Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-24
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 bar chart indicates the buying trends of coffee and tea in five diffferent cities in Australia such as Sydney, Melburne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart.
Overall,
A wide range of residents of Melbourne prefers to go to cafes for enjoying tea and coffee in the last 4 weeks. Whereas they dont usually prefer to drink fresh coffee. This trend is much higher than the other 4 cities in Australia.
On the other hand, Brisbane and Sydney has considerable distnction: only 34% of people in Brisbane consume fresh coffee as compared to 44% people in Sydney. Another notable feature is the purchase of instant coffee that is much higher in Brisbane of almost 53% and in Sydney it is 45%.
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 student attempts to summarise the main features of the chart, mentioning cafe visits in Melbourne, fresh coffee consumption comparisons between Sydney and Brisbane, and instant coffee rates. However, the response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words (containing only 119 words). Furthermore, some details are inaccurate or unsupported; for instance, the claim that 'A wide range of residents of Melbourne prefers to go to cafes... This trend is much higher than the other 4 cities' is inaccurate, as Hobart's cafe attendance (63%) is nearly identical to Melbourne's (63.5%), and Sydney is also high (61%). The overview paragraph is incomplete and broken off. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response shows an attempt to structure an overview and body details, but the organisation is heavily disrupted by the fragmented layout, particularly the isolated 'Overall,' heading on its own line. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, such as 'Whereas they dont usually prefer', which creates awkward logical transitions. Paragraphing is disjointed due to the lack of development in the introduction/overview section. Referencing between sentences is occasionally unclear.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate basic vocabulary to discuss the survey data, such as 'buying trends', 'residents', 'consume', and 'purchase'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('diffferent', 'Melburne', 'distnction') and awkward phrasing like 'buying trends of coffee and tea'. The range of vocabulary is limited, and less common lexical items are attempted with some inaccuracy. While communication is not entirely impeded, the lexical control restricts the score to this band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms (e.g., 'only 34% of people in Brisbane consume fresh coffee as compared to 44% people in Sydney'). However, there are noticeable grammatical errors and awkward structures, such as 'A wide range of residents of Melbourne prefers' (subject-verb agreement error with a plural noun phrase) and 'Another notable feature is the purchase of instant coffee that is much higher in Brisbane of almost 53%'. Punctuation and capitalization errors also appear, such as 'dont'.
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