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 bar charts compares residents of different cities of Australia includes sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart how peope buying tea and coffee with three different ways in last four weeks survey.

overall, in every city of australia people perfer went to a cafe for a tea or coffee except the Adelaide city people slightly much perfer bought instant coffee. Bought fresh coffee have less resident how want fresh in all five Australian cities less than 45%.

In detail, in all cities highest percentage of residents interseted in went to cafe for coffee or tea that ranges from 49% to 64%. In the Adelaide, most people perfer bought instant coffee of almost 50%. However, in remaining cities people went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks.

In Australian cities residents have not interested to buy fresh coffee according to 4 weeks survey, because the Brisbane and the Adelaide have lowest residents of only 34% and the Sydney residents have 48%. Moreover, residents with bought instant coffee have a relative stable trend compares to other ways to buy coffee or tea.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: café visits are highest in four cities, while Adelaide is the exception, where instant coffee slightly exceeds café visits. You also note that fresh coffee is generally the least popular option. These are relevant overview points and support the given band. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: Sydney’s fresh-coffee figure is about 44%, not 48%, and the claim that residents in all cities are “not interested” in fresh coffee overstates what the chart shows. The response also gives little comparison of the actual city-by-city figures beyond Adelaide and the lowest fresh-coffee results. To strengthen the report, describe the highest and lowest values for each category and compare the cities more precisely, while avoiding unsupported explanations such as “not interested.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview beginning “overall,” and two detail paragraphs. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is not always clear: the discussion moves from café visits to Adelaide, then to fresh coffee and instant coffee without a consistent category-by-category or city-by-city pattern. Linking words such as “However” and “Moreover” are used, but the relationships they signal are sometimes unclear or repetitive. Some references, including “that ranges” and “remaining cities,” make the intended comparison harder to follow. Organise the details by category, report the figures in a consistent order, and use linking phrases only where they clarify a genuine contrast or addition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “residents,” “ranges,” and “trend,” and you attempt to describe preferences and comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “people perfer went to a cafe,” “interseted in went to cafe,” and “relative stable trend.” Spelling errors, including “peope,” “sydney,” and “interseted,” also make the writing less clear and polished. Aim for precise chart-reporting language rather than describing residents as interested or uninterested. Useful alternatives include “the proportion who visited a café,” “purchased instant coffee,” and “remained relatively stable.” Check spelling and word forms carefully before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts to use both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “However” and a reason clause beginning “because.” Nevertheless, errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to understand. For example, “The bar charts compares” has subject–verb disagreement, while “how peope buying tea and coffee” lacks a correctly formed clause. Phrases such as “In the Adelaide” and “residents with bought instant coffee” also show problems with articles and verb patterns. Sentence boundaries and punctuation need attention, particularly in the long opening sentence. Practise building accurate basic sentences first—for example, “The chart compares the percentages of residents who…”—then add subordinate clauses while checking agreement, articles, and verb forms.

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