Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)
The bar chart show the results of survey people,s coffee and tea buying abd drinking habbits in five cities sydney, melbourne, brisbane, adelaide, hobart.
Overall, going to a cafe was the most popular activity in most cities ,Adelaide went to a fresh coffe everywhere.
In sydney and melbourne , a similar patteren was observed about 61% of sydney at the resident of high figures and 64% of melbourn resident went to a cafe the highest figures abouyt 45-48 % bought instant coffee while 4
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response is severely under-length at only 84 words, falling well short of the 150-word minimum requirement. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed. While the student attempts to introduce the chart and select a few main features, such as cafe visits being popular and mentioning Sydney and Melbourne, the information is extremely sparse, incomplete, and trails off mid-sentence ("while 4"). The overview is disjointed and fails to present a clear picture of the overall trends in coffee and tea buying habits across the five Australian cities. Because the length requirement is not met and the data coverage is very limited, the score is capped at Band 4.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The response is divided into very short, broken paragraphs and lacks a logical overall progression. Cohesive devices are largely absent or misused, leading to a disjointed reading experience. For instance, sentences like "Adelaide went to a fresh coffe everywhere" are grammatically fractured and fail to connect ideas smoothly. Referencing is unclear, and the text breaks off abruptly at the end without concluding. Paragraphing is not used effectively to structure the comparison of the five cities. This corresponds to Band 4.0 descriptors for coherence and cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The lexical range is extremely basic and repetitive, featuring frequent vocabulary and spelling errors such as "habbits", "coffe", and "patteren". Word choices are often unnatural or inaccurate, as seen in phrases like "survey people,s coffee and tea buying abd drinking habbits" and "Adelaide went to a fresh coffe everywhere". The student attempts some topic-related vocabulary (cafe, instant coffee, fresh coffee), but the numerous lexical errors and limited repertoire restrict the score to Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The grammatical range is very limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are heavily flawed. There are frequent basic errors in punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure (e.g., missing verbs like "The bar chart show", comma splices, and incomplete sentences like "while 4"). Punctuation and capitalisation rules are frequently ignored for proper nouns such as "sydney", "melbourne", and "adelaide". These persistent errors cause frequent strain for the reader, placing the grammar performance firmly at Band 4.0.
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