Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-09

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 given charts indicate the proportion of how much use of coffee and tea buying and drinking habit among the people in Sydney, Melbourme, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart countrey in Austrailia in last 4 weeks.

It can be cleary seen that, went to cafe for coffee or tea was lead of the city residents over the period. While bought fresh coffee presented the least amount of people in the last 4 weeks.

In last 4 weeks number of bought fresh coffee was stood at 42% in Sydney. Whereas instant coffee was more high at 45%. On the other hand went to cafe was located on top up to 60%, however slight incresed in Melbourne. instant coffee was also increased approx 47%. Fresh coffee went slightly at 42%.

In the city of Brisbane fresh coffee was jumped down and stood at nearly 35% on the others both are went up at 52% and 56% respectively. On the flip side instant coffee and coffee for cafe both lead in Adelaide and lead on highest persontage of residents in Hobart. While bought fresh coffee trend was go down in last 4 weak in given different cities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s general subject and give an overview that café visits were generally the most popular activity, while fresh coffee purchases were often lower. However, the overview is too broad: fresh coffee was not the lowest in every city, and café visits were not the leading activity in Adelaide, where instant coffee was slightly higher. Some figures are approximately accurate, such as fresh coffee in Brisbane at about 35%, but other comparisons are unclear or inaccurate; for example, Hobart had the highest instant-coffee figure, not the highest café figure, and the final sentence does not clearly report the Adelaide and Hobart results. To strengthen the response, select the main highs, lows, and city contrasts accurately, and support the overview with clear comparisons across all five cities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of details. You also attempt to connect ideas with words such as “Whereas,” “On the other hand,” and “While.” However, the information does not progress consistently from city to city or category to category, so comparisons are difficult to follow. The final paragraph combines Brisbane, Adelaide, and Hobart without clearly separating their figures, and phrases such as “on the others both” make the relationship between data points unclear. Some linking expressions are used mechanically or do not signal the intended contrast. Organise the details in a consistent pattern—for example, compare all three activities for each city, or group the cities by similar results—and use clear references to each category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “residents,” “percentage,” and “trend,” and you attempt to describe comparisons with terms such as “slightly” and “highest.” However, the range and control are limited, and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to understand. Examples include “how much use of coffee,” “was lead,” “went slightly,” and “fresh coffee was jumped down.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “Melbourme,” “Austrailia,” “cleary,” and “persontage.” Use precise reporting language such as “the proportion who bought,” “accounted for,” “rose to,” and “was the highest.” Check spelling and choose verbs that accurately describe the figures rather than relying on vague or unnatural phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt some complex sentence forms, including contrasts introduced by “Whereas” and “While,” but these structures are often incomplete or inaccurately formed. For example, “number of bought fresh coffee was stood at 42%” combines an incorrect noun phrase with an unnecessary passive verb, while “fresh coffee was jumped down” has an incorrect verb construction. Articles and sentence structure are also inconsistent, as in “went to cafe for coffee or tea was lead.” These errors frequently make the relationships between the data and the cities hard to interpret. Build more reliable simple sentences first, such as “In Sydney, 42% bought fresh coffee,” then add accurate comparisons using “whereas” or “compared with.” Pay particular attention to subject–verb structure, tense, and complete clauses.

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