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 illustration gives information about Coffee and tea buying and drinking habit in five cities in Australia. Overall,

It is quite evident from the chart percentage of city residents ratio start from 20% to 70%. Thus percentage of residents who bought fresh coffee in last coffee in last 4 weeks was 44% in Sydney, 42% in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide were in same percentage.Finally, in case of Hobart ratio furher increased .

Furthermore, residents who bought instant coffee in last weeks were increased from Sydney to Hobart city with minor decreased in Adelaide. Thus, ratio who bought instant coffee and went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks were almost equal.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping at only 115 words. Furthermore, the report is incomplete and trails off after the introduction and a brief, poorly developed body paragraph. While the student attempts to summarise some figures, such as fresh coffee purchases in Sydney (44%) and Melbourne (42.5%), key categories like café visits and overall trends are barely touched upon or are described vaguely (e.g., 'Finally, in case of Hobart ratio furher increased'). Because the response is significantly under length and lacks a fully developed overview and body, it falls under the Band 4 descriptors for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text suffers from severe structural and paragraphing issues. The response opens with an introduction and then breaks off, leading into fragmented single-sentence paragraphs. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused (e.g., starting a sentence abruptly with 'Thus'). There is no clear overall progression or logical structure guiding the reader through the data. Referencing is also weak, with phrases like 'Brisbane and Adelaide were in same percentage' lacking necessary grammatical connection. This level of organisation aligns with Band 4.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and heavily lifted from the prompt (e.g., 'Coffee and tea buying and drinking habit'). There are notable word choice and collocation issues, such as 'chart percentage of city residents ratio' and 'ratio furher increased'. Spelling and typographical errors are also present, including 'furher' and spacing errors like 'city residents'. The lexical range is severely limited, restricting the communication of precise data, which corresponds to Band 4.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of simple or faulty clause structures. There are frequent grammatical errors, missing articles, and awkward phrasing, such as 'percentage of city residents ratio start from 20% to 70%' and 'residents who bought instant coffee in last weeks were increased'. Punctuation and sentence boundary errors are also noticeable. Because errors are frequent and occasionally strain the reader's understanding, a Band 4 is appropriate.

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