Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-13

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 chart compares the trends of having coffee and tea habits in five cities of Australia that are Sydeny, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart.

Overall, this purchasing and consumption is highest in Melbourne and Sydeny, while Adelaide has lowest percentages in comparision. Also, fresh coffee customers are lower than instant and cafe customers. In all cities, having coffee or tea at cafes are highly prefered.

To begin with enjoying them in resturatnts, Melbourne and Hobart show highest percentages nealy 65% followed by Sydney around 60%. In Brisbane and Adelaide, this is varied from nearly 50% to 55% respectively.

Furthermore, the instant coffee buyers are major in r

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and include an overview, noting that café visits are generally popular and fresh coffee purchases are lower than the other categories. You also report several relevant café figures. However, the response addresses the task only partially: it ends mid-sentence at “the instant coffee buyers are major in r,” so the fresh- and instant-coffee comparisons are not completed, and most city-by-city data are omitted. The overview is also inaccurate in saying Melbourne and Sydney have the highest overall results; café visits are highest in Melbourne and Hobart, while instant coffee is highest in Hobart. The required minimum length is not met. To improve, complete the comparison of all three categories and accurately summarise the main highs and lows.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an introduction is followed by an overview and then a paragraph beginning “To begin with,” with “Furthermore” signalling another point. This gives the reader some sense of sequence. However, the progression is incomplete because the final paragraph stops at “major in r,” leaving the comparison unfinished and the response without a conclusion to its data discussion. Some links between ideas are also unclear: “In Brisbane and Adelaide, this is varied from nearly 50% to 55% respectively” does not clearly match the figures or explain which city has which percentage. Use separate, complete paragraphs for the overview and the key comparisons, and make each linking phrase connect ideas accurately.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “bar chart,” “percentages,” “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee” and “café,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural, such as “trends of having coffee and tea habits,” “this purchasing and consumption,” and “enjoying them in restaurants.” These expressions make the intended meaning less precise; the chart concerns reported buying and café visits, not general habits or enjoyment. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “Sydeny,” “comparision,” “prefered” and “resturatnts.” Aim for precise chart language such as “the proportion who bought” and “visited a café,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You produce some complete sentences and attempt a range of structures, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the comparison sentence beginning “To begin with.” Meaning is usually recoverable, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “having coffee or tea at cafes are highly prefered” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “In Brisbane and Adelaide, this is varied from nearly 50% to 55% respectively” uses an awkward passive construction that obscures the comparison. The final sentence is incomplete, ending with “in r,” which also prevents the structure from being understood. Practise forming clear subject–verb patterns and complete comparative sentences, and proofread each sentence for agreement and completion.

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