Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart illuistrate the consequence of survey about individuals coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities .

Overall , "Melbourne" and "Hobart" demonstrated the higest proportion of " went to cafe for coffee or tea during the week , while brisbane and adelaide shows lowest rate of " bought fresh coffee , during the period .

Initially , "Sydney" had high percentage in " went to cafe for coffee " around 62% and " bought instant coffee" around 43% , also "bought instant coffee " had medicore rate about 45% duriong 4 weeks. Then in Malbourne , " went to cafe " has identical rates as Sydney , around 63% .bought fresh coffee and bought instant coffee are 47% and 42% throughout the weeks .

Secondly , In "Adelaide" showed lower percentage of " went to cafe for coffee" around 49% while , " bought instant coffee " had 1% higher rates during 4 weeks and " bought fresh coffee had lowest rate about 34% . "Brisbane" also showed similer rates around (34%, 52%, 56%) . "Hobart" had similar rates to "Malbourne" about (37%, 54%, 63% ) throughout the period .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and make an attempt at an overview by noting that café visits are high in Melbourne and Hobart and that fresh-coffee purchases are low in Brisbane and Adelaide. However, the overview is not fully accurate: café attendance is also high in Sydney, and Adelaide—not Brisbane—has the lowest café figure. Several details are misreported or unclear. For example, Sydney’s instant-coffee figure is about 46%, not 43%, and Melbourne’s fresh and instant figures are reversed: they are about 43% and 49%, respectively. The response covers all three categories, but comparisons and key patterns are only partly developed. Report the main highs and lows accurately, then support them with a few reliable figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an introductory sentence, an overview, and two body paragraphs, so there is a basic attempt to organise the information. The city-by-city approach also gives the reader some structure. However, progression is difficult to follow because the comparisons are not consistently grouped by category, and linking words such as “Initially,” “Then,” and “Secondly” do not always clarify the relationship between points. Some references are confusing—for instance, the Sydney sentence repeats “bought instant coffee” while apparently describing two different figures. Improve the sequence by grouping comparisons around the three activities or by comparing cities systematically, and use clear transitions and punctuation to connect each point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “rate,” and “similar,” and you attempt to vary wording rather than repeat the chart labels throughout. However, the range is limited and several choices or spelling errors make the meaning less clear, such as “consequence of survey,” “higest,” “medicore,” and “similer.” Some phrases are also unnatural for describing chart data, including “during the week” and “throughout the weeks,” when the survey refers to the previous four weeks. Use precise reporting language and check spelling carefully. Reusing accurate category labels is preferable to replacing them with an incorrect or awkward synonym.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There is an attempt to use more than simple sentences, including clauses introduced by “while,” but control is inconsistent and many sentences contain errors that can make the data difficult to interpret. Examples include “brisbane and adelaide shows,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “In ‘Adelaide’ showed,” which lacks a clear grammatical subject. Articles and sentence boundaries are also problematic, as in “went to cafe” and the run-on transition “around 63% .bought fresh coffee.” Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, maintain consistent past-tense reporting, and check agreement, articles, and punctuation. Shorter, accurate comparisons would help make the figures easier to understand.

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