Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

The ive chart details cofee and tee drinking habits in five cities in australia.

looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that figures rose for all influencers, with melbourne becoming the most populare for coffee in last four weeks the hobart is also semiler for coffee and tea.

The coffee and tea mostely habits are melbourne and hobart are almost smiler that was 63% the residents city brisbane the 55% adelaide that was 50% percentage of city residents. the melbourne and horbart.

overall, the are 45% are sydney and adelaide that is 35% are

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify the chart’s general subject and include some relevant figures, such as café visits in Melbourne and Hobart (about 63%) and Brisbane (about 55%). However, the response reports very few of the chart’s main comparisons, and the overview is inaccurate: “figures rose for all influencers” is not supported by a chart comparing cities, while Melbourne is not the highest for café visits (Hobart is marginally higher). The statement that Melbourne and Hobart are similar is also unclear about which measure it refers to. The response is 96 words, below the required 150, so it lacks the detail needed to summarise the three categories across five cities. Select the key highs and lows, compare fresh with instant coffee, and give a precise overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is an attempt to organise the response with an opening, an overview (“looking from an overall perspective”), and a later paragraph of figures. However, the ideas do not develop in a clear sequence: café figures are mixed with a vague statement about coffee habits, and the final line (“overall, the are 45% are sydney and adelaide…”) is incomplete and difficult to connect to the preceding information. Repetition of “overall” and the fragment “the melbourne and horbart” also interrupt progression. Group the information by category or by notable comparisons, and use complete paragraphs with clear topic sentences. Linking words should show relationships between figures rather than simply introduce another statement.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses a small number of task-relevant terms, including “percentage of city residents,” “coffee and tea,” and “figures,” so the topic is recognisable. However, vocabulary is limited and often imprecise: “influencers” does not describe the chart’s measures, and “mostely habits” does not clearly communicate a comparison. Several spelling errors—“cofee,” “tee,” “populare,” and “semiler”—also reduce clarity. Use the chart’s exact categories, such as “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee,” and “visits to a café,” and choose precise comparison language such as “highest,” “lowest,” “slightly higher,” or “approximately equal.” This would make the limited range more effective and help readers understand which figures are being compared.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and a more complex opening clause, as in “looking from an overall perspective,” but sentence control is inconsistent. Several clauses lack a clear grammatical structure, particularly “the coffee and tea mostely habits are melbourne and hobart are almost smiler” and “overall, the are 45% are sydney.” These make the relationships between subjects, verbs, and figures difficult to follow. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, while the response shows little variety in reliably controlled sentence patterns. Practise writing complete sentences with one clear subject and verb, for example, “Café visits were highest in Hobart and Melbourne.” Then add comparisons using controlled clauses such as “whereas” or “while.”

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