Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-06

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 5.0)

The bar chart gives information about the results of survey the purchasing and consumption patterns of coffee and tea acrose five Australian cities

overall , visiting cafe to drink coffee and tea prevalent trend in five cities with sydney city, melbourne city and adelaide purchasing fresh coffee the least preferred all listed areas

In details , the melbourne and hobart highest percentages with 64 and 63 of their populations visiting a cafe in last 4 weeks this closely followed by sydney at 60 percentage while , the brisbane fresh coffee at 34 and instant coffee with 54 in last weeks , the cafe or coffee and tea at 55 in 4 weeks

moving further, adelaide buy fresh coffee with 34 in last weeks but coffee at 50 and cafe or coffee and tea with 49 percentage in last weeks the hobart bought fresh coffee at 37 and instant coffee with 54 percentage and cafe for coffee and tea seen in last 4 weeks

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response attempts to address the prompt by reporting information from the chart, but it only partially achieves this goal. While it attempts an overview ("visiting cafe to drink coffee and tea prevalent trend"), the position is unclear and the selection of data is erratic. Many figures are misreported or confusingly jumbled, such as stating "brisbane fresh coffee at 34 and instant coffee with 54". Key features are presented with inadequate supporting detail, and the reporting of data contains significant inaccuracies and omissions when compared against the visual data. Ideas are limited and under-developed, keeping the response at a minimal level of task fulfilment.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation attempted through paragraph breaks, but the response lacks a clear overall progression. Cohesive devices are basic, inaccurate, or overused, with awkward transitions like "In details" and "moving further". Referencing and logical sequencing are frequently faulty, making it difficult for the reader to follow the flow of information. Paragraphing is present, but it is not used sufficiently or appropriately to structure the comparisons effectively. Repetitive phrasing and a lack of proper sentence-to-sentence linking prevent the response from achieving a coherent overall arrangement.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, featuring many basic terms and frequent word-choice errors, such as "acrose" instead of across, and missing nouns in phrases like "adelaide buy fresh coffee with 34". Attempts at less common vocabulary are either inaccurate or incorrectly formed. Spelling errors (e.g., "acrose") and awkward collocations occur throughout the text. While the language is minimally adequate to convey a general topic, the noticeable errors and restricted range cause difficulty for the reader and prevent clearer communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response demonstrates a very limited range of structures, relying heavily on faulty simple sentences and broken clauses. There are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation throughout, including missing verbs, incorrect prepositions, and lack of subject-verb agreement, such as "the melbourne and hobart highest percentages" and "visiting cafe to drink coffee and tea prevalent trend". Attempts at complex structures are consistently faulty. These frequent errors cause significant difficulty for the reader and mean that error-free sentences are rare.

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