Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The given chart illustrates coffee and tea buying and drinking habits of residents of five cities in Australia in the last four weeks.

Overall, going to a cafe for coffee or tea is the most favourite activity by the people of Melbourne, while the least desirable activity was to buy fresh coffee to the residents of Brisbane.

In sydney, people mostly went to a cafe, comprising of around 62% of total residents, followed by 45% who bought instant coffee and 43% who bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks. The numbers are relatively similar to that of Melbourne . Meanwhile, the highest recorded percentage of people was about 64% who went to a cafe in Australia in last four weeks was from Melbourne. While 34% of residents who bought fresh coffee was from Brisbane, the least in proportion of all population.

With regards to Adelaide, relatively similar proportion (50%) bought instant coffee and went to a cafe. Just below 35% citizens of Adelaide preferred to buy fresh coffee. Moreover, in Hobart, 63% of people preferred to go in a cafe for coffee or tea, which is second highest proportion after Melbourne. Furthermore, the proportion of people of Hobart who liked fresh coffee was around 38% and who preferred instant coffee was 54%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that café visits were generally the most popular activity and include relevant comparisons across several cities. The figures you give for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart are broadly consistent with the chart. However, the overview is incomplete: it focuses on Melbourne and Brisbane rather than summarising the overall contrast between café visits, instant coffee and fresh coffee across the five cities. Some details are also unclear or overgeneralised, such as calling café-going Melbourne’s “most favourite” activity without noting Hobart’s almost equal result, and saying Adelaide’s café and instant-coffee figures are similar when they are about 49.5% and 50%. A clearer overview and more balanced coverage of all cities would make the key features more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and detail paragraphs, and it moves through the cities in a generally understandable order. Linking expressions such as “Meanwhile,” “With regards to” and “Furthermore” help signal shifts. However, progression is not always smooth: Sydney and Melbourne are combined, then the Melbourne comparison is repeated, while Brisbane receives only a brief mention. The sentence beginning “While 34%...” is left as a fragment, and “The numbers are relatively similar to that of Melbourne” does not specify which figures are being compared. Use clearer grouping—for example, compare café attendance across cities, then purchasing habits—and make each reference explicit to improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “recorded percentage,” “residents” and “preferred,” and the meaning is generally clear. There is also some attempt to vary phrasing rather than repeat “people.” To reach a stronger level, improve natural collocation and precision: “most favourite activity” is redundant, “comprising of” is not the right construction here, and “preferred to go in a cafe” is awkward. “Desirable” also suggests preference or appeal that the chart does not directly measure; it reports behaviour. Use neutral reporting language such as “the most common activity” and “the proportion who visited a café.” Check consistent spelling and capitalisation of city names, especially “Sydney.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including a relative clause in “the highest recorded percentage of people was about 64% who went to a cafe” and a contrast introduced by “while.” Most of the intended comparisons remain understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. “Comprising of around 62%” has an incorrect construction, and “the highest recorded percentage ... was ... was from Melbourne” repeats the verb and makes the sentence difficult to follow. “While 34% of residents who bought fresh coffee was from Brisbane” is an incomplete clause, with a subject–verb agreement problem. There are also inconsistent articles and punctuation spacing. Aim for complete, direct sentences and check agreement and clause structure.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.