Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar chart illustrates the results of a survey that people's coffee and tea buying and drinking habits in five cities in Australia particularly in a month. The units is measured in percentage. It is evident that fresh coffee was the least preferred by people in all cities in Australia, whereas most people's preferred to have coffee or tea at a cafe in the last month as compared with the other two options.

In Sydney, people bought fresh and instant coffee was almost equal at 45% in last 4 weeks and the percentage of people preferred coffee or tea at a cafe was the highest above 60% as compared with other two options. Similarly, proportion of Melbourne for having coffee or tear at a cafe was highest just little below 65% and the fresh and instant coffee preferance was at 53% and 42% respectively. People bought fresh and instant coffee in last 4 wek were same in Brisbane and Adelaide at little below 35% and other two prefrences was above 45% in both cities. In Hobart, the percetage of f and instant coffee was above 55% and

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s general subject and make a relevant overview: café visits are generally the most popular option, while fresh coffee purchases are often lower. However, the overview is not fully accurate: fresh coffee is not the least preferred in every city, since in Sydney it is slightly below instant coffee but both are far below café visits; more importantly, in Adelaide café visits are marginally below instant coffee. Several details are also misreported: Melbourne’s fresh and instant figures are about 42.5% and 48.5%, not 42% and 53%, and the Brisbane and Adelaide instant figures are not the same as fresh coffee. The final Hobart comparison is unfinished, leaving a key feature unclear. Select the main highs and lows accurately and complete the comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall shape, beginning with an introduction and overview before moving through city-specific details. Linking expressions such as “whereas,” “Similarly,” and “In Hobart” help signal comparisons. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the body combines several cities and categories in long sentences, and some comparisons are unclear—for example, “other two preferences was above 45% in both cities” does not specify which figures belong to which city. The final sentence stops mid-comparison, disrupting the ending. Use a separate overview and organise the details into clear groups, such as café attendance first and coffee purchases second, with explicit city references and complete sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “preferred,” and “as compared with,” so the reader can generally understand the topic and comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “people’s preferred to have,” “fresh and instant coffee preferance,” and “coffee or tear at a cafe” do not express the data naturally. Spelling errors such as “wek,” “percetage,” and “prefrences” also reduce precision. Aim for standard chart language such as “the proportion of residents who bought” and “visited a café,” and check spelling carefully. Vary the verbs used to describe the three activities.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a comparison introduced by “as compared with.” However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between figures difficult to interpret. Examples include “The units is measured,” “people bought fresh and instant coffee was almost equal,” and “proportion of Melbourne … was highest,” where agreement and sentence structure are faulty. Articles and prepositions are also often missing or misplaced, as in “at cafe” and “in last 4 weeks.” The final sentence is incomplete, ending with “and.” Practise building complete comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and sentence endings.

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