Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-04

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 is describing the survey's final report related to individual's habits about coffee and tea purchasing and taking in five Australian districts. Overall, the fresh coffee bought on low level, instant bought at moderate while visit to cafe for coffee or tea has large ratio.

First of all, the percentage of fresh coffee bought is very low in Brisbane and Adelaide around 34%. Moreover, Hobart and Melboume have median ratios but Sydney has almost 44% which is highest of all. Similarly, The sale of instant coffee is much less in Sydney as 46% while Hobart has highest sale such as 54% approx. However, rest of cities lies in between of them.

In addition, Adelaide is at last point in visit of cafe almost 49%. Then, Brisbane, Sydney and Hobert gradually ascending and ends up on Melboume with numerically 64%.

To conclude, Adelaide is the only district which has minimal rate of cafe visits as compared to sale of instant coffee. However, remaining all have high visit ratio then others.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response makes an attempt to address the task by reporting key features from the chart, such as mentioning that fresh coffee buying was lowest in Brisbane and Adelaide and that instant coffee sales were highest in Hobart. However, the information is only partially covered, and some ideas are under-developed or imprecise. For instance, stating that 'Hobart and Melbourne have median ratios' lacks specific data support, and some figures are generalized rather than accurately reported. To reach a higher band, the response needs to select and report more comprehensive data points consistently across all categories, ensuring that trends and comparisons are fully extended rather than left vague.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response shows some organization with a clear four-paragraph structure and basic attempts at logical sequencing, moving from an overview into specific city comparisons. However, there is no clear overall progression, and cohesive devices are often mechanical, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as relying heavily on connectors like 'First of all,' 'Moreover,' 'Similarly,' and 'In addition.' Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within sentences and referencing between ideas lack smoothness. To achieve a higher level of coherence, the student should use a wider variety of cohesive devices more flexibly and ensure that the logical links between sentences guide the reader through the data naturally.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate to convey the basic message of the chart. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'median ratios,' 'gradually ascending,' and 'minimal rate,' but these attempts feature noticeable inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'taking in' instead of 'drinking' or 'at last point' instead of 'at the lowest point.' Spelling is generally acceptable, but lexical errors cause some minor difficulty for the reader. To improve in this area, the student needs to expand their range of task-specific vocabulary and learn standard collocations for describing statistical data and charts.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences alongside a few attempts at complex forms that are often faulty. There are frequent errors in grammar, including missing or incorrect articles ('on low level', 'at last point'), preposition misuse ('in visit of cafe'), and awkward verb forms and agreements ('remaining all have high visit ratio then others'). These errors require some effort from the reader to interpret the intended meaning. To move up, the student needs to incorporate a wider variety of error-free complex sentence structures and improve basic grammatical accuracy, particularly regarding prepositions and articles.

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