Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The line graph illustrates the people's drinking habits and buying coffee and tea in five different citites of austraila ( sydney , Melbourne, Brishbane, Adelaide, Hobart).

Overall the chart depicts that the people of austraila bought coffee and tea .The 48% of people bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks but 45% people bought instant coffee on the other hand 61% people went to cafe for coffee and tea.In Melbourne 44% people bought instant coffee .But In Melbourne 62% people went to cafe foe coffee and tea higher then all other cities .Hobart's people also went to cafe but they are bit less then Melbourne. But here 54% people bought instant coffee as compared to other cities. Moreover in between Brisbane and Adeliade less difference in the people who bought fresh coffee .In Brisbane 34% people and Adelaide 34.5% people bought coffee.In Adelaide less difference between the people of who bought instant coffe and went to cafe.

In constart the people of Ausraila who live in five cities they like went to cafe more than bought fresh coffee and instant coffee.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s general subject and make a relevant overall comparison: café visits were more common than buying either type of coffee. You also include some accurate details, such as Hobart’s high instant-coffee figure and the similar fresh-coffee results for Brisbane and Adelaide. However, the overview is not sufficiently clear or accurate: “48% of people bought fresh coffee” and “45% ... bought instant coffee” are not meaningful summaries across the five cities, and the fresh-coffee figure is misreported. Several city comparisons are also incomplete or inaccurate; for example, Melbourne’s instant-coffee figure is about 48.5%, not 44%. Select the highest and lowest results for each activity and compare them systematically to make the key features clearer and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to organise the response, beginning with an introduction and using “Overall” and “In contrast” to signal summary points. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview mixes general claims with individual city details, and the comparisons shift abruptly between cities and activities. Repeated connectors such as “But” and “Moreover” do not always show the precise relationship between ideas, while “In Adelaide less difference...” is unclear. Group the information into a clear overview followed by comparisons of the three activities, and use linking phrases that explicitly identify what is being compared. Clearer paragraphing and more precise referencing would make the response easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “bought fresh coffee,” “instant coffee,” and “went to cafe,” so the reader can generally recognise the activities being described. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, such as “people ... bought coffee” and “less difference.” Spelling errors in “citites,” “austraila,” “Brishbane,” and “Adeliade” are noticeable, and “foe” appears to be a typing error. Some expressions, including “the people of austraila bought coffee and tea,” do not accurately describe what the chart measures. Build a more precise range for reporting proportions and comparisons, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple and longer sentences, but control is inconsistent, and errors often make relationships between ideas hard to interpret. For example, “The 48% of people bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks” has problems with article use and the verb phrase, while “Hobart's people ... they are bit less then Melbourne” has unclear sentence structure and agreement. Missing or misplaced punctuation also creates run-on sequences, particularly in the long middle section. Practise accurate comparative structures, articles, and complete sentence boundaries. For instance, write “A smaller proportion of Hobart residents visited a café than Melbourne residents” rather than joining several ideas with “But.”

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