Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-20

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 5.5)

the chart illustraits the outcome of a survey reagarding public's coffee and tea consuming activities in five different cities of austrailia.

the buyers of fresh coffee remain lower than others in all five cities, secondly the instant coffee buyers were almost constant with increase of few percentage.at the end the number of people went to cafe to buy coffee and tea was highest than other two cetagories and remain high in four cities.

Hance, the percentage of people interested in buying fresh and instant coffee is nearly close but number of people went fo cafe for coffee and tea is high in sysdney and melbourne. in brisbane and adelaide the instant buyers and public intereted to visiti cafe is almost same with small difference. but the fresh buyers are on lowest than all other cities. moreover, in hobart there is quite difference in percentage of all types of buyes. like fresh coffee's customers at lowest, instatnt buyers at medium and the people went to cafe for both coffee and tea are still on highest percantage than others.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s three measures and give a relevant overall comparison: café visits are generally highest, while fresh-coffee purchases are usually lowest. You also make useful city-level comparisons, such as the close figures for instant-coffee buyers and café visitors in Brisbane and Adelaide. However, some claims are unclear or inaccurate: fresh coffee is not the lowest category in every city, since in Adelaide café visits are slightly below fresh-coffee purchases. The statement that instant-coffee buying was “almost constant with increase” is also vague and does not clearly describe the city pattern. To strengthen the response, report a few key figures accurately and distinguish the exceptions, especially Adelaide, while developing the overview in a clearer, more precise way.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is an attempt to organise the response into an introduction, an overview and further comparisons, and linking expressions such as “Hance,” “moreover” and “but” show an effort to connect ideas. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview and city details are mixed together, and several long sentences contain multiple comparisons without clear boundaries. The repeated use of “highest,” “lowest” and “almost same” also makes the relationships less precise. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and selected comparisons, and group cities with similar patterns. Clearer sentence breaks and more accurate referencing would make the information easier to follow.

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 word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “coffee and tea consuming activities,” “buyers,” and “interested to visiti cafe.” Spelling errors—including “austrailia,” “cetagories” and “percantage”—are noticeable and reduce the clarity and control expected at this level. Aim for standard chart language and consistent terms such as “residents,” “purchases” and “visited a café.” Proofreading spelling and choosing natural collocations will make your comparisons more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons joined with “but” and “moreover.” However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence structure, articles, agreement and verb forms sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “the number of people went to cafe … was highest” needs a relative clause or a different construction, while “the instant coffee buyers were almost constant” incorrectly treats people as constant rather than the percentage. The sentence beginning “Hance” also runs several ideas together without clear punctuation. Practise accurate comparative structures and use shorter sentences when presenting several figures or city patterns.

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