Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-14

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 graph is comparing preference of people around five cities of Australia. These comparisons are based namely, between the people's drinking habit of coffee and tea by several ways in last 4 weeks.

Overall, the cafes are most demanding way to drink coffee as the graph shows high number of people using cafes. Along with the cafes there are instant coffee methods also in high demand but are less preffered than cafes, the least demanding method is shown as fresh coffee as it is least preffered.

When comparing the cities Melbourne has the most users of cafes and Adelaide shows the least prefference of cafes, However, instant methods are mostly used in Hobart and least using city of instant coffee is Sydney. When comparing data among the fresh coffee method the name of Sydney is on top whereas Brisbane at least.

In contrast, Melbourne has the most customers of cafes , Brisbane has the most number of instant users but the same city has least number of people using fresh coffee, Hobart is in lead for the instant method if coffee and Sydney is in less demand,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three activities and give a broad overview that café visits are generally highest and fresh-coffee purchases lowest, which captures an important pattern. However, the report only partially selects and reports the main features, and some comparisons are inaccurate or contradictory. For example, you say Melbourne has the most café users, but Sydney is highest; you also describe Brisbane as having the most instant-coffee users, whereas Hobart is highest. The statement that Sydney is “on top” for fresh coffee is also incorrect: Sydney is highest, but this is not clearly supported with figures, and Brisbane and Adelaide share the lowest level. Focus on accurate, representative comparisons and include approximate percentages to make the key patterns clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, with an introduction, an overview and comparisons, so the reader can recognise the intended stages of a report. However, progression is weak because the final paragraph repeats points already made and introduces conflicting claims: Melbourne is again called the café leader, while Brisbane and Hobart are both presented as leading in instant coffee. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “When comparing,” and “In contrast” are used, but they do not consistently clarify relationships between the data. Organise the body by activity or by city, and avoid repeating the same comparisons. A concise overview followed by two clearly grouped, non-repetitive paragraphs would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “instant coffee,” “fresh coffee,” “cafes,” and “preference,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “most demanding way,” “instant methods,” and “least using city.” Repeated use of “most,” “least,” and “users” also makes the report sound repetitive. There are noticeable spelling errors, including “preffered” and “prefference,” and the phrase “in lead for the instant method if coffee” is difficult to interpret. Use standard chart language such as “the highest proportion,” “the lowest figure,” and “residents who visited a café,” checking spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, including comparisons introduced by “When comparing,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, articles, agreement and punctuation. For example, “The bar graph is comparing preference of people” lacks a natural article and grammatical phrasing, while “the least demanding method is shown as fresh coffee as it is least preffered” joins ideas awkwardly. The final sentence is a run-on, with several comparisons joined by commas rather than clearly separated clauses. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences with accurate subjects and verbs, and use full stops or semicolons to separate distinct comparisons.

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