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 diagram illustrate, the survey of Australian cities about people's buying coffe, tea and other drinking habits in last four weeks.

The Australia city Sydney people went to cafe for coffee or tea in last four weeks. this is the highest rate which reached 60% above that is very high than others coffee. However the fresh coffe and instant coffee is almost near 45% in last four weeks. In city of Melbourne the fresh and instant coffee is amlost same to Sydney . People went to cafe iS the highest rate that cross 60%.

In Brisbane, almost 35% people brought fresh coffee, but 55% people brought fresh coffee and same people go to the cafe. Adelaide city is nearby same than the Brisbane. In last city Hobart 60% above people went to cafe for coffee or tea, nearby 55% bought instant coffee and fresh cafe rate is 35% which is very low as compared to the others.

In this diagram we shows that maximum people went to the cafe shop. however fesh and instant coffe is low rate as compared to the others.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover the main features of the chart, noting that going to a café was the most popular activity and mentioning figures for cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Hobart. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reporting the data; for instance, the writer states that '55% people brought fresh coffee' in Brisbane, whereas the chart shows that 55% bought instant coffee and only 34.5% bought fresh coffee. Furthermore, the overview provided in the final paragraph is very basic and contains grammatical interference. Because of the inaccurate data reporting and underdeveloped overview, this falls under Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The introduction is poorly structured with a comma splice ('The diagram illustrate, the survey...'), and transitions between sentences and ideas feel abrupt and mechanical. For instance, moving between Sydney and Melbourne lacks smooth cohesive links, and referencing pronouns are sometimes confusing, such as 'this is the highest rate' referring loosely to café visits. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal organization of ideas lacks clear progression, placing it at Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, relying heavily on words like 'coffee', 'tea', 'buying', 'people', and 'rate'. There are also frequent spelling and word choice errors, such as 'coffe', 'amlost', 'brought' instead of 'bought', and 'fresh cafe rate'. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for conveying simple information, but noticeable errors in spelling and collocation cause occasional confusion for the reader, placing it firmly in the Band 5 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response shows a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences predominate, and attempts at complex or compound structures are consistently flawed, such as 'The diagram illustrate, the survey of Australian cities about people's buying coffe...' and 'People went to cafe iS the highest rate that cross 60%.' There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'fesh and instant coffe is low rate'), capitalization, and punctuation. These frequent errors cause some difficulty and strain for the reader, fitting the Band 4 descriptor.

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