Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-03
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 5.5)
The bar graph provides information about australian people buying habits on coffe, tea, and drinking items in five different cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Hobart, data measured in percentage for last four weeks.
Overall, it can be seen that the proportion of coffee or tea and instant coffee were the highest in horbart city. Whereas, the lowest consumbed by people was fresh coffee in brisbane compare to others. In addition, all three items shows a significant fluctuation in the given data.
To begin with, in the sydney, the figure for fresh coffee stood at around 45%. Similarly, the figure accounted at 43% in the melbourne. Where brisbane depicts the least fresh coffee consumption at 33%. Moreover, the proportion of adelaide an hobart consider at 34% and 37% respectively.
Furthermore, the instant coffee in last for weeks accounted 46% in the sydney and slightly doubled in the melbourne at 48%. Additionaly, adelaide was lead higher by 2% exactly at 50%. Moreover, Brisbane and hobart were accounted at 52% and 54% respectively. By compare, the coffee went to a cafe or tea were the highest in given five cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, adelaide and hobart accounted at 61%, 63%, 55%, 44% and 63% respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response addresses the main features of the chart by outlining data across the five Australian cities, meeting the basic requirements of the task. However, the overview is somewhat confused, incorrectly claiming that all three items showed a 'significant fluctuation' when the data only presents a single snapshot in time rather than trends over time. Additionally, some data points are inaccurate or poorly described, such as stating that instant coffee in Melbourne was 'slightly doubled' at 48% when comparing it to Sydney, or making generalising errors in data reporting. The response covers the task only partially with ideas that remain somewhat limited and under-developed, aligning with the descriptions for this level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The text maintains an overall coherent arrangement and follows a logical paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview into specific city data across body paragraphs. Cohesive devices are used to signal progression, such as 'To begin with', 'Furthermore', and 'Moreover'. However, some referencing is faulty or mechanical, and the use of transitional phrases can feel repetitive or slightly awkward, as seen with 'By compare'. Paragraphing is used appropriately to divide the information, providing a clear visual structure even though the logical flow of internal comparisons could be smoother.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common lexical items related to data reporting such as 'proportion', 'consumption', and 'figure'. However, there are noticeable lexical errors and inappropriate word choices throughout the text, including spelling and word formation mistakes like 'australian', 'coffe', 'horbart', 'consumbed', and 'Additionaly'. Phrasing such as 'the coffee went to a cafe or tea' is unnatural and impedes precise communication, placing the lexical control squarely at this level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing displays a limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple clauses and repetitive patterns when reporting figures. Attempts at complex sentences frequently feature grammatical errors, particularly with prepositional usage, subject-verb agreement, and articles (e.g., 'in the sydney', 'the figure accounted at 43%', 'adelaide an hobart consider at'). Frequent errors in punctuation and verb forms occur throughout the text, causing some difficulty for the reader and indicating that control over complex grammatical structures is not yet secure.
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