Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-23
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 5.5)
The given bar graph compares the outcomes received by the conducted survey on individuals's drinking or purchasing habits of coffee and tea in five distinct Australian cities.
Overall, people who went to a cafe for coffe or tea in last 4 weeks showed greatest percentgage in four cities except the Adelaide. Percentage of people who bought frest coffee in last four weeks showed lowest percentage across five cities while people who bought instant coffee in last four weeks remained in between except Adelaide city.
People who went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last four weeks showed a slightly greater than 60 percent in Sydney, near 65 percent in Melbourne, slightly greaterthan 55 percent in Brisbane, slightly less than 50 percent in Adelaide and between 60 to 65 percent in Hobart.
People who bought instant coffee in last four weeks showed slightly greater than 45 percent, near 50 percent, between 50 to 55 percent, 50 percent and near 55 percent for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart respectively.
Percentage of perople who bought fresh coffee in last four week showed slightly less than 45 percent for Sydney, between 40 to 45 for the Melbourne, slightly below than 35 percent for Brisbane and Adelaide and near 40 percent for the Hobart.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the chart and making relevant comparisons across the five Australian cities. An overview is provided, noting the general dominance of cafe visits and the lower figures for fresh coffee purchases. Key data points are accurately cited, such as the cafe visit percentages (e.g., 'near 65 percent in Melbourne' and 'slightly less than 50 percent in Adelaide') and instant coffee trends. However, there is a slight tendency to over-rely on a listing format for the body paragraphs rather than synthesizing the data more fluidly. Nonetheless, all major trends and figures are grounded in the visual data, satisfying the requirements for a Band 6.5 to 7.0 response.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a clear overall progression and is organized into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction and overview, followed by category-specific body paragraphs. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall,' 'while,' and 'respectively.' However, referencing and cohesion are occasionally mechanical or repetitive, particularly with the opening phrases of sentences (e.g., repeating 'People who went to a cafe...' and 'People who bought instant coffee...'). Paragraphing is used appropriately, but internal cohesion could be smoother to achieve a higher band. Overall arrangement is coherent, earning a Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms related to the prompt such as 'outcomes,' 'purchasing habits,' 'distinct,' and 'percentage.' There are some awkward word choices and lexical errors, such as 'outcomes received by the conducted survey' instead of 'results of the survey,' and spelling/word formation errors like 'frest' instead of 'fresh' and 'perople' instead of 'people.' Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited accuracy. These errors do not impede communication, placing the response firmly at Band 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and comparative structures (e.g., 'people who went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks showed greatest percentage in four cities except the Adelaide'). There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, including missing articles ('except the Adelaide,' 'in last 4 weeks'), preposition errors ('in last four weeks' instead of 'in the last four weeks'), and redundant comparative modifiers ('slightly greater than'). While these errors are noticeable and detract from the precision of the text, they rarely impede overall communication, supporting a Band 6.0 score.
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