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)

In five cities of Australia some habits of drinking the tea and the coffee

As we have to compare the five different cities of the Australia to brought the coffee and tea. So we started compare the first brought the fresh coffee in last 4 weeks in Brisbane were too less as compare to Sydney the rest of thr citites not that much the diffeerence.

On the other hand we talk about the instant coffee in the last 4 weeks inSydney is not too much as comparisen Hobart city as the Brisbane also having not much diffenece but the other cities for the instant coffee is not too popular.

Last but not the least went to the cafe for the Drinks in last 4 weeks Hobart is more popular for that as well as Melboure if we talk about the Adelaide is popular for instant coffee little bit instant for the went to the cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to summarize the chart comparing coffee and tea habits across five Australian cities, but it suffers from severe limitations in task completion. While a few elements are mentioned, such as Brisbane's lower fresh coffee consumption compared to Sydney and Hobart's popularity for cafés, the overall reporting is extremely disjointed, vague, and inaccurate. For instance, the claim that instant coffee in Sydney is low compared to Hobart is contradicted by the visual data where Hobart actually has higher instant coffee consumption (54.5% vs 45.5%). Furthermore, there is no clear overview provided, and key data points are omitted or confused. The response fails to adequately cover all parts of the task in a coherent manner, leading to a low band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The organizational structure of the response is extremely weak. The text lacks proper paragraphing, consisting instead of three poorly constructed run-on sentences that fail to establish a logical progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, with repetitive and awkward transition phrases such as 'As we have to compare', 'On the other hand we talk about', and 'Last but not the least'. The referencing is unclear, making it very difficult for the reader to follow the flow of information or understand which city and data point are being linked.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and restricted. The writer relies heavily on simple words and makes frequent word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'brought the coffee' instead of 'bought coffee' and 'Drinks' capitalized inappropriately. Phrases like 'too less as compare to' and 'not too much as comparisen' demonstrate a lack of control over standard lexical structures. There is no attempt to use less common vocabulary effectively, and the lexical limitations significantly impede communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is poor throughout the response. There is a complete lack of complex sentence structures used accurately, and the writing consists of fragments and severely flawed run-on sentences. Examples of serious errors include 'In five cities of Australia some habits of drinking the tea and the coffee' (incomplete clause) and 'So we started compare the first brought the fresh coffee...'. Frequent errors in tense, preposition usage, and clause structure cause considerable difficulty for the reader and obscure the intended meaning.

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