IELTS Task 1 bar chart: Tea and coffee imports
The main features of this bar chart: The UK has the greatest tea imports and the lowest coffee imports among these countries. Canada imports the most coffee and the least tea.
8 students’ answers below, each marked by Axiom, from band 5.0 to 7.5. Updated on 24 May 2026.
The question
The graph below shows the amount of tea and coffee imported by four different countries in tonnes in 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
Show the data
| Coffee | Tea | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 80,000 | 20,000 |
| UK | 20,000 | 160,000 |
| USA | 40,000 | 120,000 |
| Germany | 50,000 | 40,000 |
What your overview should cover
An answer reaches the higher Task Achievement bands only with a clear overview of the main features, not every number. For this bar chart, that means:
- The UK has the greatest tea imports and the lowest coffee imports among these countries.
- Canada imports the most coffee and the least tea.
- The largest tea-versus-coffee gap is in the UK; Germany has the smallest gap.
Students’ answers on this question, marked by Axiom
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.0
Answer #8
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The bar chart gives information about the amount of tea and coffee imported by four different countries in 2007. Overall, while the UK and the USA were the main…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Answer #7
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The bar chart compares two different beverages—tea and coffee—imported by four countries in 2007, measured in tonnes. Overall, the USA and the UK imported more tea than…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.0
Answer #6
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 5.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The bar chart illustrates the information about tea and coffee imports by four different countries in tones in 2007. Overall, tea import demonstrated slightly higher…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Answer #5
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The graph illustrates the quantity of coffee and tea brought from four different countries in 2007. Overall, the UK imported the largest amount of tea, while Canada was…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Answer #4
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
The graph compares the quantity of coffee and tea brought from four different countries in 2007. Overall, the UK imported the largest amount of tea, while Canada was…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Answer #3
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
The bar chart provides information about the quantity of tea and coffee imported by four different countries in 2007 (in tonnes). Overall, the UK and USA imported the…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Answer #2
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 8.0
The graph below shows the amount of tea and coffee imported by four different countries in tons in 2007. The bar chart compares the amount of tea and coffee imported by…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.5
Answer #1
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 8.0
The provided graph illustrates some data about the amount of imported tea and coffee by four different countries in 2007. Overall, it is undeniable that the residents of…
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