Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-11

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 graph below illustrates the result of survey that how people buys tea and thier drinkiing habits in five Australian cities.

Overall, the large proportion of resident from Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last four weeks. Whereas, people from Brisane and Hobarts moderately bought instant coffee in last 4 weeks. In Contrast, the least percentage of citizens bought fresh coffee in the last 4 weeks.

The number of people from Melbourne went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeeks which risen from 20% to 63%. and similarly,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the chart’s general subject and attempt an overview, noting that café visits are high in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney and that fresh coffee is comparatively less popular. However, the response reports very little of the data and does not adequately compare all five cities or the three categories. The claim that café visits in Melbourne “risen from 20% to 63%” is inaccurate: the chart gives one figure, about 63.5%, and 20% is only the lower axis limit. The overview also says Hobart residents bought instant coffee moderately, although this is the highest instant-coffee figure. The response is 100 words, below the required 150, which further limits coverage. Include a clear overview and accurate comparisons supported by key figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, with an opening sentence followed by an overview and then a detail about Melbourne. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Whereas,” and “In Contrast” show an effort to connect ideas. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview contains an incomplete contrast, and the final sentence breaks off at “and similarly,” leaving the comparison unfinished. The response also lacks developed paragraphs covering the main patterns across the cities and categories. Build a clear sequence: introduce the chart, summarise the main trends, then compare fresh coffee, instant coffee and café visits in grouped detail. Use linking words only where the relationship between the ideas is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “bar graph,” “survey,” “proportion,” “citizens,” and “percentage,” so the topic is generally recognisable. There is also an attempt to vary wording rather than repeat one term throughout. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “thier,” “drinkiing,” “Brisane,” and “weeeks.” Some phrases are unnatural or unclear, such as “the result of survey that how people buys tea” and “moderately bought instant coffee.” Use the chart’s category labels accurately and choose standard collocations, for example, “the proportion of residents who visited a café” and “bought instant coffee.” Proofreading spelling and selecting more precise verbs would make the limited range more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, including an overview with contrast and a sentence beginning “The number of people from Melbourne…”. However, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make the intended relationships unclear. For example, “how people buys” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “the number of people … which risen” has a faulty relative clause and verb form. The sentence beginning “Whereas” is a fragment, and “and similarly,” is left unfinished. Articles and sentence punctuation also need attention, as in “went to a cafe … in last four weeks.” Practise complete sentences with accurate past-tense reporting, and check agreement, articles and punctuation before submitting.

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