Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-12

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 table chart illustrates the report of a survey related to the purchase and drink of coffee and tea their, in the last month in different Australian cities.

Overall, the residents who went to a cafe for tea or coffee in last month is the highest proportion in whole cities except Adelaide, which exceed in bought instant coffee. While sale of fresh coffee is the least proportion in all given cities. Also bought instant coffee remains mif proportion.

Firstly, citizens who went to cafe for tea or coffee in Melbourne is above than 60%, while the least percentage is in Adelaide which is around 50%. The number of buying and drinking tea or coffee in Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart is above than 60%. The citizens who bought fresf coffee in various regions of Australia, is the least percentage, the overall criteria is below 45%.

Moving ahead, the residents who bought instant coffee in various region of Australia is in mid range, approximately, in 45% to 55%. Only the residents of Adelaide who bought instant coffee is exceed than overall.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: café visits are generally the most popular activity, while fresh coffee purchases are comparatively low. You also note Adelaide as the exception, where instant coffee slightly exceeds café visits, and give useful approximate ranges for several categories. These are relevant features and show an overview of the chart. However, some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate: “Only the residents of Adelaide who bought instant coffee is exceed than overall” does not explain what it exceeds, and instant coffee is not simply above the overall level; it is highest in Hobart. The statement that fresh coffee is the least proportion in every city also overlooks Adelaide, where café visits (about 49.5%) are just below instant coffee but still above fresh coffee. Develop the overview with clearer city-to-city comparisons and precise relationships between categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping café visits and coffee purchases. Sequencing words such as “Overall,” “Firstly,” and “Moving ahead” help signal these sections, and the reader can follow the broad topic. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes repetitive, with “various regions of Australia” and “the residents” recurring without adding much comparison. Some references are difficult to interpret, particularly “which exceed in bought instant coffee” and “is exceed than overall”; the reader cannot readily identify the comparison intended. Grouping the figures more systematically—for example, comparing the three café leaders, then Adelaide, and contrasting fresh with instant purchases—would make the relationships clearer. Use linking expressions to show specific contrasts rather than relying mainly on general sequencing markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “residents,” and “approximately,” and you attempt to vary how the activities are described. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear. “The report of a survey” is not a natural way to introduce a chart, while “purchase and drink of coffee and tea their” is difficult to understand. “Mid range” and “overall criteria” are also imprecise in this context, and “fresf” contains a spelling error. Aim for standard data-reporting phrases such as “the proportion of residents who…” and use “bought” consistently for the purchase categories. More precise vocabulary for ranking and comparison would help you describe the chart without awkward or ambiguous phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “While” and clauses beginning “who,” so there is some structural variety. The main information is usually recoverable, but some errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For example, “the residents … is the highest proportion” mismatches a plural subject and verb and confuses people with a proportion; “which exceed in bought instant coffee” is not a well-formed clause. In “The number of buying and drinking … is above than 60%,” the noun phrase and comparison structure are also faulty. Practise building clear patterns such as “The proportion of residents who visited a café was…” and “Adelaide was the only city where instant coffee purchases exceeded café visits.” Check subject–verb agreement and use “higher than” rather than “above than.”

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