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 bar char compares the result of a survey regarding the people's brevrages buying and drinking habits for 4 weeks in five different cities in Australian.

Overall, it is evident that the largest number of people visited to the cafe for coffee or tea among all the cities, while least number of people preferred buying fresh coffee.

In Sydney, 62% of people are going to restro for coffee, whereas rest 45% of people buy fresh or instant coffees. The Melbourne city has the highest number of residents who visited cafes which was 64%, but 48% of consumer bought fresh coffee and 42% bought instance coffee. The city Brisbane and Adelaide both has 34% of consumers of coffee, while Adelaide share the same percentage of 50% with instant coffee purchases and cafes visities.

Moreover, Brisabane has people who were went to cafe above 55% percentage, while Hobert has 63% popullation who went cafes and 38% brought fresh coffee and 54% winstant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and give a broad overview, noting that café visits are generally the most popular activity and fresh coffee purchases are comparatively low. You also include several relevant city figures. However, the overview is not fully accurate: fresh coffee is not the least common activity in every city, and in Adelaide café visits (about 49.5%) are slightly below instant coffee purchases (50%). Some comparisons are also unclear or incorrect, such as saying Melbourne’s 48% bought fresh coffee and 42% instant coffee; the chart shows approximately 42.5% and 48.5%, respectively. The response therefore reports selected features but only partially and with limited accuracy. Make the main comparisons clearer and check each figure against the chart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview, and details about several cities. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “whereas,” and “Moreover” help signal relationships between points. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the city comparisons are not consistently organised by activity or by city, and some sentences combine figures without making their relationships clear. For example, “rest 45% of people buy fresh or instant coffees” does not distinguish the two categories, while the final sentence shifts from Brisbane to Hobart without a clear transition. Use one paragraph for the overview and organise the details systematically, comparing the same three activities across cities. Clearer referencing and fewer abrupt shifts would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “survey,” “residents,” “percentage,” “visited cafes,” and “purchases,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices, collocations, and spelling errors make parts of the report difficult to interpret. Examples include “brevrages,” “restro,” “instance coffee,” “cafe visities,” and “winstant.” Phrases such as “the largest number of people” are also imprecise when the chart reports percentages. Use accurate terms consistently, such as “proportion of residents,” “bought instant coffee,” and “went to a café.” Proofreading spelling and choosing precise chart language would make the comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a clause beginning “which was.” However, grammatical errors occur frequently and sometimes obscure the intended comparisons. For example, “The city Brisbane and Adelaide both has” has faulty agreement, and “people who were went to cafe” combines incompatible verb forms. Articles and sentence patterns are also often inaccurate, as in “visited to the cafe” and “while Adelaide share the same percentage.” Tense use shifts between present and past, including “are going” alongside “visited.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, past-tense reporting, and complete sentence patterns. Shorter, carefully checked sentences would help you communicate the data more reliably.

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