Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-30

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 6.0)

The given bar chart illustrates the data about peoples habits of buying and drinking tea and coffee in last 4 weeks in sydney, Melbourne, brisbane, adelaide and hobart.

Overall, people going to cafes for tea or coffee was highest in all cities except for adelaide. Bought instant coffee was in the middle whereas bought fresh coffee was at lowest in all cities.

To begin with, people who bought fresh coffee was around 44% in sydney followed by melbourne at 43%. Brisbane and adelaide was almost at the same level at around 34% which is the lowest overall. Similarly, hobart was around 43%. Moreover, people who bought instant coffee was around 45% in sydney, 48% in Melbourne and around 53% in brisbane. However, adelaide had 50% of people buying instant coffee whereas hobart had 54%.

By contrast, people who went to cafe for coffee or tea in sydney was 61%. In Melbourne, it was around 63% which was the highest overall followed by brisbane at 55%. Likewise, adelaide had 54% and hobart had 62% .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s three measures and give a clear general overview: café visits are generally the most popular, while fresh coffee purchases are usually lowest. You also include figures for all five cities. However, the overview is not fully accurate: café attendance is not highest in Adelaide, but fresh coffee is not the lowest there because instant coffee is slightly higher and café visits are about 49.5%. The claim that fresh coffee is lowest in every city is also incorrect in Sydney, where fresh coffee is marginally below instant coffee, and in Adelaide, where café visits are lower. Hobart’s fresh-coffee figure is reported as about 43%, rather than approximately 38.5%. More precise comparisons and a corrected overview would make the key features clearer and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs covering the three categories. This makes the information easy to follow, and transitions such as “To begin with,” “Moreover,” and “By contrast” help signal shifts. The grouping of fresh and instant coffee purchases before café visits is also logical. To strengthen progression further, make the overview accurately establish the main comparisons, then use the detail paragraphs to support it. Some linking words are used mechanically or do not express a clear contrast—for example, “However” before Adelaide’s instant-coffee figure, which simply continues the list. More consistent punctuation, including a full stop at the end, would also improve the presentation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “followed by,” “at the same level,” “highest overall,” and “lowest overall.” These phrases help communicate rankings and comparisons. However, the range is somewhat repetitive, particularly with repeated forms of “people who bought” and “had.” Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural, such as “illustrates the data about peoples habits” and “Bought instant coffee was in the middle.” Use concise chart language and vary the verbs—for example, “the proportion of residents who purchased” or “accounted for.” Check spelling and capitalization of city names, and use the apostrophe in “people’s.” More accurate collocations and a wider range of comparison language would make the report more fluent and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple statements and some longer comparative sentences, and the main meaning is generally understandable. However, subject–verb agreement and sentence construction are recurring weaknesses. For example, “people who bought fresh coffee was” should use “were,” while “Brisbane and Adelaide was” should be “were.” In “people going to cafes … was highest,” the subject is plural, so the verb form is incorrect. Several sentences also omit articles or use awkward grammatical patterns, as in “in last 4 weeks” and “went to cafe.” Aim for accurate, complete sentence patterns such as “The proportion who visited a café was…” and check agreement whenever the subject is plural. Greater control of these forms, alongside varied sentence structures, would improve accuracy.

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