Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar chart compares tea and coffee buying and drinking habits in five cities in Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart. The figures are given in percentage.

Overall, it is evident that Melbourne residents went to cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks, while Adelaide residents prefers marginally higher instant coffee in last 4 weeks. In addition, buying the breverages from the cafe recorded the highest figures, whereas buying fresh coffee in last 4 weeks accounted for the smallest amount.

Looking first at Melbourne residents, the figure for going to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks stood at approximately 62%, campared with 52% for residents bought instant coffee in last 4 weeks whereas 42% for residents bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks. A smiliar pattern can be observed in Sydney residents, where going to a cafe for tea or coffee in last 4 weeks recorded approximately 61%, considerably higher than the buying instant and fresh coffee. Meanwhile, Hobart residents register marginally lower than the Melbourne residents for going to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks, making it the second highest figure among the category shown.

Turning to the remaining categories, Brisbane residents stood at approximately above 55% of residents going to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks, marginally higher than the residents bought instant cofee and bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks. Overall, the figures highlights the differences in city residence prefrence in coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five australian cities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and provide an overview, noting that café visits are generally the highest category and fresh-coffee purchases are often the lowest. Several reported figures are broadly accurate, including café visits in Sydney and Melbourne. However, the overview contains important inaccuracies: Melbourne, not Adelaide, had the highest instant-coffee figure, while Hobart was also higher than Adelaide. The claim that fresh coffee was the smallest category overall is not consistently true, since instant coffee was lower than fresh coffee in Sydney. Coverage is also uneven: Adelaide is mentioned only in the overview, and the final paragraph gives little detail about its results or Hobart’s other categories. Select the main highs and lows accurately and compare all five cities more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs. Phrases such as “Looking first” and “Turning to the remaining categories” help signal movement through the information, and the reader can follow the general focus on café visits. However, the progression is not fully effective because the first detail paragraph groups cities while the second shifts to categories, leaving Adelaide largely unreported and some comparisons incomplete. Repeated long descriptions of “going to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks” also make the writing feel mechanical. Organise details consistently—for example, compare the three activities across cities or group cities with similar patterns—and use concise references such as “café visits” to improve flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of chart-related language, including “approximately,” “stood at,” “considerably higher,” and “second highest,” which helps describe values and comparisons. The meaning is generally clear, but some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “buying the breverages from the cafe” does not accurately describe the chart’s café-visiting category, and “residents register marginally lower” is not a natural way to compare percentages. There are also spelling errors, including “campared,” “smiliar,” “cofee,” and “prefrence.” Repeatedly reproducing the full category labels limits flexibility. Use precise terms such as “the proportion of residents” and “café attendance,” and proofread spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including comparisons with “while,” “where,” and “whereas,” and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. However, some grammatical errors recur. In “Adelaide residents prefers,” the plural subject requires “prefer”; “the figures highlights” should be “the figures highlight”; and “residents bought instant coffee” needs a grammatical link, such as “residents who bought instant coffee.” Articles and prepositions are also sometimes missing, as in “went to cafe” and “in last 4 weeks.” These issues make several sentences less controlled, particularly when multiple comparisons are joined together. Check subject–verb agreement, use “the” before specific time periods, and simplify sentences when needed to maintain accurate structure.

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