Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-26

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 4.0)

The chart illustrate the opinion about people's coffee,tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities.

Melbourne has highest rate in brought of fresh coffee in last 4 weeks while Adelaida has least ratio.Hobaet has large ratio in instant coffee and Sydney has lowest.Sydney has highest rate in went to cafe for coffee while Brisbane and Adelaida are lowest in this

Melbourne has highest rate in brought of fresh coffee then others its about above 60% while Hobart almost near it. It was also above 60%.Sydney has slightly higher then 60%.Adelaida are lower then 50%.Brisbane has slightly higher then 55%.Hobart and Brisbane are higher then 50% in brought of instant coffee in last four weeks. Adelaida are slightly lower then 50% while Melbourne are just above 45%and Sydney are almost 45%.The ration in went to cafe for coffee Sydney has highest rate ist just below 45% while Brisbane and Adelaida has almost same ratio approximately 35%.In Hobart the ratio is slightly lower then 40%and in Melbourn the ratio is slightly higher then 40%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The student attempts to cover all three categories across the five cities, but the task achievement is significantly undermined by severe data confusion and multiple factual inaccuracies regarding the chart's figures. For example, the student states that Melbourne has the highest rate for bought fresh coffee, whereas the chart shows Melbourne at 42.5% and Sydney at 44%. Furthermore, the data reporting for café visits is completely reversed or misread (e.g., claiming Sydney's café rate is just below 45% when the chart shows it at 61%). The response also fails to provide a clear overall trend or accurate comparisons, resulting in under-developed ideas and misrepresentation of the visual data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The organization of the response is extremely weak. The text lacks proper paragraphing, presented instead as a series of disconnected, repetitive sentences. There is no clear overall progression or logical sequencing of ideas; the writer jumps haphazardly between coffee categories and cities without a coherent structure. Cohesive devices are almost entirely absent, with basic and repetitive transitions used throughout. Referencing is frequently unclear, leaving the reader confused as to which city or category is being discussed.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very limited and repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors and awkward collocations such as 'highest rate in brought of fresh coffee' and 'least ratio'. Spelling errors are also present, including 'Adelaida' and 'Hobaet'. While the writer attempts to use some task-related terms like 'percentage', 'ratio', and 'rate', the range is inadequate for a clear discussion of the data, and errors often impede communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response, featuring a very limited range of sentence structures. There are persistent errors in basic grammar, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions, such as 'The chart illustrate', 'Sydney has highest rate in went to cafe', and 'are higher then 50%'. Comparative and superlative structures are handled poorly, and punctuation is largely neglected. These frequent errors cause significant difficulty and strain for the reader.

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