Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-28
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 demonstrates the outcome of a study coffee, tea, and drinking habits of Australian citizens in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart.
Overall, about fifty to sixty five percent individuals across the five cities prefered buying fresh coffee. From 45% to 55% of the people purchased instant coffee across the five cities and almost 35% to 45% citizens had the coffee or tea in a cafe in the last four weeks.
The trend of buying fresh coffee stays at the top, touching almost 65% for Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart. In the trend of buying fresh coffee remains the least in Adelaide at 49% and at Brisbane at 56%.
53% People in Brisbane and 54% citizen Hobart choosed to purchase instant coffee in the last four weeks, This stays at 50% for Adelaide 48% for Melbourne and 46% in the Sydney the least among all the five cities.
In comparison to the people leaning towards buying fresh coffee and instant coffee the ratio of the citizen prefering coffee or tea at a cafe remain the least in all the five cities.
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 bar chart regarding coffee and tea habits in five Australian cities. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For example, the student states that fifty to sixty-five percent of individuals bought fresh coffee, whereas the chart shows figures ranging from roughly 34.5% to 44%. Furthermore, the descriptions of cafe visits and instant coffee consumption contain mixed-up numbers and inverted trends compared to the visual data provided. The overview lacks clarity due to these data misreadings. According to Band 5 descriptors, the response addresses the task only partially and contains inaccuracies in reporting key features.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into an introduction and several body paragraphs, providing a basic structural framework. However, the logical progression is weak because the body paragraphs contain contradictory statements and confusing shifts between categories. For instance, paragraphs three and four mix up the data for fresh and instant coffee. Cohesive devices are used mechanically or incorrectly (e.g., 'In the trend of buying fresh coffee remains...'), and referencing is sometimes unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparisons smoothly. This aligns with Band 5 descriptors, where organisation lacks clear overall progression and cohesive devices are inadequate or inaccurate.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses a basic vocabulary related to the topic, such as 'survey', 'citizens', 'buying', and 'coffee'. There are repetitive phrases like 'across the five cities' and 'in the last four weeks'. Attempts to use less common vocabulary are limited, and there are noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'prefered buying' (spelling error: preferred) and 'the ratio of the citizen prefering coffee or tea at a cafe'. These lexical limitations and errors cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 criteria.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response includes a mix of simple and attempting complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'about fifty to sixty five percent individuals', 'stays at the top, touching almost 65%', and missing articles or punctuation marks (e.g., missing commas in lists and run-on clauses like 'in the last four weeks, This stays at 50%'). Errors frequently occur and occasionally cause strain for the reader, placing the writing firmly in Band 5.
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