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 bar chart illustrates, the outcome of a survey that was held across five Australian cities regarding the proportion of people that purchased coffee and alcohol.
Overall, it is immediately clear that the proportion of individuals that went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last four weeks were the hightest in every city; In contrast, those who bought fresh coffee in last four weeks remained the lowest.
In Adelaide, the city residents who went to cafe for a coffee had the least percentage 49% than any other city.Meanwhile, the people of Melbourne attained the peak level at 63%. Furthermore, those who went to buy instant coffee in previous four weeks had the maximum number for the Hobart city at 54%.The city of Sydney accuired the last position with 46% people.
Similarly, those citizens that went to buy fresh coffee in last 4 weeks had the smallest percentage around 34%, while it was recorded the highest for Sydney at 46%.
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 student attempts to address the prompt by summarising the main features of the chart regarding coffee and tea habits in five Australian cities. However, there are significant factual inaccuracies in the data reported. For example, the student claims the chart is about 'coffee and alcohol,' which is incorrect as the categories are fresh coffee, instant coffee, and café visits. Furthermore, specific figures are misread or misstated; the student writes that Adelaide had the least percentage at '49%' (actual is 49.5% for cafés, but 34.5% for fresh coffee) and Sydney acquired the last position with '46%' for instant coffee (actual is 45.5%). An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, but the errors in data interpretation limit the task response significantly. Band score: 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response has a basic structure with an introduction, an overview paragraph, and body details, but the logical flow is disrupted by mechanical transitions and imprecise referencing. For instance, the transition 'In Adelaide, the city residents...' plunges into specific details without smooth progression. Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate or awkward, such as 'Meanwhile, the people of Melbourne attained the peak level at 63%.' Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas lacks clear organisation, resulting in a somewhat disjointed reading experience. Band score: 5.5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting words such as 'proportion,' 'individuals,' and 'attained.' However, there are noticeable lexical errors and inaccurate word choices that impact clarity, such as substituting 'alcohol' for 'tea,' and spelling errors like 'accuired' (acquired) and 'hightest' (highest). Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success, and word collocation is sometimes awkward ('attained the peak level'). Band score: 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak. There are frequent errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions. For example, the student writes 'the proportion of individuals that went... were the hightest' (should be 'was the highest') and 'in last four weeks' (omitting the article 'the'). Punctuation errors are also present, such as a missing space after a semicolon: 'city; In contrast.' These persistent errors cause some difficulty for the reader. Band score: 5.0.
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