Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-10

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 chart illustrates the outcomes of inspection about individuals coffee and tea purchasing also having customs in five australian towns. overall, going to a cafe was the most popular choice cities, while buying fresh coffee was the least popular. adelaide was the only city where the proportion of individuals purchasing instant coffee and visiting the cafe almost same. In sydney approximetly 44% citizens purchasing fresh coffee, while around 45% local buying instant coffee. however about 61% visited cafe to sawalowing to coffee. similarly, in melbourne 42% locals purchased fresh coffee, compared with 48% who buying instant coffee. visiting cafe was more famous , accounting for 63% of citizens. In brisbane around 32% of locals purchased fresh coffee while, 51% purchased instant coffee and 54% visiting cafe. in the case of adelaide the figures for instant coffee purchased and visiting coffee also identical, at about 48% and 47% repectively. Mean while hobert recorded approximetly 35% for fresh coffee purchases, 52% for instant coffee and 61% for cafe visits.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall pattern: café visits are generally the most popular activity, while fresh-coffee purchases tend to be lower. You also make relevant city-by-city comparisons, including Adelaide’s near-equal figures for instant coffee and café visits. However, some reported values are noticeably inaccurate: for example, Brisbane’s café figure is about 56%, not 54%, and Hobart’s fresh-coffee figure is about 39%, not 35%. The overview also overstates the pattern, since fresh coffee is not the least popular activity in every city. The response covers the task and includes relevant data, but some comparisons and the overview need more precise support. Check the chart carefully and distinguish general trends from exceptions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response follows a broadly understandable sequence, moving from an overview to figures for each city, and words such as “while,” “similarly” and “however” attempt to connect comparisons. However, the information is presented as one long paragraph, so the overview and supporting details are not clearly separated. The repeated city-by-city pattern also limits progression, and some links are confusing—for instance, “however” does not clearly signal the relationship between the Sydney figures. Use a separate overview paragraph followed by two organised detail paragraphs, grouping cities or comparing the same activity across them. This would make the progression clearer and reduce the sense of a list.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “purchasing,” “accounting for” and “recorded,” and the reader can generally identify the activities being compared. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or awkward, as in “outcomes of inspection,” “having customs,” “most popular choice cities” and “visiting coffee.” Several spelling errors, including “approximetly,” “repectively” and “hobert,” also reduce clarity and control. Aim for standard chart language and consistent terms such as “residents,” “bought fresh coffee” and “visited a café.” A more accurate, less repetitive vocabulary would help express comparisons precisely without relying on unnatural phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer comparative sentences, such as “In Sydney … while around 45% …,” and use clauses with “while” and “compared with.” However, control is inconsistent, and many sentences contain errors in articles, verb forms, agreement or sentence construction. Examples include “individuals coffee,” “42% locals purchased,” “48% who buying” and “the figures … almost same.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also unreliable, particularly at sentence beginnings and after full stops. These errors sometimes make relationships between figures difficult to follow. Practise accurate percentage structures—for example, “Around 44% of residents bought fresh coffee”—and check each sentence for a subject, a correctly formed verb and appropriate articles.

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