Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-07

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 following bar digram presents the outcomes of survey regarding people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart, cities of Australia for last four weeks.

Overall, there is a strong trend in cities for visiting cafe for coffee and tea expect Adelaide and similarly less people who buy fresh coffee and mojoritly bought instant coffee and going to cafe is the biggest trend.

Almost 3 cities which include Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart shows similar trend like more then 60% of perople go to cafe for tea and coffee and less then 40% prefer buying fresh coffee and 40% to 50% are buying instant coffee. On the other hand, in Adelaide 50% of the people are buying instant coffee and alowst similar trend is in visiting cafe furthermore, less then 35% of people are buying fresh coffee similar to Brisbane. While brisbane is showing similar trand to other four cities in buying instant coffee and visiting cafe with around 55% people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main categories and make a useful broad comparison: café visits are generally highest, while fresh coffee purchases are lower. However, the overview is not consistently accurate or clear. For example, saying that “less people” buy fresh coffee overlooks that fresh coffee is higher than instant coffee in Sydney, and the claim that café-going is the biggest trend needs qualification because Adelaide’s café figure is slightly below its instant-coffee figure. Some figures are reported approximately, such as around 55% for Brisbane café visits, but several city comparisons remain vague or confusing. To strengthen the response, give a precise overview and select key contrasts, including the high café figures in Melbourne and Hobart and the highest instant-coffee figure in Hobart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph of comparisons, so there is some organisation. However, the progression within the body is difficult to follow because several comparisons are packed into long sentences and the focus shifts between cities and habits. The final sentence, for instance, says Brisbane is similar to “other four cities” without specifying which measure is being compared. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” and “While” are attempted, but their relationships are not always clear or accurate. Organise the details by a consistent pattern—for example, compare café visits first, then purchases—or group cities with similar results. Shorter sentences and clearer references would make the comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “survey,” “trend,” “buying instant coffee,” and “visiting cafe,” which helps communicate the topic. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make the report less precise. Phrases such as “strong trend in cities,” “similar trend like,” and “biggest trend” are vague or unnatural for describing chart data; “proportion” or “percentage” would be more exact. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “digram,” “mojoritly,” “perople,” and “trand.” Aim to use accurate chart language consistently, such as “the proportion of residents who visited a café,” and proofread spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast introduced by “On the other hand” and a sentence beginning “While Brisbane…”. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, and sentence construction sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “three cities … shows” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the outcomes of survey” is missing an article. The overview sentence beginning “Overall” also lacks a clear grammatical structure, and the final “While” clause is not properly connected to a main clause. Practise building complete sentences with one clear comparison at a time, checking articles, plural subjects, and verb agreement.

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