Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-28

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 given bar chart gives us the result of survical report about the individuals purchasing and using of coffee and tea in five Austrillian cities.

Overall, in these 5 cities the indivituals went to cafe for coffee or tea in the last 4 weeks shows the highest percenatge ratio as compare to fresh coffee users which shows the lowest percentage ratio.

The user who went for tea and coffe showed the highest percentage in all five cities. The Sydney accounted just above 60 percentage compare to Melbourn which occupied approximately 64%. Now another one city named Brisbane have low percentage 55% as campared to sydeny and melbourne then moving t o the next one city Adelaide which shows less users than Brisbane just below 50% and the last one city we have the barchart is habart which shows the above 60% of users of coffee or tea went to cafe.

Now the the ratio of indivituals in these five cities is low as campare to peoples who went to cafe for tea or coffee in the last 4 weeks.these cities has average users of fresh and instant coffee.sydney has more users of fresh coffee than other cities and habart has the highest users of instant coffee as campare to other cities.while the Bribane has the lowest fresh coffee users and sydney has the lowest users of instant coffee users.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern that café visits were generally the most popular activity and fresh coffee purchases were comparatively low, and you include several relevant city comparisons. However, the overview is not fully accurate: fresh coffee was not the lowest category in every city, since instant coffee was lower in Sydney, while café visits were not highest in Adelaide. Some details are also misreported or unclear: Sydney’s fresh-coffee figure was not the highest (Melbourne was slightly lower, while Sydney was higher than the other cities), and Hobart had the highest instant-coffee figure. To strengthen the response, give a precise overview of the contrasting patterns and compare the three activities consistently across the cities, rather than relying on broad claims such as “average users.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and paragraphs describing café visits and coffee purchases. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is grouped. However, progression is uneven: the final paragraph repeats the comparison with café visits before moving to fresh and instant coffee, and the sequence of cities in the café paragraph is difficult to follow. Linking phrases such as “Now,” “then moving to,” and “while” are used mechanically, and some references, including “these cities” and “another one city,” are not precise. Organise the body by category or by clear comparisons, and use concise transitions so each paragraph develops one main point without repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “users,” “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee,” and “went to a café,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are awkward or repetitive, such as “percentage ratio,” “the individuals,” and “the ratio of individuals.” There are also frequent spelling errors in key words and place names, including “Austrillian,” “survical,” “Melbourn,” “sydeny,” and “habart,” which reduce clarity and control. Aim for accurate, natural collocations such as “the proportion of residents” and “bought fresh coffee,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid repeatedly calling residents “users” when describing survey results.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the response is divided into paragraphs, but control of sentence structure is inconsistent. Errors in agreement and sentence construction appear in examples such as “these cities has average users” and “the individuals … shows the highest,” while “the Sydney accounted just above 60 percentage compare to Melbourn” lacks a clear grammatical comparison. Several sentences run together, particularly in the final paragraph, where punctuation is missing before “while.” Articles, plurals and prepositions are also often inaccurate. Use shorter, complete sentences to report each comparison, and check that the subject and verb agree and that each sentence has clear punctuation.

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