Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-24

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 5.0)

This bar chart tells us about the drinking habits of individuals who are the citizen of Australia which belongs from fives different cities.

There are lot of citizen of Australia from five different cities is purchasing drinks and tea regularly.The cities names are Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane,Adelaide and Hobart.

In last four weeks,around sixty to sixty five percent individuals went to cafe for coffee or tea .From all the cities,the most of the people,s went there in the morning.

But all of these don,t drinks ,only some drinks .In Sydney and Melbourne, approximately forty five to forty eight percent take instant dtrinks in the last four week and other cities, it rise to increase the percentage above fifty to fifty five.

One more thing is clear that in these two cities of Australia,Only round up forty to forty five percent citizens purchase fresh drinks except other cities that brought lesser drinks below the range of thirty to forty percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant comparisons, including café visits and purchases of instant and fresh coffee. However, the response only partially summarises the main features: it gives no clear overview of the overall pattern, such as café visits being highest in most cities and instant coffee exceeding fresh coffee in every city. Some details are inaccurate or unsupported. For example, the claim that most people went to cafés “in the morning” is not shown, and Sydney and Melbourne’s café figures are not both within the stated 60–65% range. The fresh-coffee comparison also reverses the pattern: Sydney and Melbourne are higher than Brisbane and Adelaide, while Hobart is between them. Focus on chart-supported trends and accurate comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has some organisation: it introduces the chart, then discusses café visits, instant coffee and fresh coffee in separate sections. This gives the reader a basic sense of the topics being covered. However, progression is not consistently clear, and the comparisons are sometimes difficult to follow. Phrases such as “other cities” and “these two cities” do not always make the intended groups precise, while “But all of these don,t drinks” creates an unclear transition. The ideas would be easier to follow with a concise overview followed by paragraphs comparing the three categories, using explicit city names and accurate linking phrases rather than abrupt shifts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “approximately,” “percentage,” “purchase,” and “citizens,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to interpret. “Take instant drinks” is not a natural way to describe buying instant coffee, and “fresh drinks” does not accurately name the chart category. There are also spelling and form errors such as “dtrinks,” “don,t,” and “fives.” Use the chart’s precise terms—“bought fresh coffee,” “bought instant coffee,” and “went to a café”—and practise common reporting phrases such as “the proportion of residents” and “was higher than.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, for example, “In Sydney and Melbourne, approximately forty five to forty eight percent take instant…” However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles and punctuation frequently affect clarity. The opening phrase “individuals who are the citizen of Australia which belongs from fives different cities” has several grammatical problems, while “There are lot of citizen … is purchasing” combines incompatible structures and agreement. The sentence beginning “One more thing is clear” also becomes difficult to follow because its comparison is not clearly constructed. Aim for shorter, complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check singular/plural agreement, articles and sentence boundaries.

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