Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)
This Bar Graph illustrate the information of the Coffee and Tea are Buying and Drinking routine in five urban areas in Australia.
Oveall,In Melbourne and Hubart peoples was the went to cafe for coffee or tea is the most popular activities.whereas, in Brisbane and Adelade individual are not interested in bought coffee.
To begin with,Sydney,Melbourne and Hobart show to incredibed slightly.Around 44% people in sydney bought fresh coffee,46% people like to bought instant coffeein the 4 weeks and almost 62% of individuals went to cafe for coffee or tea in the last 4 week.Melbourne represent almost same patter as sydney.
On the other hand,Bought fresh coffee in last 4 week are lest popular activiti in all these cities in australia Accounted for 37% in hobart, Second lowest is adelaide show 34%,follow by Brisbane 33% of perpotion.Bought instance coffee in thr 4 week is the favourite activity of all the cityes in australia except adelaide.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response attempts to address the task by reporting information from the chart regarding coffee and tea habits in five Australian cities. However, the task achievement is significantly limited by inaccuracies in reading the data and vague descriptions. For instance, the writer states that 'bought fresh coffee in last 4 week are lest popular activiti', which is factually incorrect for several cities where fresh coffee buying was higher than instant in certain contexts, or vice-versa. While some figures are attempted, such as 'Around 44% people in sydney bought fresh coffee', the overall selection and reporting of main features is disjointed and fails to provide a clear, coherent overview of the chart's most prominent trends. The summary lacks precise comparisons between the categories.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5
The text is divided into short paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview ('Oveall...'), and body details. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by broken syntax and poor cohesive devices. Transitions like 'To begin with' and 'On the other hand' are used, but they do not appropriately link the contradictory or disparate points that follow. Furthermore, referencing is weak and confusing, such as in the sentence 'Melbourne represent almost same patter as sydney.' The overall arrangement lacks a smooth flow, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparison of data across cities.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The lexical range is very basic and heavily restricted. The student repeats fundamental vocabulary related to the task, often with incorrect forms, such as 'Coffee and Tea are Buying and Drinking routine', 'bought coffee', and 'instant coffeein'. There are numerous word-form and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'Oveall', 'Hubart', 'peoples', 'Adelade', 'incredibed', 'patter', 'lest', 'activiti', 'perpotion', 'instance', and 'cityes'. These lexical inadequacies and spelling errors frequently strain the reader's understanding.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak, with very few error-free sentences. The text contains severe structural errors, incorrect verb tenses, and missing auxiliary verbs, such as in 'peoples was the went to cafe' and 'Adelade individual are not interested in bought coffee.' Simple sentence structures predominate, and attempts at more complex clauses fail grammatically, for example: 'Bought fresh coffee in last 4 week are lest popular activiti in all these cities in australia Accounted for'. Punctuation is also erratic, with missing spaces after commas and periods. Frequent errors cause substantial difficulty for the reader.
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