Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-23

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 line Graph illustrate the percentage of indivsuals how coffee , tea and drinking habits in five different urban areas of Australian.

Overall, the people who went to cafe for coffe or tea is about higher than the humans how bought fresh and instant coffee.

The Citizen of sydeny went to Coffee shop for coffee or Tea is more than 60% whereas instant and fresh coffee counsptioner of both are about at 45%.

The People of Melbourne are the highest to go at coffee shop at less than 65% in the same city people who drink drink instant coffe are approximatly 50% and the fresh coffers are at less than 45%.

In Brisbane about 55% people go to cafe and less than 55% drink instant coffe whereas only about 35% drink fresh coffee.

In Adelaide the percentage of instant coffee and go to cafe are about the same at 50% on the other side lower than 35% drink fresh coffee.

At Horbat City the people who to drink coffee at cafe are about more than 60% and instant coffee user are at 55% just less than 40% are fresh coffee drinks at last 4 Weeks.

The Percentage people for coffee drink in cafe high in all city compare to other way of coffee drinking, respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three activities and compare all five cities, with relevant figures such as café visits being above 60% in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, and fresh-coffee purchases being lower in Brisbane and Adelaide. This gives the reader a general picture of the chart. However, the overview is imprecise: saying café attendance is “about higher” does not clearly state that it is the most popular activity in four cities, while Adelaide is an exception, where instant coffee is slightly higher. Some details also confuse buying with drinking; the chart reports purchases in the last four weeks, not consumption. More precise comparisons and a clearer overview of the main highs, lows and exception would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a broadly sensible order, moving from an introduction and overview to city-by-city details. This makes the information possible to follow, and phrases such as “In Brisbane” and “In Adelaide” help signal changes of focus. However, the overview and final sentence repeat the same general point, and the city descriptions often read as a sequence of loosely connected observations rather than a clearly grouped comparison. Linking phrases such as “whereas” and “on the other side” are sometimes awkward or unclear, and the long Melbourne sentence repeats “drink” and combines several comparisons without clear punctuation. Grouping cities by notable patterns and using more precise transitions would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “approximately,” “instant coffee,” and “fresh coffee,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning difficult to interpret. For example, “fresh coffers” appears to mean people buying fresh coffee, while “the humans how bought” and “coffee consumptioner” are not natural expressions. Spelling errors such as “sydeny,” “coffe,” and “Horbat” also reduce clarity. Use consistent terms that match the chart, especially “residents,” “bought,” and “went to a café,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer comparative sentences, for example the sentence about Melbourne and the contrast introduced by “whereas.” However, sentence structures are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, word order and punctuation make several statements difficult to read. “The line Graph illustrate” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “The Citizen of sydeny went to Coffee shop … is more than 60%” combines incompatible sentence patterns. The opening sentence also lacks a clear grammatical structure. Most sentences rely on simple patterns, and attempts to combine several ideas are not controlled consistently. Practise accurate basic clauses first, then connect them with clear comparative structures and check agreement and punctuation.

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