Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22
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 chart illustrats the result of a survey about people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in fibve Australian cities
Overall,in most of the cities most of the people prefer to went to a cafe for their coffee or tea.
In melboume has highest number of peple prefer to take their coffee for the out side place and hobart had secound highest number of people also prefer same thing.In adelaide the number of went outside and bought instant coffee have a minior differance but one similarity in every country was lowest results in bought fresh coffee its hardly touch 45%.Most of the people use to go outside and took their coffee from cafes as result shows brisbane had 55% people prefer to took their coffee from out side and 53% people bought instant coffee there is slight differance was only 2% people buying there coffee from outside to enjoy their coffee fresh and hot
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 attempts to cover the main features of the chart regarding coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities, but it suffers from significant weaknesses in data accuracy, interpretation, and task completion. While it correctly notes general trends such as the popularity of visiting cafes, several specific figures are misread or confused, such as the claim that Brisbane had 55% visiting cafes and 53% buying instant coffee, which is somewhat close to the chart, but other descriptions are vague or inaccurate. For instance, the statement 'its hardly touch 45%' for fresh coffee misrepresents the data, as Sydney and Melbourne are around 42-44%. Furthermore, the overview is poorly structured and lacks a clear summary of the most striking overall differences. Because the ideas are underdeveloped and data selection is imprecise, the response falls into the Band 5 category for Task Achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
Coherence and cohesion are severely compromised in this response. The essay is presented as a single dense block of text with virtually no paragraph breaks, apart from a weak introductory sentence followed by a massive, unstructured body paragraph. There is a clear lack of overall logical progression, and the sequencing of ideas feels random, jumping between cities without a coherent comparative framework. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, with repetitive structures like 'prefer to went to a cafe' and run-on sentences joined by weak punctuation. Pronoun referencing is also frequently unclear ('prefer same thing', 'went outside and bought instant coffee have a minior differance'). These issues place the response firmly at Band 4.5, rounded to Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical resource displayed is limited and heavily impacted by spelling and word-choice errors. The student uses basic vocabulary repeatedly, such as 'people', 'coffee', 'cities', and 'prefer'. There are numerous spelling mistakes throughout the text, including 'illustrats', 'fibve', 'melboume', 'peple', 'secound', 'minior', 'differance', and 'toot'. Furthermore, collocation and word formation errors are pervasive, such as 'prefer to went to a cafe', 'take their coffee for the out side place', and 'took their coffee'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic topic, the high frequency of errors causes noticeable strain for the reader, aligning with Band 4.5, rounded to Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
Grammatical range and accuracy are very weak. The response consists almost entirely of flawed simple and attempted complex sentences, lacking control over basic verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and clause structures. Examples of severe grammatical errors include 'most of the people prefer to went to a cafe' (incorrect infinitive after 'to'), 'In melboume has highest number' (missing subject and article), and 'there is slight differance was only 2%' (run-on clause). Punctuation is largely absent or incorrect, and capitalization rules are ignored at the start of sentences and with proper nouns like 'melboume' and 'hobart'. Due to the constant presence of basic structural errors that impede readability, the response merits a Band 4.5, rounded to Band 5.
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