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 line graph compares the coffee and the tea buying habits by Australian cities.

Overall, people prefer to go out and order drinks at the cafe, because it took majority place. All Australian ciry residants like tea and coffe, because there is no low sign none of the time and none of the cities.Majority place have taken city Melbourne (went to a cafe) and the lowest had Adelaide.

Went to a cafe has majority in Melbourne and highest percentage is roughly 64%. Hobart remains almost same numbers however this city is second one, and the third city is Sydney perdentage of residants who love go out for cofee looks 61%. Same time this city rose fresh coffee persentage and has highest proportion then others. Instant coffee remains almsot same numbers ant among us all cities major popularity has the Hobart city.

The lowest part of buying fresh cofee took the Adelaide city it is just 35%.The following city Melbourne has higher almost 44%.

As the result Australian residants like cofee and tea and prefer to go out and drink enjoable place outside of home. all five cities love drinks, because there is no sign deccreasing .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main broad pattern: café visits are generally the most popular activity, while fresh coffee purchases are often lower. You also make relevant comparisons, such as Melbourne having the highest café figure and Adelaide the lowest. However, the report only partially selects and accurately presents the chart’s key features. The claim that Melbourne is the “majority” for café visits overlooks Hobart’s very similar figure (about 63% versus 63.5%), and “all Australian city residents like tea and coffee” is not supported by a chart showing survey percentages. Some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate: Melbourne’s fresh-coffee figure is about 42.5%, not “almost 44%,” and the statement that Sydney has the highest fresh-coffee proportion is incorrect. Focus on precise, chart-based comparisons and a concise overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an opening, an overview, and further detail, so there is some organisation. It also attempts to group information by activity and city. However, progression is difficult to follow because ideas are repeated or placed together without a clear comparison structure. For example, café popularity is mentioned in the overview and then repeated in the next paragraph, while fresh and instant coffee figures are introduced in the same paragraph without a consistent sequence. Linking phrases such as “Same time” and “As the result” do not clearly show the relationships between points, and the final sentence repeats the general claim rather than summarising the data. Organise the body into clear comparisons—perhaps café visits first, then the two purchase types—and use accurate, simple transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “highest,” and “lowest,” and you attempt to describe comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to follow. Phrases such as “took majority place,” “remains almost same numbers,” and “love go out for coffee” are not natural ways to describe survey results. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “residants,” “cofee,” “persentage,” and “deccreasing,” which reduce clarity. Use standard chart-reporting language and check spelling carefully. Prefer neutral descriptions of what respondents did, rather than claims about what residents “love” or “prefer” when the chart only reports participation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a sentence beginning “because,” but control is inconsistent and errors sometimes make the relationships between ideas unclear. Examples include “people prefer to go out and order drinks at the cafe, because it took majority place,” where the clause structure and reference are faulty, and “The lowest part of buying fresh coffee took the Adelaide city,” which does not form a clear grammatical comparison. Agreement and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “all five cities love drinks, because there is no sign deccreasing.” Several sentences run together or lack appropriate punctuation. Build reliable simple comparison patterns first—for example, “The proportion in Adelaide was the lowest”—then add complex clauses only when their structure is secure.

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