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 compares the drinking, coffee and tea buying habits in five cities of Australia. It includes Sydney, Melbourne, Brishane, Adelaide and Hobart.
Overall, Going to cafe for tea and coffee has bacome the highest trend in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart, However maximum people liked to buy instant coffee. While the ratio of fresh coffee lovers are least in all the cities in last four weeks.
The percentage of people who went to a cafe for coffee or tea are more in Sydney , Melbourne and Hobart in the last four weeks which are almost 60% and 62$ . In contast Brisbane and Adelaide had only 55% and 50% individuals.
the trend of buying instand coffee rose in brisbane to approximately 52%, while in sydney only 45% people liked instant coffee which is almost half o
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at 138 words and leaving the final sentence unfinished ('which is almost half o'). While the student attempts to present an overview and mention several key features such as visiting cafés, buying instant coffee, and fresh coffee across the five cities, the data reporting contains inaccuracies and typos (e.g., 'Brishane'). Furthermore, the conclusion and overall trends are confused, stating that café visits are the highest trend while also claiming maximum people buy instant coffee. Because the response is under-length and incomplete, it suffers from significant task completion issues, leading to a Band 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay attempts a standard structure with an introduction and body paragraphs, but the paragraphing breaks down with very short, disconnected blocks of text. Cohesive devices are weak or misused (e.g., 'However maximum people liked', 'In contast'). The logical progression is hindered by abrupt shifts between ideas, and the response cuts off mid-sentence at the end. While there is a basic attempt to group information, referencing is unclear in places, resulting in a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with several spelling errors ('bacome', 'Brishane', 'contast', 'instand'). The student attempts some topic-related vocabulary like 'percentage', 'ratio', and 'trend', but precision is lacking and word choices are occasionally awkward or unidiomatic (e.g., 'highest trend', 'ratio of fresh coffee lovers'). Because the vocabulary is limited and contains frequent spelling mistakes that detract from the writing, it meets the criteria for Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are several grammatical and punctuation errors throughout, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the ratio of fresh coffee lovers are least'), incorrect prepositions ('in five cities of Australia'), and punctuation flaws (comma splices and missing periods). The abrupt ending due to the word count constraint further limits the range of structures demonstrated. These frequent errors earn a Band 5.0.
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