Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-29
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 illustrates the survey results about people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five cities in Australia.
Overall, i can see that the percentage of Melbourne city residents went to a cafe for coffee and tea in last four weeks were the highest. By contrast, the percentage of Brisbane city residents bought fresh coffee in last four weeks were the lowest.
The Percentage of residents who went to a cafe for coffee or tea in sydney were at 61%, in Melbourne at 63% and the highest proportion among all the city residents, in Brisbane at 55%, in Adelaide at 49% and the lowest proportion among all the city residents, in Hobart at 62% in last four weeks.
The Percentage of residents bought instant and fresh coffee in sydney were at 45% and 44%, in Melbourne at 48% and 42%, in Brisbane at 53% and 34% the second highest and lowest proportions among all the city residents, in Adelaide at 50% and 35% approximately, in Hobart at 54% and 33%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student covers all three categories from the chart across the five Australian cities, providing an overview and specific data points. However, some data is inaccurate or poorly synthesized. For instance, the student states that Melbourne residents going to a café was the highest percentage, whereas Hobart and Sydney also had comparable figures (Sydney 61%, Hobart 63%, Melbourne 63.5%). Furthermore, minor inaccuracies occur in the data reporting (e.g., stating Hobart fresh coffee was 33% instead of approximately 38.5%). The overview is simplistic and begins with conversational meta-language ('Overall, i can see that...'). The response satisfies the main task requirements by selecting and reporting key features and making comparisons, but the lack of precision in data citation and a slightly superficial overview place it at Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, moving from an introduction to an overview, followed by two body paragraphs detailing the café habits and coffee buying habits respectively. However, the internal cohesion and paragraphing are weak. The third and fourth paragraphs consist of extremely long, run-on sentences listing multiple cities and percentages in a repetitive structure ('...in sydney were at..., in Melbourne at..., in Brisbane at...'). There are very few transitional markers or cohesive devices used to guide the reader smoothly through the comparisons. Paragraphing is technically present, but the lack of logical linking within the body paragraphs results in a mechanical flow. This aligns with the Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, relying heavily on terms directly copied from the prompt, such as 'survey results', 'coffee and tea buying and drinking habits', and 'percentage of city residents'. There is little evidence of less common lexical items or paraphrasing. Phrases like 'highest proportion among all the city residents' and 'second highest and lowest proportions' show some attempt to describe the data, but word choice and collocation are quite limited. Spelling is generally accurate, but capitalization rules are ignored (e.g., 'i', 'sydney'). The lexical range is minimally adequate for the task, fitting the Band 5.0 criteria.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying almost exclusively on listing clauses joined by commas rather than well-formed complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as capitalization ('i'), subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'the percentage of Melbourne city residents went... were the highest' and 'the percentage of Brisbane city residents bought... were the lowest'), and missing auxiliary verbs or prepositions. Many sentences are overly long fragments lacking proper main verbs. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5.0 level of grammatical control.
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