Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-05

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 ACCORDING TO BAR CHART IN 3 LINE FIVE PEOPLE BUY A COFFEE AND TEA IN LAST 4 WEEKS IN CHART GIVEN 5 NAME SYDNEY , MELBOUME , BRISBANE , ADELAIDE AND HOBART

FIRST SYDNET , BOUGHT A COFFEE 44% , INSTANT COFFEE IS 46% AND TEA IS 62% TOTAL HE IS BOUGHT TEA IS TO MUCH

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping well short at only 57 words. The content is extremely limited and only touches upon the data in a very fragmented way, mentioning a few figures and cities such as 'SYDNEY', 'MELBOUME', and 'BRISBANE'. It does not provide an adequate overview or make the required comparisons across the five Australian cities. Because the response is so severely underdeveloped and falls far below the word count threshold, it only achieves a minimal task response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The text lacks overall organisation, structure, and paragraphing. There is no clear logical progression or introduction, and the ideas are presented in isolated, disconnected sentences. Cohesive devices are largely absent, and referencing is faulty, such as using 'TOTAL HE IS BOUGHT TEA' to refer to a demographic or percentage. While some capitalisation is used to separate titles and names, the lack of a coherent structure and proper linking words means the information cannot be easily followed by the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Vocabulary usage is very basic and repetitive, relying on rudimentary terms such as 'BUY', 'COFFEE', 'TEA', and 'CHART'. There are notable spelling and word choice errors throughout, including 'MELBOUME' instead of Melbourne and 'SYDNET' instead of Sydney. The student attempts to use numerical percentages, but the restricted range of vocabulary and frequent lexical inaccuracies mean the response can only convey very limited information and strains the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mainly of broken fragments rather than complete, well-formed sentences. There are frequent, heavy errors in basic sentence construction, verb forms, and prepositions, such as 'THE ACCORDING TO BAR CHART IN 3 LINE FIVE PEOPLE BUY A COFFEE' and 'TOTAL HE IS BOUGHT TEA IS TO MUCH'. These persistent errors and lack of control over basic syntax severely hinder clarity and meaning.

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