Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
the bar chart depicts the results of a observe about the routine of people buy coffee and tea in five different australian towns.
overall, the highest percentage of people buy fresh coffee in melbourne and Hobart. However, the least percentage of people purchase beverages in Brisbane.
In sydney people bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks around 47 percent. moreover,people purchase instant coffee in last month are 45 ratio. there are 61 percent masses went to a cafe for tea or coffee in sydney last 4 weeks.In brisbane and adelaide people bought fresh coffee are quite similar 34 ratio. The ratio of people purchase instant coffee are 5 percent more than adelaide is 45.
There are 43 percent of people purchase fresh coffee or tea in melbourne.While masses bought instant coffee arount 48 percent.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response fails to meet the minimum word length of 150 words, coming in at 134 words, which incurs a penalty on Task Achievement. While the student attempts an overview and mentions some figures from the chart (such as fresh coffee in Melbourne and Hobart, and cafe visits in Sydney), the selection of data is somewhat erratic and contains multiple inaccuracies. For instance, the student states that fresh coffee in Sydney was around 47 percent (actual: 44%) and makes confusing statements about Brisbane and Adelaide ratios. The overview is overly simplistic, and key comparisons across all three categories are underdeveloped. Overall, the response addresses the prompt only partially, leading to a Band 5.0 score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response shows an attempt at basic paragraphing and overall structure, featuring a brief introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the logical progression is weak. Paragraphing is fragmented, with several very short, isolated paragraphs and sentences that lack smooth transitions. Cohesive devices are either missing or repetitive (e.g., the overuse of 'In [city]...'). Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical layout detracts from the flow of information. While the text is just about readable, the organizational framework remains quite rudimentary, supporting a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on simple words like 'people', 'buy', 'coffee', and 'ratio'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'a observe', 'people buy coffee and tea' instead of 'habits regarding the purchase of coffee and tea', and 'masses went to a cafe'. The student struggles with word forms (e.g., 'purchase' used instead of past tense 'purchased' or noun forms). While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic topic references, the noticeable errors and limited range place this firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are heavily flawed. There are frequent errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and basic sentence construction—for example, 'the highest percentage of people buy fresh coffee in melbourne and Hobart' (tense/structure error) and 'In sydney people bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks around 47 percent' (missing auxiliary/preposition issues). Punctuation and capitalization are also erratic (e.g., lowercase 'sydney', 'melbourne'). These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect Band 4.5 to 5.0 characteristics, earning a 5.0.
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