Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-21

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 chart presents the results of a survey about the purchase of coffee and tea along with the drinking habits of residence of five distinct cities of Australia over a period of month.

Overall, the proportion of people visiting cafe's for having coffee or tea in last 4 weeks showed maximum rise in Australian cities. Also, the instant coffee bought over the same period also surged sharply. However, the proportion of people buying fresh coffee decline considerably among Australian cities.

Almost 63% of the inhabitants of Melbourne consume maximum coffee and tea by frequently visiting cafe's along with Sydney and Hobart at second place. Adelaide showed the minimum proportion of coffee consumers at cafe with almost 49% people.

People getting instant coffee also showed a significant increase in all five cities of Australia with Brisbane having the highest popularity for instant coffee with a proportion of nearly 52% people for a month. AMong all other cities as well, the instant coffee is the secong largest consumption.

Fresh coffee consumption fell considerably among all the inhabitants of five cities with Brisbane being the l

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s three measures and include relevant comparisons, such as café attendance being highest in Melbourne and Hobart and lowest in Adelaide. However, several key details are inaccurate or unclear: Brisbane, not Melbourne, has the highest instant-coffee figure, and the chart shows café visits as the largest category in four cities, not a “rise” over time. The chart compares cities rather than showing changes over time, so terms such as “surged,” “decline,” and “fell” misrepresent the data. The final discussion of fresh coffee is cut off, leaving an important category without a complete comparison. A clearer overview and accurate city-by-city comparisons would make the response more complete and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for café visits, instant coffee, and fresh coffee. This gives the reader some organisation. However, progression is weakened by repeated claims that figures “rose,” “surged,” or “fell,” even though the chart is a comparison across cities, not a time series. Some links between ideas are also unclear, as in “along with Sydney and Hobart at second place,” which does not specify how those cities compare. The final paragraph ends mid-sentence, disrupting the flow. Organise the body around clear comparisons between the three categories and use linking phrases only where they accurately show relationships.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “inhabitants,” and “popularity,” and the main subject is generally understandable. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “maximum rise” and “surged sharply” imply change over time, while “consumption” is not a precise description of the survey’s purchase and café-visit measures. “Residence” is also used where “residents” is needed, and “cafe's” is an incorrect form for the plural “cafés.” Spelling and typing slips such as “AMong” and “secong” further reduce control. Aim for precise chart language, such as “recorded the highest proportion” and “bought instant coffee,” and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, errors in sentence construction and verb forms are frequent enough to make some comparisons difficult to interpret. For example, “the proportion … showed maximum rise” uses a change structure that does not fit the chart, while “the proportion of people buying fresh coffee decline” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. The phrase “in last 4 weeks” is missing an article, and “63% … consume maximum coffee and tea by frequently visiting” has an awkward, unclear structure. The final sentence is incomplete. Use complete, direct sentences with accurate agreement and articles, and check that each comparison has a clear subject and verb.

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