Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar graph demostrates the results of research about individuals buying and drinking coffee and tea in different cities of Australia during last 4 week.

Overall, highest proportion of peoples went to cafe for coffee and tea whereas lowest percents of residents bought fresh coffee during last month.In Addition, mostly same percent of people bought instant and fresh coffee in adelaida.

Mostly people went to the cafe for coffee and tea approximatly 65 percent in sydney, melbourne and hobart , while it decreases in bribane and adelaide approximatly

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the chart’s general subject and offers an overview, noting that café visits are highest overall and fresh-coffee purchases are generally lower. However, it reports very little of the data and does not complete the comparison: the final sentence stops after saying café attendance “decreases in Brisbane and Adelaide,” without giving the figures or explaining the pattern. The claim that fresh coffee is the lowest category overall is also too broad, since instant coffee is lower than fresh coffee in Sydney and Melbourne. The response is substantially below the required 150 words, which limits its coverage of the main features. To improve, include a complete overview and compare all three activities across the cities using selected figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence is followed by an overview and then a comparison of café visits. This gives the reader some sense of the intended progression. However, the response ends mid-thought, and the final comparison is incomplete, so the information does not develop into a coherent account of the chart. Linking is also limited; “Overall” and “while” are used, but the relationships between the categories and cities are not fully explained. The overview sentence combines several points without clearly separating them. Use distinct paragraphs for the introduction, overview and key comparisons, and complete each comparison so the reader can follow the data from one city or activity to another.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses some relevant chart vocabulary, including “bar graph,” “proportion,” “residents,” and “bought instant coffee,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings reduce precision, such as “peoples,” “lowest percents,” “demostrates,” and “adelaida.” “Research” is also less suitable than “survey” for describing the chart. Repetition of “people” and “coffee” leaves little variety, while “mostly same percent” is unclear. Aim for accurate, natural phrases for describing proportions and comparisons, and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would help communicate the chart’s trends without relying on broad or awkward expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few different sentence forms, including an overview sentence and a comparison using “while,” but the range remains limited. Errors in sentence construction and grammar are frequent enough to make parts difficult to interpret. For example, “during last 4 week” lacks appropriate article and plural marking, and “highest proportion of peoples went” has problems with number and sentence structure. The final sentence is incomplete, ending with “approximately” and no finished comparison. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, particularly where sentences run together. Practise complete sentences with accurate articles, plurals and subject–verb agreement, then check that every sentence has a clear ending and expresses a complete idea.

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