Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-19

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 bar graph compares the habits of coffee and tea in five major cities of Australia.

Overall,the percentage of people who went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last four weeks have the highest percentage in Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart, while in Brisbane and Adelaide had the percentages of people who bought instant coffee were similar. Moreover, people who bought fresh coffee in last four weeks had the lowest percentage in all five cities.

People who went to a cafe for coffee or tea had the highest percentage in Melbourne was approximately 64%, while 63% and 61% respectively in Hobart and Sydney. In addition, the largest proportion of people who bought instant coffee was approximately 54% and 53% respectively in Hobart and Brisbane, whereas the smallest proportion was 46% in Sydney.

By contrast, people who bought fresh coffee had the lowest percentage than other habits, whereas, the lowest percentage in Bribane was 33% and the highest percentage was 44% in Sydney. Furthurmore, the highest percentage of people who bought fresh coffee is less than the least percentage of people who bought instant coffee and went to a cafe for coffee or tea.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that café visits are generally more popular than buying fresh coffee, and you include relevant comparisons across the cities. Several figures are reported accurately, including Melbourne’s café figure (about 64%) and Sydney’s fresh-coffee figure (44%). However, the overview is partly unclear: café visits are highest in Melbourne, not equally highest across Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, and instant-coffee figures are not especially similar in Brisbane and Adelaide. The claim that fresh coffee is the lowest habit in every city is also inaccurate, since in Sydney its figure is slightly below instant coffee but the comparison with café visits is clear; more importantly, the overview should state the broad ranking without overgeneralising. Include Adelaide’s café result and compare the overall highs and lows more precisely to develop the summary fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of supporting comparisons. The progression from café visits to instant coffee and then fresh coffee is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “In addition” and “By contrast” help signal relationships. This organisation is effective, though some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “Overall,the percentage…” lacks a space after the comma, while “while in Brisbane and Adelaide had…” does not form a clear grammatical link. The final sentence repeats the ranking already stated rather than adding a distinct comparison. To strengthen progression, group the figures by meaningful patterns and use references such as “these cities” only when their referents are unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “approximately,” “highest,” and “lowest,” and the reader can understand the comparisons. There is some variation in how you describe the data, although “percentage” and “people who bought” recur frequently, making the report less precise and natural. A few word-choice and spelling problems reduce accuracy: “habits of coffee and tea” is less suitable than describing purchasing and café-going habits, and “Bribane” and “Furthurmore” are misspelled. “Had the highest percentage than other habits” is also an awkward comparison. Use concise chart language such as “the share of residents” and “accounted for,” and check spelling and collocations during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “while” and “whereas,” and the main information remains understandable. However, some errors in agreement, sentence construction, articles and punctuation are noticeable. For example, “the percentage … have the highest percentage” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “People who went … had the highest percentage in Melbourne was approximately 64%” combines two sentence structures incorrectly. The phrase “in last four weeks” also needs an article, and “Overall,the” needs a space after the comma. Aim for a clear subject and verb in each clause: for instance, “Melbourne recorded the highest café attendance, at approximately 64%.” Proofreading these patterns would improve accuracy while preserving your range.

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