Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-29

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)

This graph illustrates the consequences of study about people's coffee and tea purchasing and drinking habits in five Autralian cities.Overall, we will discuss people's who went to a cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks.

intially, I am going to discuss about sydney, there is more than 40% of people who bought fresh coffee in last 4 weeks, People's who bought instant coffee in last 4 weeks is almost 45%, there is more than 60% of people who went to cafe for coffee or tea in last 4 weeks. In Melbourne 40 to 50% of people bought instant or fresh coffee and eho went cafe for both is same as sydney.In Brisbane less then 35% bought fresh coffee and almost 50 to 55 percent people who bought instant coffe and went to cafe. Similarly in Adelaide less than 35% bought fresh coffee and 45 to 50% people's get instant coffee and went to the cafe. lastly we have Hobart people bought fresh coffe is less than 40%,little less than people who bought instant coffee and more than 60% went to cafe

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three activities and cover all five cities, with several broadly accurate figures—for example, fresh-coffee purchases are below 35% in Brisbane and Adelaide, while café visits exceed 60% in Sydney and Hobart. However, the response only partially summarises the chart: the overview says merely that you will discuss café visits, rather than stating the main pattern. Important comparisons are also unclear or inaccurate. In Melbourne, café attendance is slightly higher than in Sydney, not “same,” and in Hobart fresh-coffee purchases are not “a little less” than instant purchases; the gap is much larger. Select the key overall trends, then compare the three categories clearly and accurately across cities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response follows a recognisable city-by-city order, moving from Sydney through Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide to Hobart, so readers can see how the information is being presented. However, it is largely one continuous paragraph, and there is little overall progression from an overview to supporting details. The opening overview does not actually summarise the main features, while transitions such as “intially,” “Similarly” and “lastly” mainly mark the next city rather than show meaningful comparisons. Several long, loosely joined statements make relationships between figures difficult to follow. Use separate overview and detail paragraphs, and organise the details by category or by clear comparisons between cities.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “bought fresh coffee,” “instant coffee” and “went to a cafe,” which helps communicate the subject. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, such as “people who bought” and “went to cafe.” Some word choices do not fit the task: “consequences of study” is not a natural way to describe survey results, and “purchasing and drinking habits” does not accurately capture the chart’s measured activities as clearly as “buying and café-going habits.” Spelling errors such as “Autralian,” “intially” and “coffe” are also noticeable. Practise precise reporting verbs and natural collocations for describing survey data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic comparison structures, but the range is limited and errors occur frequently. For example, “people's who went” has an incorrect possessive form, and “In Melbourne 40 to 50% of people bought instant or fresh coffee and eho went cafe” is difficult to parse because clauses are joined without clear structure. Articles and prepositions are often missing, as in “went to cafe,” while sentence boundaries and capitalization are inconsistent: the response begins “Overall” after a full stop without a space and uses lowercase city names. These errors sometimes make comparisons hard to understand. Build accuracy with short, complete sentences before combining them using controlled clauses.

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