Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-25
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)
This bar chart illustrates the outcomes of a suvey conducted in five cities in Australia demonstrating different trends in drinking habits .
Overall, fresh bought coffees remained at its peak accross all the ctities except Adelaide. While, cafe and tea trips were the least among all.
Sydeny, Melbourne and Hobart had the highest sales in fresh coffees at approximately 61 percent , 64 percent and 63 percent, respectively. However, Instant purhcased coffees displayed similar results compared with the fresh ones, in Brisbane and Adelaide. In fact, Adelaide was the only city where indivduals showed more interest in instant coffees than the others.
Going out for coffee and tea wasnt very appealing to the people living in Australia with Brisbane showing a 33 percent compared with a staggering percentage of over 55 in fresh bought coffees. Adelaide was just little over Brisbane's number at approximately 34 percent. In contrast, Sydeny and Melbourn were at aroung 43 and 42 percent , respectively .
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 cover the main features of the chart, but there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the text claims that café and tea trips were the lowest overall and cites figures such as 33 percent for Brisbane and ~34 percent for Adelaide in this category, whereas the actual figures are 55.5 percent and 49.5 percent respectively. Furthermore, the categories of fresh coffee, instant coffee, and café visits are frequently confused or misread against the chart's data. While an overview is attempted, the severe data inaccuracies prevent higher task achievement. Band 5 is appropriate because the response addresses the task partially and contains noticeable misinterpretations of the visual data.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into four paragraphs, following a logical layout with an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. However, the progression within paragraphs is disrupted by confusing comparisons and unclear referencing. Cohesive devices are used (e.g., 'Overall', 'While', 'However', 'In contrast'), but some are awkwardly placed or misused, such as starting the second paragraph with a contradictory statement ('fresh bought coffees remained at its peak... While, cafe and tea trips were the least'). Paragraphing is present, but overall cohesion is mechanical and sometimes faulty, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate to convey basic ideas about the chart, but suffers from numerous word choice errors and awkward collocations. Examples include 'suvey' (survey), 'fresh bought coffees', 'Instant purhcased coffees', and spelling errors like 'accross', 'ctities', 'Sydeny', and 'Melbourn'. Less common lexical items are attempted ('staggering percentage', 'demonstrating'), but inaccuracies in form and collocation are frequent. This fits the Band 5 profile, where the lexical range is limited and noticeable errors occur.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense/modifier usage, such as 'fresh bought coffees remained at its peak accross all the ctities' and 'cafe and tea trips were the least among all'. Punctuation errors, particularly erratic spacing before commas, also detract from the writing. Due to the frequent errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, a band score of 5.0 is warranted.
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