Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-03

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 graph shows the striking habits of Australians of buying and drinking coffee in the last 4 weeks. The graph has illustrated folowing five cites of Autralia in which people has bought fresh and instant coffee and some has adored to went to a cafe for a coffee or tea.

In this graph, the percentage of city residents is represented. First of all, if we analyze then it is clear that people of every city has wanted to take their coffee or tea in a cafe. Usually everyone is used to take tea or coffee in it's part time and by this way cafe provides a sophisticated feeling to people.

On the other hand, percentage of people taking fresh or instant coffee is probably less or greater. In every city of Australia, only a few people has required to take fresh coffee. In Hobart, a huge amount of people has taken their instant coffee in the last two fortnights.

To sum up, it is not wrong to say that taking tea or coffee in a cafe is far more better than making by our own even after exhaustion. That is way everyone prefers cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the chart’s general subject and mentions cafés, fresh coffee and instant coffee, but it reports very little of the actual survey information. The claim that people in every city preferred cafés is broadly supported by the café figures, yet the essay gives no city-by-city comparisons or accurate numerical evidence. It also says only a few people bought fresh coffee, although the chart shows roughly 35–44% in each city, and describes Hobart’s instant-coffee figure as “a huge amount” without comparing it with other cities. The final claim that cafés are “far more better” reflects an unsupported explanation rather than a chart finding. To improve, give a clear overview of the main patterns and support it with selected, accurate comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to two discussion paragraphs and a conclusion. Connectors such as “First of all,” “On the other hand” and “To sum up” make the stages visible. However, the ideas do not progress as a clear account of the data: the second paragraph shifts into general claims about café culture, while the next gives only vague comments about fresh and instant coffee. Some links are also awkward or unclear, and the conclusion repeats an unsupported preference rather than summarising the chart’s main comparisons. Organise the body around the key patterns—for example, café visits versus coffee purchases, then differences between cities—and use linking phrases to show those relationships.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant topic vocabulary, including “percentage,” “fresh coffee,” “instant coffee” and “cafe,” so the subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “striking habits,” “adored to went,” “part time,” “last two fortnights” and “far more better.” Spelling errors such as “folowing,” “cites” and “Autralia” also reduce clarity. Some phrases, including “a huge amount,” are imprecise for describing survey percentages. Build a more accurate set of chart-reporting expressions, such as “the proportion of residents,” “visited a café,” “bought fresh coffee” and “the highest/lowest figure,” and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts to form longer sentences, including “if we analyze then it is clear that…,” but control is inconsistent, and many sentences contain errors that can make the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “people has bought,” “people of every city has wanted,” and “some has adored to went,” where subject–verb agreement and verb forms are faulty. The sentence beginning “On the other hand, percentage of people…” is also incomplete or unclear in its structure, while “in it's part time” shows problems with the possessive form and sentence construction. Use straightforward, accurate sentences to report the figures, then practise combining them with clauses such as “while” and “whereas.” Check agreement, verb forms, articles and punctuation carefully.

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