Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

The chart below illestrates the result of survey about any indiividual coffee and tea bought and quaff routines in five Australian cities.

Firstly, Now we talk about fresh coffee in 4 weeks, in Sydney, fresh coffee was purchase in sydney was around 44% and in Melbourne the frish coffee was get about 43% and in Brisbane fish coffee waspick up nearly 34% and in Adelaide fresh coffee was obtain same to the Brisbane and in Hobart fresh coffee was acqure approximatly 34%.

Secondly, Obtain instant coffee in sydney was around 62% and in Melbourne city was roughtly 64% and in the Brisbane close to 51% and in the Adelaide city was have aeound 59% and in the last the Hobart city was have aprox 62%.

Thirdly, the persons whowas went to the cafe and buy the coffee, Sydney was have around 45% and the Melbourn was around increase 3% from sydney and the Brisbane was show a major change which was roughly 4% from the Melbourne ane second last Adelaide this was nearyl 50% and show slidely decrese from the Brisbane ane the last one HObart this was about 54% andthis was the highest peak in the chart was show.

overall, statment considered that most of the people was buy fresh coffee.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The student attempts to address the task by reporting data from the chart, but the response suffers from severe inaccuracies in reading the data. For instance, the figures reported for instant coffee and café visits are largely misattributed or incorrectly matched to categories, and the overview incorrectly claims that most people buy fresh coffee (whereas instant coffee or café visits were higher in most cities). Furthermore, the data description reads like a list of repetitive, clumsy individual city data points rather than a well-synthesised report of main features and comparisons. These significant data inaccuracies and underdeveloped reporting place the response at Band 4.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text is divided into paragraphs using transitional markers such as 'Firstly', 'Secondly', 'Thirdly', and 'overall', which provides a rudimentary structural framework. However, the overall progression is difficult to follow because of confusing phrasing, unorganised data grouping, and poor sentence construction. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal logical flow is frequently disrupted by repetitive clause structures and unclear referencing (e.g., jumping between categories and cities without clear distinction). Cohesive devices are used mechanically and inaccurately, leading to a score of 4.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and often unnatural or incorrect. The student repeatedly uses weak phrasing and non-standard collocations such as 'buy and quaff routines', 'fish coffee was pick up', 'fresh coffee was obtain', and 'highest peak in the chart was show'. There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors ('illestrates', 'indiividual', 'approximatly', 'slidely', 'decrese', 'HObart') which frequently strain the reader and obscure meaning. This demonstrates a limited lexical range characteristic of Band 4.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting primarily of simple sentences or awkwardly joined clauses that fail to form standard complex structures. There are persistent, highly intrusive grammatical errors throughout, including missing subjects, incorrect verb forms ('was purchase', 'was get', 'was have aeound', 'whowas went'), and faulty tense or voice usage. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are poorly managed, with run-on sentences and frequent errors that cause severe difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 4.0 descriptor.

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