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 bar chart illustrates the results of a survey about indiviuals coffe and tea buying and drinking habits in fivr Australian cities

Overall, It is evident that went to a cafe for coffe or tea in last 4 weeks was higher in all cities.Brought fresh coffe in last 4 weeks was the lowest in all five cities of Australia.

In Sydney , went to a cafe for coffe or tea was the highest among other at 61% where as Brought fresh coffe in last 4 weeks was the smallest at 43%.Melbourne was the highest city where people went to a cafe for coffe or tea accounted 64% whereas Hobart was the second largest city at 63%.

Sydney was the lowest city where people bought instant coffr in last 4 week at 46% whereas Hobart was the highest city accounted for 53%.Adelaide was the city where people bought instant coffe in last 4 week has highest proportion at 50 % whereas went to a cafe for coffe or tea at 48%. Brisbane was the lowest city with peoplw bought fresh coffe in last 4 week at 33%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern that café visits were the most popular activity in most cities and fresh coffee purchases were generally lower, and you include several relevant figures, such as 61% for Sydney café visits and about 63–64% for Melbourne and Hobart. However, the overview overstates the pattern: fresh coffee was not the lowest in every city, since instant coffee was lower in Sydney. Some comparisons are also inaccurate or unclear: Hobart, not Adelaide, had the highest instant-coffee figure (about 55%), while Adelaide’s café figure was about 50%, not 48%. The response covers the chart only partially because it omits or misreports important comparisons. A more accurate overview and a clearer selection of key highs and lows would strengthen it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and detail paragraphs, and it groups some information by city. However, the progression between comparisons is difficult to follow: the paragraph moves from Sydney to Melbourne and Hobart, then shifts to instant coffee and Adelaide before ending with Brisbane. Linking phrases such as “whereas” and “overall” are used, but connections are sometimes awkward or do not clearly show the relationship between the figures. For example, the Adelaide sentence combines instant-coffee and café data without a clear comparison. Organise the details by activity or by clear city groupings, and use more precise transitions so the reader can track each comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted,” “highest” and “lowest,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several expressions are repeated, especially “went to a cafe” and “bought … coffee.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate, such as “the highest city” and “the smallest” for a percentage; these make the descriptions less natural. Spelling errors are also noticeable, including “indiviuals,” “coffe,” “fivr” and “peoplw,” and the repeated misspelling of “coffee” affects the overall impression. Build a small set of accurate alternatives for describing proportions and café visits, and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “whereas,” and the main meaning can usually be understood. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, articles, verb forms and punctuation. For example, “went to a cafe for coffe or tea in last 4 weeks was higher” lacks a clear grammatical subject and article, while “people bought instant coffe … has highest proportion” mixes verb forms. Several sentences run together without spaces after full stops, as in “43%.Melbourne,” and commas are inconsistently used. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check articles, tense consistency and sentence boundaries.

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