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 diagram illustrate the results of a survey where coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in the main five cities in Australia.
Overall, Melbourne showed the highest number of citizens who went to cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks.Sydney was famous for its fresh coffee in last 4 weeks. Hobart was fruitful for its instant coffee in last 4 weeks.Sydney who were famous for fresh coffee, most of the residents did not want their instant coffee and it it the lowest amount of instant coffee in the comparison of another cities.
In Sydney, they showed the largest amount of bought fresh coffee in the comparison of other big cities at 43%. And it showed the lowest amount of instant coffee in the comparison of other cities at 45%. Individuals who went to Sydney for coffee and tea is 61%. In Melbourne, it shows the highrst number of people who went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks at 63% which is the highest number among the big five cities. In Brisbane,it showed the lowest residents who wanted to bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks. In Adelaide, it is quite good in instant coffee. In Hobart, which is famous for its instant coffee with 48%. It is also better in went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks.
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 response attempts to address all parts of the task by reporting on the coffee and tea buying and drinking habits across the five Australian cities. However, the selection of features is somewhat confused, and there are several inaccuracies when reporting data from the chart. For example, the student claims Melbourne had the highest number of café visitors, whereas Sydney was actually higher (61% vs 63.5% for Melbourne - wait, actually Melbourne is 63.5% which is the highest, so that part is correct, but Hobart is 63%, etc.). More importantly, the text contains major data misinterpretations, such as stating Hobart had 48% for instant coffee when the chart shows 54.5%, and confusing fresh and instant coffee categories. The overview is weak and inaccurate in places. Consequently, the task response is underdeveloped and partially inaccurate.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organised into multiple paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions, repetitive phrasing ('in last 4 weeks'), and unclear referencing (e.g., 'Sydney who were famous for fresh coffee...'). Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, resulting in a somewhat disjointed reading experience. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structure of the body paragraph lacks clear thematic grouping, jumping randomly between cities and metrics. Overall, cohesion is mechanical and faulty in places.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, relying heavily on terms provided directly in the prompt such as 'bought fresh coffee', 'instant coffee', and 'went to a cafe for coffee or tea'. There are noticeable awkward word choices and unnatural collocations, such as 'Hobart was fruitful for its instant coffee' and 'wanted to bought fresh coffee'. Spelling errors and incorrect word forms appear throughout the text (e.g., 'illustrate' instead of 'illustrates', 'highrst'). The lexical range is limited and only minimally adequate for the task, causing some difficulty for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The bar diagram illustrate'), tense inconsistencies, and incorrect verb forms following modal or infinitive structures ('wanted to bought'). Punctuation is basic, and sentence boundaries are sometimes blurred by dangling or fragmented clauses (e.g., 'Sydney who were famous for fresh coffee...'). These frequent errors cause occasional strain for the reader, placing the response firmly in the Band 5 category.
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