Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-25

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)

The bar chart illustrates the results of a survey in last 4 weeks about people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five cities - sydney, melbourne, brisbane, adelaide and hobart cities in australia. Number of people presents in percentage.

Overall, there were most of the people prefer went to a cafe for coffee or tea in four cities, while the least percentage of people buying fresh coffee.

The heighest percentage of People were went to a cafe for coffee or tea in melbourne city and least percentage of people bought instant coffe in bribane city, where as 63% and 33%, respectively. The 61% of people went to cafe and 45% of people bought instant coffee in sydney and 43% of people in melbourne.

In other brisbane, adelaide and hobart cities, there were 51%, 49% and 62% of people went to a cafe for coffee or tea, respectively. Similarly, 33%, 34% and 37% of people bought instant cofee. Moreover, 56% of people Bought of instant coffee in brisbane, 49% in adelaid and around 62.55 in hobart city.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and include an overview, noting that café visits are generally popular and fresh coffee is often the least common category. However, the overview is not fully accurate: café visits are highest in four cities, but in Adelaide instant coffee (50%) is slightly more popular than café visits (about 49.5%). Several figures and comparisons are also misreported. For example, Brisbane’s lowest category is fresh coffee at about 34.5%, not instant coffee at 33%; instant coffee there is about 53%. The response also confuses categories in the final paragraph, giving café figures as instant-coffee figures and an unsupported 62.55% for Hobart. Select the main comparisons accurately and report each series consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of city details. This gives the reader some organisation, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “whereas,” and “Moreover” show an attempt to connect information. However, progression is difficult to follow because the details are not grouped consistently by category, and the final paragraph repeats or mixes figures—for instance, café percentages are followed by a list labelled as instant coffee, then another instant-coffee list. Some connections are unclear, as in “In other brisbane, adelaide and hobart cities.” Use one clear comparison pattern, such as describing café visits, then instant and fresh coffee, and ensure each sentence’s reference is unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “survey,” “bought,” and “went to a cafe,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the data hard to interpret. “Number of people presents in percentage” is not a natural way to describe the vertical measure, while “there were most of the people prefer went” combines incompatible expressions. Spelling errors such as “heighest,” “cofee,” and “adelaid” are noticeable, and “coffee” is repeatedly misspelled. Aim for precise reporting verbs and standard chart phrases, and proofread key category names so readers can distinguish fresh coffee, instant coffee, and café visits.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a contrast with “while” and a relative clause beginning “where.” However, many sentences contain errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, or sentence construction, and these sometimes obscure the intended comparison. For example, “there were most of the people prefer went” needs a clear subject and a correctly formed verb phrase; “The heighest percentage of People were went” also uses an incorrect auxiliary construction. The sentence beginning “In other brisbane…” lacks a grammatical opening, and “The 61% of people went to cafe” has article and sentence-pattern problems. Practise accurate forms such as “the highest proportion visited a café” and check each sentence for a complete subject–verb structure.

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