Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Sample Answer (Band 7.5)
The bar chart illustrates the results of a survey conducted in five Australian cities—Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Hobart—regarding residents' coffee and tea consumption habits over the preceding four weeks. The data is categorised into three distinct behaviours: buying fresh coffee, purchasing instant coffee, and visiting a café for coffee or tea.
Overall, visiting a café for coffee or tea was the most popular activity across all five cities, while purchasing instant coffee was generally more common than buying fresh coffee, with some notable exceptions.
In terms of café visits, Hobart recorded the highest proportion, with just over 60% of respondents reporting having visited a café in the previous month. Sydney and Melbourne followed closely, both at around 60%, while Brisbane and Adelaide had slightly lower figures, at approximately 55% and 50% respectively.
Regarding instant coffee consumption, this habit was most prevalent in Adelaide, where approximately 55% of respondents had purchased instant coffee, with Brisbane showing a similar figure of about 54%. Melbourne and Hobart both reported around 50%, while Sydney had the lowest proportion, at roughly 45%. Interestingly, Sydney, which had the lowest instant coffee consumption, recorded the highest percentage for fresh coffee purchases, at nearly 45%. In contrast, Adelaide and Brisbane, where instant coffee was most popular, reported the lowest fresh coffee buying rates, at approximately 35% each.
It is also worth noting that fresh coffee purchases were consistently the least common activity in four of the five cities, with the only exception being Sydney, where the figure for fresh coffee was comparable to that for instant coffee. Melbourne and Hobart showed relatively balanced patterns across all three categories, whereas Adelaide and Brisbane exhibited a clearer preference for instant coffee over fresh coffee. Overall, café visits remained the dominant choice in every city, underlining the strong café culture prevalent across Australia.
Why this answer scores Band 7.5:
| Criteria | How the sample meets Band 7.5 requirements |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement | Fully addresses all data points and categories. Provides a clear overview and makes relevant comparisons across cities and behaviours. Highlights exceptions and trends effectively. |
| Coherence & Cohesion | Excellent paragraph structure: introduction → overview → body paragraphs with logical grouping. Uses a wide range of cohesive devices naturally: Overall, In terms of, Regarding, Interestingly, In contrast, It is also worth noting. |
| Lexical Resource | Wide range of precise vocabulary: illustrates, conducted, preceding, categorised into distinct behaviours, prevalent, comparable, exhibited, consistently, dominance, underlining. Avoids repetition of basic terms. Uses appropriate synonyms for "percentage" (proportion, figure, rate). |
| Grammatical Range & Accuracy | Wide variety of complex structures: relative clauses (which had the lowest...), participle phrases (regarding residents' coffee...), comparative structures (more common than, comparable to, approximately), and passive voice (were reported, was recorded). Virtually no errors. |
What pushes this to Band 7.5 (compared to Band 7.0):
| Aspect | Band 7.0 | Band 7.5 (this sample) |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Basic summary | Insightful summary with clear ranking (most popular, generally more common, with exceptions) |
| Data grouping | Describes each city sequentially | Groups logically (café visits together, instant coffee together, fresh coffee together) |
| Comparisons | Simple comparisons | Sophisticated comparisons (Adelaide and Brisbane exhibited a clearer preference for instant coffee over fresh coffee) |
| Vocabulary | Good range | Wider range with precision (prevalent, comparable, exhibited, consistently, dominance, underlining) |
| Grammar | Good control | Confident use of varied structures |
| Conclusion | Basic summary | Adds value with concluding insight (underlining the strong café culture prevalent across Australia) |
Key features of Band 7.5+ Task 1 demonstrated:
1. Strong overview with ranking:
"Overall, visiting a café for coffee or tea was the most popular activity across all five cities, while purchasing instant coffee was generally more common than buying fresh coffee, with some notable exceptions."
2. Logical grouping of data:
Instead of describing Sydney, then Melbourne, then Brisbane, etc., the essay groups by behaviour type:
Café visits (all five cities)
Instant coffee (all five cities with comparisons)
Fresh coffee (all five cities with comparisons)
3. Sophisticated comparisons:
"Interestingly, Sydney, which had the lowest instant coffee consumption, recorded the highest percentage for fresh coffee purchases, at nearly 45%." (Shows contrast clearly)
"Melbourne and Hobart showed relatively balanced patterns across all three categories, whereas Adelaide and Brisbane exhibited a clearer preference for instant coffee over fresh coffee." (Nuanced comparison)
4. Identifying patterns and exceptions:
"It is also worth noting that fresh coffee purchases were consistently the least common activity in four of the five cities, with the only exception being Sydney..."
