Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates the results of a poll about individual's coffee and tea purchasing and consuming habits in 5 different cities of Australia.

Overall, the percentage of people going to cafes for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks was the highest in all the cities except Adelaide. On the other hand, the people buying fresh coffee were the lowest in the mentioned cities.

In general, the number of people going in the cafes in Adelaide were just below 50%. While this group was between 55 to 65 percentage in rest of the cities. Moreover, the individuals purchasing instant coffee were at the top with 50% in Adelaide but it remained the second choice in all other cities.

However, buying fresh coffee was the least considered option in all the cities. Brisbane was the city with lowest buyers of fresh coffee with approximately 34%. In addition, Sydney had the highest percentage of around 43% in this category.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate successfully covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the coffee and tea habits across the five Australian cities. An overview is provided, highlighting the general dominance of café visits and the lower popularity of fresh coffee. Key data points and comparisons are appropriately selected and accurate, such as noting that Brisbane had the lowest percentage of fresh coffee buyers at around 34% and Sydney the highest at around 43%. The response fulfills all the requirements of Academic Task 1 without any major omissions or inaccurate data interpretation.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The response is logically organized with a clear overall progression. It begins with an introduction, follows with a general overview paragraph, and then breaks down specific details into subsequent paragraphs. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'On the other hand', 'In general', and 'However' are used to connect ideas effectively, although some transitions could be smoother. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct trends, ensuring that the reader can easily follow the comparison across the five cities.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, incorporating terms such as 'poll', 'purchasing and consuming habits', 'category', and 'percentage'. There are some attempts to use less common vocabulary, though a few awkward word choices occur, such as 'people going in the cafes' instead of 'people going to cafés' and 'lowest buyers of fresh coffee' instead of 'lowest proportion of fresh coffee buyers'. Spelling is accurate throughout, and vocabulary errors do not impede communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. While there are frequent error-free sentences, several grammatical inaccuracies are present. For example, 'individual's coffee' contains a misplaced apostrophe (should be 'individuals''), 'percentage of people going to cafes for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks' misses a definite article, and 'the number of people going in the cafes in Adelaide were' exhibits a subject-verb agreement error ('number... was'). Despite these lapses, the structures used are sufficiently varied, and meaning is generally clear.

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