Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-09
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The chart demonstrates how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants in the years of 2003; 2006 and 2013.
Overall in the USA have alot of restaurants are famoused for a fast food.This chart illustrates the percentage of the people and the other side provied thi information about the day, week, month while year how many people ate the fast food.
The once a week is the highest at the 32% in 2006, 31% in the year of 2003 and just 26% in the 2013.The other hand the lowerest every day is under the 5%.
Once or twice a month are highest in the 2013 has 33% and the 2003 have31% and the year of 2006 have only 25%, overall have a good result in this three years. A few times year have been not a good parcentage overall, in the years of 2006 and 2013 have same 15% by contrast 2003 have only 12%.
In concluion overall, this chart had been provied information about the USA many people have utilize the fast food in our daily life
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant comparisons, including the monthly category reaching 33% in 2013 and the low daily figures. However, the overview is unclear and includes unsupported comments such as “alot of restaurants are famoused” and “overall have a good result,” rather than summarising the main pattern. Some figures are inaccurate: weekly eating in 2006 is reported as 32% rather than about 33%, and in 2013 as 26% rather than about 28%; the 2003 monthly figure is given as 31% rather than about 30%. The response also omits the several-times-a-week category. Focus on the main shifts across all categories and report the chart’s percentages accurately.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to comparisons and a concluding sentence, and it groups some related figures together. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview does not clearly state the main trends, and several sentences combine unrelated or unclear points. For example, “The other hand the lowerest every day is under the 5%” does not connect smoothly to the preceding comparison. Linking phrases such as “by contrast” are attempted, but some are used awkwardly, and “overall” is repeated without adding a clear summary. Organise the body by meaningful categories or trends, and use clear comparisons to guide the reader from one point to the next.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “highest,” “lowerest,” and “by contrast,” so the reader can recognise that you are comparing chart data. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the meaning unclear, as in “famoused for a fast food,” “a good result,” and “utilize the fast food in our daily life.” Spelling errors such as “concluion,” “parcentage,” and “provied” are also noticeable. Choose precise language for describing proportions and trends rather than evaluating the figures as good or bad. For example, use “accounted for” or “rose to” where appropriate, and check spelling and collocations during revision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, but the range of sentence structures is limited and errors are frequent enough to make some sentences difficult to interpret. Examples include “Overall in the USA have alot of restaurants are famoused” and “Once or twice a month are highest in the 2013 has 33%,” where sentence structure and verb forms are not controlled. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and punctuation, such as “in the years of 2003; 2006 and 2013” and the missing spaces after full stops. Practise building clear comparison sentences with a subject and verb, for example, “The proportion eating weekly was highest in 2006.” Then check agreement, tense, and sentence boundaries.
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