BAND 5.0 IELTS ESSAY SAMPLE: ANALYZING REASONS AND TIMELINES FOR QUITTING SMOKING

All General Writing Task 1 Samples / Band 5.0

The tables below show people's reasons for giving up smoking, and when they intend to give up.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Essay Sample

The bar chart illustrates the coffee and tea consumption habits of people in five Australian cities
over the past four weeks.
Looking at the proportion of people who visited cafes, Melbourne and Hobart had the highest
percentage at 64% and 63%, respectively. Sydney had a similar rate at just over 60%, followed
by Brisbane at over 55%, and finally Adelaide at under 50%. Adelaide was the only city where
people bought more instant coffee, with a slight margin of 50%.
In Hobart, instant coffee purchases stood at 54%, followed by Brisbane at 52%, Melbourne at
48%, and lastly Sydney at just over 45%. The purchase of fresh coffee was below 45% for all
cities, with Sydney having the highest percentage at 44%, followed by Melbourne at 42%.
Hobart was next at 39%, while Adelaide and Brisbane were much lower at around 34%.
Overall, the data shows that going to cafes for coffee or tea was the most popular option in all
cities except Adelaide, whereas purchasing instant coffee was more popular than buying fresh
coffee.