Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 chart below shows the results of a survey about people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five Australian cities.

The bar graph show the average of coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five cities in Australia. Overall the percentage of bought fresh coffee in last four weeks is low and the percentage of bought instant coffee in last four weeks is in middle average but the went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last four weeks is higher than other things.

According to the graph we shows in city of Sydney the average of fresh coffee is 43% and the average of bought instant coffee is 45% but the average of went to a cafe or coffee is 61%. The average of Melbourne city is same first 43% and next is 48% and the big average in graph is 63%. The average of Brisbane is low of in bought of fresh coffee and next is 53% next is 55% at the end the average of Adelaide and Hobart is fresh coffee is 34% and 38% and instant coffee is 50% and 54% and the last average of went to a cafe is 49% and 64%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s three measures and give an overall comparison: café visits are generally highest, while fresh-coffee purchases are lower. Several figures are also broadly accurate, including Sydney’s café figure of 61% and the instant-coffee figures for Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart. However, the overview is imprecise, and some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate: Melbourne’s fresh-coffee figure is about 42.5%, not 43% exactly (a small difference), but Brisbane’s fresh-coffee figure is omitted, and the sentence about Brisbane does not clearly assign its figures to the categories. The final comparison groups Adelaide and Hobart together, making their distinct café results difficult to follow. Select the main highs and lows and report each city’s figures clearly to develop the summary more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic overall shape, moving from an introduction and overview to city-specific details, so the reader can recognise the intended comparison. However, progression within the details is difficult to follow. Repeated phrases such as “the average of” and “next is” do not clearly signal which category each number describes, especially in the Brisbane sentence. The final sentence combines Adelaide and Hobart and lists several figures without clear links between them. Paragraphing is also limited, with the introduction separated but the overview and data presented as one block. Organise the body by a consistent pattern—such as comparing all three categories across cities—and use clear references like “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee” and “café visits” rather than relying on “first,” “next” and “last.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee,” “percentage” and “cafe,” so the subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated or unnatural, such as “the average of bought fresh coffee” and “the big average in graph.” “Average” is not the right term for these percentages, and “went to a cafe for coffee or tea” is repeatedly shortened in ways that make the category unclear. These choices sometimes make the data harder to interpret, even though the intended meaning can often be inferred. Use precise chart language such as “proportion,” “figure,” “recorded” and “visited a café,” and vary the wording without changing the meaning of the categories.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, but control is inconsistent, and errors often make relationships between figures unclear. For example, “The bar graph show” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the percentage of bought fresh coffee … is low” uses an incorrect grammatical construction. In “According to the graph we shows,” the verb form is faulty, and several sentences lack clear sentence boundaries or punctuation, particularly the long final sentence. Articles and prepositions are also frequently missing or misplaced, as in “in city of Sydney.” These problems fit a limited range of structures with frequent errors that can cause difficulty. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then combine them using controlled clauses and check agreement, articles and punctuation.

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