Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-30
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 4.5)
The chart illustrate the results of a survey about peoples coffee and the tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities namely, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart.
The chart also given a percentages of city residents. There are five cities of Australia. First in Sydney the 43% people bought fresh coffe in last 4 weeks, who bought instant coffee in last 4 weeks in Sydney is 45% and the 61% residents went to cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks. Apart from this in Melbourne 42% of city residents bought fresh coffe in last 4 weeks. 48% of residents bought a instant coffe in last 4 weeks and the 63% of people went to cafe for coffee and the tea in last 4 weeks. In the same way residents of Brisbane bought 34% fresh coffee, 48% instant coffee and 55% a coffee and tea and in
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by reporting data for Sydney, Melbourne, and partially Brisbane. However, the response stops abruptly mid-sentence (‘...and in’), failing to cover Hobart or provide a complete overview or comparison of the main features. The data points cited (e.g., ‘43% people bought fresh coffe in last 4 weeks’) are reasonably close to the visual reference, but the incomplete nature of the response severely limits task fulfillment. To reach a higher band, the candidate must complete the essay, cover all five cities, and include a clear summary overview.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The response shows an attempt to introduce the chart and list data city by city. However, because the text cuts off abruptly mid-sentence, there is no overall progression or logical conclusion. Paragraphing is rudimentary, and cohesive devices are limited and repetitive (e.g., ‘First in Sydney... Apart from this... In the same way...’). Referencing and sequencing break down as the text terminates prematurely.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, revolving around terms directly copied or slightly modified from the prompt (e.g., ‘chart’, ‘survey’, ‘buying and drinking habits’, ‘fresh coffee’, ‘instant coffee’). There are several spelling and word-choice errors, such as ‘illustrate’ instead of ‘illustrates’, ‘peoples’ instead of ‘people’, ‘the tea’ instead of ‘tea’, and repeated misspellings of ‘coffe’. The range of vocabulary is inadequate for a fully developed academic task.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response relies on simple sentence structures and direct copying of prompt elements. There are frequent basic grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues (‘The chart illustrate’, ‘The chart also given’), missing articles (‘went to cafe’), and awkward phrasing (‘who bought instant coffee in last 4 weeks in Sydney is 45%’). Complex structures are attempted clumsily, and punctuation is weak, culminating in an unfinished sentence.
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