Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The below chart shows how many people love to drinking tea and how many love to coffee in this we comparison between five cities of Australia.

First we see in Melbourne almost 64% people love drinking tea and coffee in cafe and on the other hand the lowest is 50% in Adelaide. In this shows us the most people want to go in cafe they lives in Melbourne. In Hobart 54% peoples bought instant coffee in last four weeks and 46% is lowest bought instant coffee in Swdney.

Then we comparisons between how many people wants to bought fresh coffee in this two cities almost same 34% people bought fresh coffee in Brisbane and Adelaide, Hobart peoples are 38% and the top two cities are Sydney and Melbourne first one is on top with 44% and the second with 43%. In these three things on first most of people went to a cafe for coffee or tea, and on second bought instant coffee and on last only few people love to bought fresh coffee.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three activities and make several relevant comparisons, including the similar fresh-coffee figures for Brisbane and Adelaide and the higher café attendance in Melbourne and Hobart. However, the report only partly selects and summarises the main features: it lacks a clear overview of the overall pattern, and some comparisons are inaccurate. For example, café attendance peaks in Melbourne at about 64%, narrowly ahead of Hobart at 63%, while Adelaide is lowest at about 50%; your statement that Melbourne is the most popular city is broadly right, but the contrast could be more precise. More importantly, Sydney, not Hobart, has the lowest instant-coffee figure, at about 46%. Add a concise overview and check each comparison against the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: it first discusses café visits and instant coffee, then turns to fresh coffee and ends with a ranking of the activities. This gives the reader some sense of organisation, and phrases such as “on the other hand” and “Then” attempt to connect ideas. However, the progression is not consistently clear: “In this shows us” does not clearly link to the preceding comparison, and the final sentence combines several rankings without explaining the comparison basis. Paragraphing and transitions could guide the reader more effectively. Organise the report into an overview followed by grouped comparisons, and use precise links such as “By contrast” or “Regarding fresh coffee” only where they accurately signal the relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the chart’s subject, including “bought instant coffee,” “fresh coffee,” and “went to a cafe.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, which makes some points harder to follow. For instance, “love to drinking tea” and “people want to go in cafe” describe preferences rather than the survey’s reported actions, while “the top two cities” is vague. Repeated use of “people” and “love” also reduces precision. Choose neutral reporting language and accurate collocations, such as “residents visited cafés” and “the highest proportion.” The chart reports behaviour during the previous four weeks, so avoid implying that it measures how much people love a drink.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to combine ideas using clauses and comparisons, but control is inconsistent, and errors often make sentences difficult to read. Examples include “how many people love to drinking,” “In this shows us,” and “Hobart peoples are 38%,” which show problems with verb patterns, sentence construction, and agreement. The sentence beginning “Then we comparisons” is also not grammatically complete, and several clauses are joined without clear punctuation. Most sentences rely on basic patterns, while attempts at longer structures are frequently faulty. Practise accurate simple reporting sentences first—for example, “About 39% of Hobart residents bought fresh coffee”—then combine them with controlled comparative clauses.

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