Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-26

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 chart compares peoples' preferrence between coffee and tea and drinking habits in five Australian cities through a survey.

Overall, all cities preferred to go to cafes for coffee and tea in the last 4 weeks, Melbourne had the highest figure. People living in Hobart city chose to buy instant coffee while Sydney buys fresh coffee instead.

All cities had the highest figures regarding going to cafe, Melbourne was the leading city at 63%, followed by Hobart with 62% and Sydney at 61%.Brisbane and Adelaide were the lowest countries at 56% and 49%, respectively.

In terms of buying instant coffee, Hobart was the leading city at 54%, followed by Brisbane at 53%. The other cities were below 50%. The lowest choice for each city was the buying fresh coffee. Sydney had the highest result at 43%, followed by Melbourne with 42% and Hobart at 38%. Adelaide and Brisbane were relatively close to each other at 34% and 33%, respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that café visits were the most popular activity in most cities and compare several city figures, so the response addresses the task and includes a clear overview. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear: Melbourne, not all cities, had the highest café figure, and Hobart’s instant-coffee result was slightly higher than Brisbane’s. The statement that “the lowest choice for each city was the buying fresh coffee” is not true for Adelaide, where café visits were marginally lower than fresh-coffee purchases. The overview also says Sydney preferred fresh coffee, although instant coffee was slightly more common there. Check each comparison against the chart and make the overview more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear four-paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping the café and purchasing data. This gives the reader a coherent route through the information, and phrases such as “Overall” and “In terms of” help signal the shift between points. The comparisons are generally presented in a sensible order. To strengthen progression further, connect the overview more directly to the detailed comparisons and avoid abrupt transitions between sentences. For example, the café paragraph could contrast the three higher figures with Brisbane and Adelaide in one smoothly linked comparison. There is also a missing space after “61%.”, which interrupts the presentation slightly.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of chart-reporting vocabulary, including “compares,” “followed by,” “leading city,” and “relatively close,” and the meaning is generally clear. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise, however: “preferrence between coffee and tea” does not accurately describe the three survey activities, and “lowest countries” should refer to cities or figures. “Chose to buy” and “the lowest choice” also sound less natural for reporting survey results. There are spelling errors in “preferrence” and “cafes,” and the repeated use of “figures” limits precision. Use terms such as “proportion,” “percentage,” and “share” where appropriate, while keeping the chart’s categories distinct.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use both simple statements and more developed comparative structures, such as “followed by Hobart with 62% and Sydney at 61%,” and most sentences remain understandable. Some grammatical errors persist. In “Melbourne had the highest figure. People living in Hobart city chose … while Sydney buys …,” the present-tense “buys” does not match the past-tense reporting, and the comparison shifts awkwardly between people and cities. The opening phrase “The chart compares peoples’ …” also needs a more accurate grammatical construction. Punctuation and spacing need attention, particularly the missing space after “61%.” Aim for consistent past-tense reporting and construct comparisons with parallel forms, such as “Hobart recorded …, whereas Sydney recorded ….”

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