper reporting of the main features and comparisons from the chart. While the student attempts to introduce the topic and note a few general observations, such as café attendance versus instant coffee in Adelaide, the lack of word count and missing data points prevent any thorough task coverage. According to the descriptors, this falls under Band 4.0 as it responds to the task only minimally and omits crucial data comparisons.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text consists of a single run-on paragraph with no punctuation marks (periods or commas), making it very difficult for the reader to follow the logical progression of ideas. There is a complete absence of cohesive devices, and sentence boundaries are blurred, resulting in poor overall arrangement. Referencing is unclear due to the lack of structural markers. This reflects the characteristics of Band 4.0, where information and ideas are not arranged coherently and paragraphing is absent.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with phrases like 'coffee and tea purchasing trends' and 'enjoy instant coffee the most'. There are also awkward word choices and collocation errors, such as 'people less taste freshly bought coffee' and 'instant coffees likely nurse is highly fluctuating'. These errors and limited range strain the reader's comprehension, aligning closely with Band 4.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
Grammatically, the response demonstrates a very limited range and a complete lack of punctuation, which causes major structural run-ons. Sentences are fused together without conjunctions or correct punctuation marks (e.g., '...except in Adelaide Adelaide population enjoys...'). Complex structures are not used correctly, and frequent grammatical errors distort meaning and make comprehension difficult, fitting the Band 4.0 level.
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