Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The provided bar chart illustrates the results of a questionare about individuals who used to drink coffee and tea in different places in Australia .

Overall, it's obvious that the highest percentage of residents in the last 4 weeks is those who went to a cafe for coffee or tea . Then people who brought instant coffee in the same period came in the seconed placed , followed by those who got fresh coffee .

In Sydney , the main proportion was for coffee or tea drinkers in the cafe by around 61% , while those who got instant and fresh coffee were almost in the same range by 46%,44% respectively.

When we go to Melbourne , we find it in the same pattern of Sydney, but in different percentages as follows : 64% , 48% and 42% .

In Brisbane , also it take the same shape of the previous cities by 56% , 53% and 34%. In contrast , Adelaide has a bit different in order of percentage by 49% , 50% and 34% . The final city is Hobart has the same order of the first 3 cities by 63% , 54% and 38%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall pattern: café visits are generally the most popular activity, while fresh coffee purchases are usually the least common. You also compare all five cities and include figures that broadly match the chart, such as Sydney’s 61% café figure and Hobart’s 63%. The Adelaide exception is usefully noted, with instant coffee slightly exceeding café visits. This covers the task well, and the overview shows some selection of key features. To make the report more fully developed, state the main cross-city comparisons explicitly—for example, café attendance peaks in Melbourne and Hobart, while fresh coffee is lowest in Brisbane and Adelaide. Also clarify that the opening ranking is not true of Adelaide, rather than presenting it as universal.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and city-by-city detail. The sequence from Sydney through Hobart is easy to follow, and phrases such as “In contrast” help signal Adelaide’s different pattern. However, the repeated formula “In [city]” followed by a list of three figures makes the body somewhat mechanical, and the reader must infer which figure belongs to each activity from the order established earlier. Some links are also awkward, such as “When we go to Melbourne” and “The final city is Hobart has…”. Use more varied comparisons and repeat the category labels where needed, so the progression is smoother and the data relationships remain clear without relying on a fixed sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “pattern,” and “in contrast,” so the topic is generally clear. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or informal: “questionare” is misspelled, “brought instant coffee” is not the intended meaning, and “came in the seconed placed” is awkward. “Individuals who used to drink” also suggests a past habit rather than reporting survey results from the previous four weeks. These errors limit precision and make the description less natural, although the reader can usually understand your meaning. Aim for standard chart-reporting expressions such as “survey,” “purchased,” “ranked second,” and “residents who visited a café.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview’s comparison and the city-by-city sentences, and the main information is generally understandable. However, some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the highest percentage … is those” has faulty agreement and structure; “In Brisbane, also it take” has incorrect word order and verb form; and “The final city is Hobart has” combines two sentence patterns incorrectly. There are also inconsistent article and punctuation choices, including spaces before commas and full stops. These issues do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy and control. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement and punctuation when editing.

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