Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-08

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 chart illustrate the people’s coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities. overall trend the buying of coffe and tea has increase first the it was remail same point is the end.

Initially, In sydney Almost 43 percentage people was bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks on the other side 45 percentage people bought instant coffee in las 4 week However, there are 60 percentage people's

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the chart’s general subject and begins to report figures for Sydney, including fresh coffee at about 43% and instant coffee at about 45%, which are close to the chart. However, it stops mid-sentence after “there are 60 percentage,” so it does not provide a complete account, a supported overview, or comparisons across the five cities and three habits. The claim that buying “has increase” and then “remail same” is unclear and does not accurately summarise the chart’s main patterns. The response is also only 59 words, below the required 150, which leaves the task substantially incomplete. To improve, write a clear overview and report the main contrasts, such as café visits being highest in Melbourne and Hobart and fresh coffee purchases being lower than instant coffee in most cities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: it opens with a description of the chart and then starts with Sydney data. The linking phrases “Initially” and “on the other side” also show an effort to connect information. However, the response ends abruptly, and the unfinished clause “However, there are 60 percentage people’s” prevents the reader from understanding the intended comparison. The opening overview is difficult to follow, and punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, making the progression less clear. Use separate paragraphs for an overview and the key details, and group cities or categories in a logical order. Complete each comparison and use clear links such as “whereas” or “by contrast” only when the relationship is explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses relevant topic vocabulary, including “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee,” “buying and drinking habits,” and “in last 4 weeks,” so the reader can recognise the subject and some chart categories. However, the range is narrow and several spelling or word-choice errors reduce clarity, including “coffe,” “remail,” and “las.” Phrases such as “43 percentage people” and “the buying of coffe and tea has increase” are not natural ways to describe survey proportions or trends. Aim for accurate chart language and collocations, for example “approximately 43% of residents bought fresh coffee” and “the proportion was higher.” Check spelling carefully and use “percentage” only where grammatically appropriate; the symbol “%” is often concise in a chart report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both a general statement and a longer sentence using “However,” but grammatical control is inconsistent. In “The chart illustrate,” the singular subject requires a singular verb; “people was bought” also has incorrect agreement and verb construction. The opening trend sentence contains a sequence of clauses without a clear grammatical structure, and “there are 60 percentage people’s” is incomplete. Capitalisation after commas and full stops is also unreliable. These errors make parts of the message difficult to interpret, although the intended topic and some figures remain recognisable. Practise accurate simple sentences first, such as “In Sydney, about 43% of residents bought fresh coffee,” then add comparisons using a correctly formed clause with “while” or “whereas.”

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