Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-31

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 chart below shows the result obtained from the survey about people on how much tea and coffee were bought and their drinking habits in the five major australian cities.

we have three groups here people who buy fresh coffee,people who buy instant coffee and the people who went to cafe all that in the last four weeks. where we have the higher percentage of people going to cafes the number is high in melbourn ,hobart and sydney with more than 60% of resident visit.Then comes the people who consoume instant coffee where we have the most amount of residents from hobart and bristane being more than 50% . the last group is the people who consume frsh made coffee where the amount of residents are lower compared to other residents consuming tea and coffee from cafe and buying instant coffees , the most fresh coffee consumed is from sydney and melbourn being more then 40% in the last 4 weeks.

In conclusion the bar chart shows about the five australians city consuming coffee and tea in the last 4 weeks that were the co

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three activities and make relevant comparisons, including café visits being above 60% in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney, and fresh coffee being comparatively less popular. However, the report only partially selects and reports the chart’s main features. Some details are inaccurate: Brisbane, not Hobart, has the highest instant-coffee figure, while Hobart is highest overall; Adelaide’s café figure is also close to 50%, an important contrast that is omitted. The final sentence is unfinished, and there is no clear, complete overview of the overall pattern across all five cities. To strengthen the response, summarise the main rankings accurately and include the notable exceptions, especially Adelaide’s lower café attendance and the high instant-coffee figures in Brisbane and Hobart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, a paragraph describing the three groups, and a concluding attempt. The sequence from café visits to instant and fresh coffee gives the reader some organisation. However, progression is limited because the main paragraph is largely one long, loosely connected sentence, and the conclusion stops at “that were the co,” leaving the report incomplete. Linking phrases such as “Then comes” and “the last group” help signal order, but the comparisons within each group are not consistently clear, and punctuation makes the ideas run together. Use separate paragraphs for an overview and key comparisons, and connect figures with precise contrasts such as “whereas” or “by comparison.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “residents,” “instant coffee,” and “fresh coffee,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “consume” for survey participation and “fresh made coffee” for fresh coffee. Spelling errors—including “melbourn,” “bristane,” “consoume,” and “frsh”—also make the writing less clear and less controlled. Some phrases, such as “the most amount of residents,” are awkward. Aim for accurate chart-reporting language and vary expressions for proportions and rankings, while checking spelling and using natural collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to combine ideas using clauses, for example, “where we have the higher percentage of people going to cafes,” but the sentence structure is often faulty or incomplete. The opening phrase “The chart below shows the result obtained from the survey about people on how much…” is awkwardly constructed, and the long central sentence lacks clear boundaries. There are also recurring errors in articles, agreement and verb forms, as in “the amount of residents are lower” and “more than 60% of resident visit.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent. These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise writing shorter, complete comparison sentences, then add controlled complex structures with accurate agreement and punctuation.

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