Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-04

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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the consequence of Australian people's about purchasing and drinking coffee in five different cities.

Overall, mostly individuals went to cafe for drinking coffee in all metropolises of Australia but in Brisbane very samllest number of people bought coffee in last for weeks.

In Brisbane and Adelaide only 34% people bought fresh coffe in last for weeks, in Hobart about 37% individuals bought frest coffee and in Sydney and Melbourne 44% people bought fresh coffe in last four weeks. On the other hand, a lot of people from all cities went to cafe for coffee or tea but a huge number of Melbourneians went to cafe in this survey.

However, 46% people of sydney bought instant coffee in last four weeks. similarly, Melbourne recorded about 48%, Brisbane about 53%, Adelaide about 50% and Hobart are almost equal to the Brisbane whose people bought instant coffee. Having coffee or tea in cafe are the largest percentage in this survey.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three survey activities and include several relevant figures, including fresh-coffee purchases in Brisbane and Adelaide and instant-coffee purchases across the cities. The overview also correctly notes that café visits are generally the most popular activity. However, some key comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: Melbourne, not Brisbane, had the highest fresh-coffee figure, while Hobart had the highest instant-coffee figure, rather than being “almost equal” to Brisbane. The claim that Melbourne had the largest café audience is also incorrect; Hobart and Melbourne were very close, with Hobart slightly higher. The overview’s statement about Brisbane having the smallest number is ambiguous because it does not specify the activity. More precise selection and reporting of the main highs and lows would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting fresh and instant coffee figures. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “On the other hand” and “However” attempt to connect contrasting information. However, progression is not consistently clear. The overview combines café visits with a vague claim about Brisbane, and the café comparison is then repeated at the end without adding a clear new point. “Similarly” does not clearly signal the relationship between the figures that follow, while “Having coffee or tea in cafe are the largest percentage” feels disconnected from the preceding sentence. Group the main comparisons more deliberately and use linking expressions only when their relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “bought fresh coffee,” “instant coffee,” and “went to cafe,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “the consequence of … purchasing,” “mostly individuals,” and “a huge number” for percentages. Repeated use of “people” and “coffee” also makes the description less precise. There are noticeable spelling errors, including “samllest,” “coffe,” and “frest,” and “Melbourneians” is an unsuitable choice here; “residents of Melbourne” is clearer. Aim for accurate, neutral chart language such as “proportion,” “accounted for,” and “recorded,” rather than informal or imprecise expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast introduced by “On the other hand” and a sentence beginning “Having coffee or tea…”. However, grammatical errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships difficult to follow. For example, “Australian people's about purchasing” has an incorrect possessive construction, and “34% people” is missing a determiner or preposition. In “Hobart are almost equal to the Brisbane whose people bought instant coffee,” the subject–verb agreement and clause structure are faulty. The final sentence also has subject–verb disagreement: “Having coffee or tea … are.” Practise accurate percentage constructions (“34% of residents”), agreement, and complete sentence patterns before adding more complex clauses.

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