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 table below gives us informations in five australian cities about consequence of peoples drinking and buying tea and coffee .

ovrall,we observed that peoples who goes to a cafe for drinking or buying a coffee or tea have the highest percentage in all of the five cities .

first, when we compaires bettween buying a fresh and instant cofffe we illustrate that the consumation of the instant coffee are more that fresh in the five cities ,where in the Sydney they consume around 45% instant cofee, and approximatly 42% fresh coffee .In Aelbourne around 47% instant and 42% fresh .In Arisbane wich instant coffee rise to 52% while the fresh coffee deacrese to 34% .in Adelaide instant 50% and fresh 34% . In Horbart instant coffee rise to 54% and also the fresh to 38% and all this data in last 4 weeks .

sencond, the peoples who went to a cafe to drink coffee and tea in the first city around 61% and its rise to 64% in Melbourne then its decreased to 51% in Bribane, for Adelaide approximatly 49% finaly in the last city Hobart its increased to 63% .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s main overall pattern: café visits are the highest figure in each city, while instant coffee purchases exceed fresh coffee purchases throughout. You also include relevant city-by-city comparisons and generally report the figures accurately; small differences from the chart are not significant. However, the overview is brief and the report mainly lists values rather than selecting and explaining the most notable contrasts. For example, Hobart and Melbourne have the highest café figures, whereas Adelaide is lowest, but this comparison is not clearly highlighted as a key feature. The opening also calls the visual a “table” and describes “consequence,” which does not accurately introduce the survey. A clearer overview and more deliberate selection of the strongest comparisons would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two sections comparing coffee purchases and café visits. Sequencing words such as “first” and “second” help signal the shift between topics, and the city order is mostly consistent. However, progression is often list-like, with several figures joined in long, loosely punctuated sentences. The repeated “and” and transitions such as “then” and “finally” do not always show the precise relationship between comparisons. Some references are also unclear, as in “the first city” and “the last city,” which require the reader to infer the city names. Use shorter, clearly grouped comparisons and explicit references to cities to make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “instant coffee,” “fresh coffee,” and “decreased,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts of the report awkward: “informations,” “consequence of peoples drinking,” and “the consumation of the instant coffee” do not express the chart’s subject naturally. Spelling errors such as “cofffe,” “Aelbourne,” and “Horbart” are noticeable, and inconsistent forms reduce clarity. Aim for precise, standard chart language—for example, “the proportion of residents who bought…”—and check spelling carefully. A wider set of accurate verbs for describing comparisons would also help avoid repetitive phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparative sentences, and the reader can usually identify the intended meaning. However, the longer structures are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries occur frequently. For example, “peoples who goes” has a plural subject with a singular verb, while “the consumation … are more” has an agreement problem and an unclear comparison. The sentence beginning “In Arisbane wich instant coffee rise…” lacks a clear grammatical structure, and several city comparisons run together without full stops. Practise building accurate sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “In Brisbane, instant coffee purchases were higher than fresh coffee purchases.” Check articles, agreement, and punctuation when editing.

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