Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-16

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 illustrates the results of a survey about the proportion of residents' coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five different Australian cities.

Overall, what stands out from the chart is that the highest percentage for people went to a cafe shop for purchasing coffee and tea in five countries, whereas buying fresh coffee in last 4 weeks recorded the lowest figure.

In terms of going a cafe shop for coffee and tea, dwellers in Melbourne spent time going it, which was higher than other activities in five countries, at 64%. This followed by the figure for Hobart, Sydney and Brisbane, respectively at 63%, 61% and %56%. While the figure for it in Adelaide was not highest and stood at 49%. Another exciting point is that the second affection of residents is having instant coffee in last 4 weeks and Hobart had the most number of people did it, at 54%. That of Adelaide was less than its Hobart by around 10%.

Conversely, purchasing fresh coffee in last weeks had the lowest percentage in five countries, with the proportion of Brisbane hit a trough at 34%. While the percentage of Sydney was higher than its Brisbane by 10%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s broad pattern: café visits are generally the most popular activity, while fresh-coffee purchases tend to be lower. You also include several relevant comparisons, such as Melbourne’s café figure and Hobart’s high instant-coffee figure. However, the overview is not fully accurate: fresh coffee is not the lowest activity in every city, and café visits are not highest in all five cities (instant coffee leads in Adelaide). Some figures are also misreported or imprecise: Brisbane’s café figure is about 56%, but Adelaide’s is about 50%, and the gap between Hobart and Adelaide for instant coffee is closer to five percentage points, not ten. The response selects relevant features but leaves important comparisons underdeveloped and includes unclear claims.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate discussion of café visits and coffee purchases. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression is uneven: the second paragraph moves from café figures to instant coffee without a clear transition, and the final paragraph repeats the claim that fresh coffee is lowest rather than adding a fuller comparison across cities. Linking words such as “Overall,” “In terms of,” and “Conversely” help, but some are used mechanically or introduce awkward contrasts. References such as “the figure for it” are unclear, and the sentence beginning “While the figure for it in Adelaide” is incomplete. Grouping the three activities more consistently and using precise references would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “recorded,” “figure,” and “percentage,” and attempt less common expressions such as “hit a trough.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations sound unnatural or obscure meaning. For example, “cafe shop,” “spent time going it,” and “the second affection of residents” do not express the intended ideas clearly; “dwellers” is also an awkward choice for city residents. Repetition of “figure” and “percentage” further limits flexibility. Aim for accurate, conventional chart language such as “visited a café,” “the next most common activity,” and “accounted for,” and check that each phrase fits the meaning you intend.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “whereas” and “which,” but control is inconsistent. Several sentence patterns are faulty or incomplete: “This followed by the figure…” lacks a finite verb, and “While the figure for it in Adelaide was not highest” is a dependent clause without a main clause. Other errors include “people went to a cafe shop” and “Hobart had the most number of people did it,” where the clause structure is not controlled. Articles and prepositions are also often missing or misplaced, as in “going a cafe shop” and “in last weeks.” These errors sometimes make the intended relationships difficult to understand. Practise complete comparison sentences and check verb forms, articles and clause boundaries.

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