Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-11

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 bar chart illustrates the porportion of people who consume fast food quickly in food courts in USA between 2003 and 2013.

Overall, In 2013 most notable number of people who eat once or twice a month is 34%. on the other hand in 2006 34% of people who eat once a week.

In 2003, there was the maximum number of people who eat once a week and that is 31% at the same time once or twice a month is 30% people who eat frequently fast food in USA. futhermore every day eating rate is 4% and never eating rate is 5%.

In 2006, maximum porportion of people is recorded for once a week and that is 33%. 25% people are thoes who eat once or twice a month. never eating is same as 2003 but every day shows the 3% people who eat fast food.

In 2013, 34% people recorded who eat once or twice a month and 27% who eat once a week.

overall maximum porportion of people recorded in once a week and twicw a month.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant figures, including the weekly-eating peak in 2006 and the monthly-eating peak in 2013. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: it gives 34% for 2006 weekly eating, whereas the chart shows about 33%, and the 2013 figures are reported as 34% and 27% rather than approximately 33% and 28%. The statement that the highest proportions were for weekly and monthly eating is too general to explain the main change: weekly eating was highest in 2003 and 2006, while monthly eating led in 2013. Some smaller figures are also misreported, such as “never” in 2003 at 5% rather than about 4.5%. Select the key comparisons and summarise them accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has separate paragraphs for the overview and each year, so the reader can locate information, and time markers such as “In 2003” and “In 2013” provide basic organisation. However, the progression is repetitive rather than comparative: each year is described in turn, then the final sentence repeats that weekly and monthly eating had the largest proportions. The overview also contains two disconnected claims, and transitions such as “on the other hand” do not clearly show the contrast being made. Grouping the data around the main pattern—weekly eating declining while monthly eating rises—would create a clearer line of development. Use linking phrases only when their relationship between ideas is precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “recorded,” “maximum,” and “rate,” and the categories are generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or awkward, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. For example, “consume fast food quickly in food courts” changes the chart’s meaning: it measures how often people eat at fast-food restaurants, not how quickly they eat or whether they use food courts. “Maximum number” is also less suitable for percentages than “highest proportion.” Spelling errors such as “porportion,” “futhermore,” “thoes,” and “twicw” are noticeable. Build a more precise set of terms for describing frequency, proportions, increases, decreases, and comparisons.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use basic time phrases to organise the report, but sentence structures are limited and errors occur frequently. Several statements are fragments or lack a clear grammatical connection, such as “on the other hand in 2006 34% of people who eat once a week” and “25% people are thoes who eat once or twice a month.” Articles and sentence boundaries are often missing, and capitalisation after full stops is inconsistent (“on the other hand” and “overall”). Verb forms also shift awkwardly between “eat,” “who eat,” and “was recorded.” Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use consistent past-tense reporting, for example, “The proportion eating weekly was highest in 2006, at about 33%.”

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