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 below shart represents the results of a survey about people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities. Firstly, starting with Sydney city people there in last 4 weeks, around 44% of them bought fresh coffee while 45,5% bought instant coffee and about 61% of them they went to a café for coffee and tea Secondly, moving to Melbourne, people there bought fresh coffee about 1% less than people in Sydney, and they bought instant coffee and went to a café about 3% more than people in Sydney whom are the highest degree among them. Thirdly, the persontage of people buying fresh coffee is the the lowest among the cities, at 34.5%. Next, they bought instant coffee at 55% in order to going to a café about 55.5%. Fourthly, seeing people bought fresh coffee in Adelaide arround the same with people in Brisbane while who bought instant coffee about 50%, and 51% of them going to a café. Finally, about 38.5% people liked buying fresh coffee in Hobart with the highest persontage among them are liked instant coffee, at 55%. Seeing Hobart people went to a café approximately the same with the Melbourne people.
To sum up, Australian cities prefer going to a café to dring coffe or tea than buying them.
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 address all parts of the task by reporting data across the five cities and the three categories. However, the information is sometimes confusingly presented and contains several data inaccuracies. For instance, the student states that Brisbane has the lowest percentage of people buying fresh coffee at 34.5% (which is tied with Adelaide), but misreads other figures, stating Brisbane bought instant coffee 'at 55% in order to going to a café about 55.5%'. Furthermore, the overview is extremely brief and only partially captures the main trends. Overall, the task is addressed only partially, placing this response in Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text suffers from poor paragraphing, as it consists of only one main body block plus a very short concluding sentence, and lacks a proper introduction. While sequence markers like 'Firstly', 'Secondly', 'Thirdly' are used, they are tied to a confusing mechanical progression that makes the relationships between ideas hard to follow. Referencing is frequently unclear, such as 'whom are the highest degree among them' and 'Next, they bought instant coffee'. Cohesive devices are overused mechanically rather than managed smoothly, resulting in a Band 5.0 performance for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited range of vocabulary with frequent errors that occasionally impede understanding. There are several spelling mistakes, such as 'shart' instead of 'chart' and 'persontage' instead of 'percentage'. Word choice and collocations are often unnatural, as seen in phrases like 'Sydney city people there in last 4 weeks' and 'in order to going to a café'. The lexical range is minimally adequate for the task, but noticeable errors lock the score firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing relies on a limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences frequently result in faulty grammar and punctuation. There are numerous run-on sentences and awkward clauses, such as 'about 38.5% people liked buying fresh coffee in Hobart with the highest persontage among them are liked instant coffee, at 55%.' Grammatical errors are frequent, including tense and preposition mistakes like 'to dring coffe or tea', which causes some difficulty for the reader and warrants a Band 5.0 score.
See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.
Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.