5. Precise data language:
just over 60% (not just "about")
recorded the highest proportion
followed closely
slightly lower figures
at roughly 45%
6. Insightful conclusion:
"...underlining the strong café culture prevalent across Australia." (Adds value beyond just summarising)
Quick checklist for Band 7.5+ Task 1:
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Clear introduction paraphrasing the task
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Strong overview paragraph highlighting key trends
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Logical grouping of data (not just listing)
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Accurate data reporting with approximations
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Relevant comparisons across categories
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Identification of exceptions and patterns
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Wide range of precise vocabulary
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Complex sentence structures used naturally
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Virtually no grammatical errors
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At least 170-190 words
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Concluding insight or observation
Comparison: Band 6.5 vs 7.5 (same task)
| Aspect | Band 6.5 | Band 7.5 (this sample) |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | "The chart shows coffee habits in five cities." | "Overall, visiting a café... was the most popular activity, while purchasing instant coffee was generally more common than buying fresh coffee, with some notable exceptions." |
| Data description | "Sydney had 45% for fresh coffee." | "Sydney... recorded the highest percentage for fresh coffee purchases, at nearly 45%." |
| Comparisons | "Brisbane was lower than Melbourne." | "Brisbane and Adelaide showed similar levels, at around 50%, while Sydney had the lowest proportion, at roughly 45%." |
| Vocabulary | show, have, about | illustrates, recorded, exhibited, prevalent, consistently, comparable, underlining |
| Grammar | Simple sentences | Complex sentences with multiple clauses |
Additional tips for Band 7.5+ in Task 1:
Use a range of approximation language:
approximately, around, roughly, nearly, just over, just under, slightly more than, marginally above
Vary reporting structures:
The chart illustrates / It is evident that / Interestingly, / According to the data
Use comparative forms effectively:
more common than, comparable to, similar to, followed by, in contrast to, whereas
Identify the most significant features:
The highest, the lowest, the most popular, the least common, exceptions
Avoid repetition of "percentage"
proportion, figure, rate, level, number, bracket, tier
Add an insightful concluding observation:
Don't just repeat the overview; add a final meaningful comment about what the data reveals.
Band Score 5.5the provided paragraph illustrates information regarding the coffee and tea buying and drinking habits of people in five Australian cities, Namely Sydney, Melbourn, brisbane, adelaide and horbard. The data is presented in Percentages. Overall, it is clear that Exiting Oak Cafe for Kofi OTH who's the most popular habit in most of the given cities, Where is buying fresh coffee generally Accounted for a lower proportion. Interestingly, Instant Kofi was more popular than fresh coffee in all five cities. As shown in the bar graph, Sydney and Melbourne Recorded similar patterns. In Sydney, Approximately 43 per cent of people bought fresh coffee, While the figure for instant coffee was slightly higher, at around 45%. Meanwhile, Melbourne Witnessed a slight decline in fresh coffee purchases. At about 42% Whereas instant coffee accounted for approximately 47%. In both cities, Going to a cafe was considerably More common, Reaching around 61% in Sydney And 63 per cent in Melbourne. Moving towards the remaining information, Brisbane, adelaide and Hobart Showed noticeable differences. In Brisbane, Fresh coffee accounted for roughly 34 per cent, Wild instant coffee And Cafe Visits Stood at approximately 53% and 55%, Respectively. Alelaide had a similar experence for fresh coffee, at about 34%, But instant coffee rose considerably to 50%, Royal Cafe Visitors were relatively lower at around 39%. Hobart, On the other hand recorded approximately 38% for fresh coffee And 54% for instant coffee, While Cafe Visit reached the highest level of about 62%
Band Score 5.5The bar chart illustrates the outcomes of a expenditure about individual's coffee and drink buying and consuming habits in five Australian cities. overall, fresh coffee are most popular among the city, except Adelaide, where go to a cafe for coffee or tea is least popular in all cities. One the one hand, Sydney and Melbourne followed the same proportion with slighest difference,bought fresh coffee for the last month for both was over 60%. Bought instant coffee and went to cafe for coffee or tea percentage were alomst same , respectively over 45% and 40%. One the other hand, Hobart and Brisbane people have similliar interest about instant coffee,where buying fresh coffee is have some fluctuations ,Bisbane accounted for 52% and Hobart well over 60%. lastly, Adelaide people are less likely to buy and drinking coffe and tea. They secured lowest portion among the cities .Their percentage for bought fresh coffee ,instant coffee and went to cafe for coffee and tea respectively 38%, 50% and 34%.
