Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The bar char illustrate information about the consequences of a survey about people's coffee and tea purchasing and drinking habits in different five Australian cities.

Overall, it is clear that people who went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 week represented the highest percentage in all cities except for the Adelaide. By contrast, those who bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks showed the lowest proportion in every city.

Looking first at the cafe for coffee, the figure stood at approximately 64% of city residents in Melbourne, followed by about 63% of residents in Hobart. In Sydney, the figure was just above 60% of residents, while Brisbane recorded almost 56% of city residents. Finally, Adelaide accounted for the smallest percentage of city residents at just undr 50%. In terms of instant coffee, Hobart and Brisbane represented the largest proportion of city residents at roughly 54% and 53%, respectively. The three remaining cities showed a range from 50% to 46% of city residents.

Turning to the fresh coffee, the figure began almost 44% of city residents in Sydney, accounting for the greatest percentage. Melbourne came next at approximately 42% of city residents compared with about 39%, 33% and 32% in Hobart, Adelaide and Brisbane, respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You provide a clear overview of the main pattern: café visits are highest in most cities, while fresh-coffee purchases are generally lowest. You also select relevant comparisons, including the high café figures in Melbourne and Hobart and Sydney’s leading fresh-coffee figure. However, the overview misses an important exception: in Adelaide, café visits are not the highest category; instant coffee is slightly higher. Some details are also inaccurate or insufficiently precise: Brisbane’s fresh-coffee figure is about 34.5%, not 32%, and the café figures for Melbourne and Hobart are approximately 63.5% and 63%, respectively. The instant-coffee range is reported broadly rather than identifying the city figures. More accurate reporting of these details would make the coverage more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into a brief introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, with a generally logical progression from café visits to instant and fresh coffee. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Looking first,” and “Turning to” help guide the reader, and the categories are easy to follow. This shows a coherent structure, though some connections are mechanical and a few references are not fully clear. For example, “the figure” is repeated frequently, and “the three remaining cities showed a range” does not specify which city corresponds to each instant-coffee value. To strengthen progression and cohesion, vary the referencing and connect comparisons more explicitly, while keeping the useful category-based paragraphing.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of chart-reporting vocabulary, including “approximately,” “accounted for,” “proportion,” and “recorded,” and the meaning is generally clear. There is also some variation in how you describe figures and percentages. However, several choices are inaccurate or awkward for this task: “consequences of a survey” does not mean survey results, “different five Australian cities” is unnatural, and “the figure began” is not an appropriate way to introduce a value. The spelling error “undr” also detracts from accuracy. Aim for precise, conventional collocations for describing data, and avoid using synonyms such as “represented” where a simpler verb like “stood at” would be more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “while” and “compared with,” and most sentences communicate the intended information. Some grammatical errors remain, but they rarely prevent understanding. Examples include “in last 4 week,” which needs an article and plural form, and “the figure began almost 44%,” where the sentence structure does not correctly express the value. In “the figure stood … in Melbourne, followed by about 63% … in Hobart,” the participial phrase is also awkwardly attached. Review articles, plural nouns and the grammatical patterns used to introduce figures. More consistently accurate sentence construction would build on the range already present.

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