Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the results of a survey that were held in five different Australian cities about individuals' coffee and tea buying and drinking habits.The survey consist previous four weeks.

Overall, most people's loves going out to cafe for coffee or tea, followed by some loves to bought instant coffee. There are less inhabitant who purchased fresh coffee.

Sydney people was more into going out to cafe for coffee and tea around 61% of the population compare of other drinking habits which was purchse instant coffee or fresh coffee with the proportion of 43% and 45%. While Melbourne percentage was bit similar around 42% for who bought fresh, 52% for who purchased instant and approximately 63% for who went to cafe. Furthermore, in Brisbane fresh coffee citizen was bit low around 34% followed by other two at 53% and 55%.

Moreover, Adelaide was least in percentage with 34% for fresh and instant and cafe were bit simliar in percentage at 50% and around 49%. Similarly, Hobart residents was less who bought fresh coffee at 37%, 54% bought instant and 63% went cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three survey categories across the five cities and provide a relevant overview: café visits are generally the most popular, while fresh coffee purchases are usually the least common. Several comparisons are supported with figures, such as Sydney’s café figure of about 61% and Hobart’s 63%. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: Sydney’s fresh and instant figures are reversed (about 44% and 45.5%, respectively), and Melbourne’s instant figure is closer to 49% than 52%. The claim that Adelaide is “least in percentage” is too broad, since it is not lowest for every category. To strengthen the response, make the main comparisons more precise and ensure each city’s figures are clearly matched to the correct category.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs comparing city results. The sequence from Sydney and Melbourne to Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart is easy to follow, and linking words such as “Furthermore,” “Moreover” and “Similarly” help signal progression. However, the comparisons within paragraphs can be difficult to track because figures and categories are sometimes compressed into one sentence. For example, the Brisbane sentence refers to “other two” without naming the categories, while the Adelaide comparison is similarly crowded. Some transitions feel mechanical rather than showing a precise relationship. Use clearer topic sentences and repeat category labels where needed so readers can follow each comparison without having to infer what a number represents.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “purchased” and “residents,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural for a formal report, such as “most people’s loves going out,” “fresh coffee citizen” and “went cafe.” There are also spelling errors, including “purchse” and “simliar,” which reduce accuracy. Try to use a consistent set of precise reporting expressions, such as “the proportion of residents who visited a café” or “fresh coffee purchases were lower.” Avoid conversational or imprecise phrases such as “bit low,” and check spelling and word forms during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons introduced by “While” and “followed by,” but control is uneven. Errors in agreement and verb forms appear in phrases such as “The survey consist” and “Sydney people was,” while “most people’s loves” has an incorrect sentence structure. Articles and prepositions are also missing or misplaced in constructions such as “went to cafe” and “compare of other drinking habits.” These problems sometimes make relationships between the figures harder to understand, although the overall message remains discernible. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb—for example, “In Sydney, 61% visited a café, compared with 45.5% who bought instant coffee”—and check agreement, articles and punctuation.

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