Band Score 5.5The bar chart illustrates by what percentage habits of buying and drinking coffee and tea in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisban, Adelaide and Hobart in Australia. Overall, last month people who went to a cafe for tea or coffee in Melbourne and Hobart experienced the largest increases in buying a beverage; however, the percentages for people who bought instant coffee, fresh coffee or went to a cafe for either tea of coffee fluctuated in five cities. In Sydney, customers who went to a cafe for tea or coffee in last month rose by just over 60%, which was by far the highest value in Sydney. However, the percentage growth slightly increased to around 65% in Hobart. People who bought fresh coffee past month in Sydney, on the other hand, hand the lowest value with around 42% but that number fall steadily in Melbourne around 41% and nearly 35% in brisban and Adelaide followed by around 38% in Hobart. The consumers who bought isntant coffee in past month fluctuated among five cities in Australia, with around 45% in Sydney and approximately 48% in Melbourne and exactly 50% in Adelaide. Interestingly, both Brisban and Hobart had around 55% of instant coffee uasage in last four weeks.
Band Score 6.5The chart displays the outputs of a survey about people's intake of coffee and tea through buying and drinking in five different Australian cities. Overall, in almost all of the cities, the greater tendancy is for people to go to cafes for coffee or tea. Buying instant coffee comes in the next place in 4 cities of 5. It is also noticable that the consumption of fresh coffee is the least common habit among all. Four of the five cities, which are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisban, and Hobart show that people mostly prefer going to places where they can drink coffee or tea with percentages of 60%, around 62%, 53%, and approximately 62%, respectively. For these cities, buying instant coffee is also their second choice with figures between 40% and around 52% for all. Similarly, buying fresh coffee is least favorite around 35% - 42%. Meanwhile, Adelaide demonstrates a great contrast with buying instant coffee having a percentage of 50%, surpassing fresh coffee and going for cafes. In this city, consumers least favor buying fresh coffee with only 32%, which puts going for cafes second place with just under 50%.
Band Score 5.5The given bar graph depicts important information about the purchasing of tea and coffee and their consumption data from five major states of Melbourne. The data is calibrated in the terms of percentage. The amount varies from one city to another. The highest and lowest trends can be seen from the graph. Melbourne and Hobert delivered 62% of coffee to cafe' in past 4 weeks which is the maximum delivery rate followed by Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide with 60%, 55% and 38%. In addition, the purchase rates vary so far, Brisbane and Hobert bought instant coffee in same amount of 55%, followed by Adelaide with 50% and the least percentage can be seen from Melbourne and Sydney with 48% and 45%. The maximum purchase of fresh coffee is done by Sydney and Melbourne with 45%. Along with that the other cities are least buyers of fresh coffee with 38% in Hobert, 35% in Adelaide and Brisbane. Therefore, the graph provides important information about the coffee import rates in all five major cities of Australia. It is crystal clear from the graph that Melbourne and Hobert has the highest consumption of coffee in Australia.
Band Score 6The given bar chart provides information on people's beverages consumption habits in cities in Australia. Overall, percentage of people who enjoy going to a cafe for a drink appeared to be the largest among all options, while people who bought coffee in last 4 weeks accounted for a smallest group across 5 cities. Citizens of Hobart concumed coffee and tea more than people in other cities. In Sydney, percentage of residents who bought fresh coffee was little over 41%, the largest number for that category, surpassed by proportion of people buying instant coffee, at about 44%, and cafe visitors at approximately 60%. Mellbourne saw a similar destribution among fresh coffee, instant coffee, and cafe's enjoyers with around 41%, 47%, and 62% respectively. Portion of people buying fresh coffee in Brisbon and Adelaide both constituted around a third, the smallest percentage for that category. Adelaide was the only city which residents went to cafe's less than they purchased instant coffee. Hobart whitnessed the biggest figures for both instant coffee consumers and cafe visiters at just over a half and just over 60% respectively.
Band Score 6The bar chart illustrates the results of a survey about individuals coffee and tea purchasing and drinking habits among Australian citizens in five communities. Figures are given as percentages. Overall, it is evident that people preferred visiting cafes to buy their drink in the last month, while obtaining fresh coffee represented the lowest figure. About visits to cafes, in Sydney more than half the citizens went to a cafe to get their drinks, however, Melbourne and Hobert recorded the highest percentage in that sector, with Sydney behind them, which stood at about 60%. Brisbane came fourth with around 55%, while Adelaide represented the smallest proportion with less than 40%. Regarding visits to cafes and turning to purchasing coffee habits, instant coffee was opt more than fresh coffee over the past month. For instance, fresh coffee in Adelaide accounted for about 35% , while instant coffee was bought by half the population in the city. Moreover, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart all recorded less than 40% of people buying fresh coffee, at the same time, instant coffee represented between about 45% and 55% of purchases.