Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-21

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 given illustraition depict a study's results conducted on habits of drininking and purchasing coffee and tea in different five Australian urban areas.

overall, both Hobart and Melbourne showed the highest proportion of people going to cafe for hot drinks, while the lowest percentage of coffee consumers in general was in Adelaide.

First of all, most people were avid consumers of coffee and tea in Hobart with nearly 63% for cafe going and the highest among all cities in the percent of people bought coffee in the last 4 weeks at almost 54%. so is Melbourne with the seconed highest proportion of coffee drinkers at 60%. while Sydney came in the third place with percentage of approximately 60%.

Seconedly, the numbers of cafe users sharply decreased in Adelaide and Brisbane respectively with 50% and 55%.

as few people were interested in buying coffee in the last 4 weeks with only 35% and 34%. the significant reduction was noticable in the percenatage of people purchasing instant coffe as well as going to cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing an overview in the second sentence. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, Hobart's café-going figure is misreported as nearly 63% (which is correct for Hobart, but then confused with instant coffee), and Melbourne's fresh coffee figure is misstated. Furthermore, the phrasing 'so is Melbourne with the seconed highest proportion of coffee drinkers at 60%' is factually imprecise compared to the source chart, and the conclusion regarding Adelaide and Brisbane contains confused data points. The response meets the minimum word count and attempts comparisons, but data misinterpretations pull the score down to Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is organized into paragraphs, attempting a logical progression from an overview to specific details. However, cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. The use of linking words like 'First of all' and 'Seconedly' is overly informal and clumsily applied. Additionally, referencing is unclear in sentences such as 'so is Melbourne with the seconed highest proportion', where the grammatical connection breaks down. Paragraphing is present but lacks smooth internal transitions, placing this response firmly in Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for a basic summary, featuring words like 'illustraition', 'proportion', and 'consumers'. However, there are numerous spelling mistakes ('illustraition', 'drininking', 'seconed', 'Seconedly', 'noticable', 'percenatage', 'coffe') and awkward word choices ('avid consumers of coffee and tea in Hobart'). The range of vocabulary is limited, and errors in spelling and word form occasionally cause strain for the reader, aligning with Band 5.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent errors in basic sentence construction, punctuation, and capitalization (e.g., lowercase starting letters in sentences, sentence fragments like 'as few people were interested in buying coffee in the last 4 weeks with only 35% and 34%'). Grammatical errors frequently impede clarity and readability, resulting in a Band 5.0 score for this criterion.

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