Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-13

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 6.0)

The bar chart demonstrates how frequently individuals consumed junk food in the USA from 2003 to 2013.

Overall, it is clear that once a week and once or twice a month had the highest proportion among all other categories. While daily and never group had the lowest proportions.

Regarding the once a week, 33% was recorded in 2006 which was followed by 31% in 2003 and 27% in 2013. Whereas once or twice a month, 33% in 2013 which was compared with 30% in 2003 and 25% in 2006. Furthermore, several times a week, 20% in 2006, 17% in 2003 and 16% in 2013.

Similarly, a few times a year, in 2006 and 2013 both accounted similar percentage at 15% and 13% in 2003. In terms of never category, 5% in 2003 and 4% in 2006 and 2013. Finally, daily category was the lowest one who had eaten fast food 4% in 2003 and 2% in 2006 and 2013. In summary, once a week and once or twice a month had ate fast food frequently and never and daily category ate least fast food.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: weekly and monthly visits account for the largest shares, while daily visits and never eating fast food are least common. You also compare all six categories across the three years, which gives the report relevant coverage. However, some figures are inaccurate: weekly eating in 2013 is about 28%, not 27%; daily eating is about 3% in both 2006 and 2013, not 2%; and the never figures are approximately 4.5% in 2003 and 3.5% in 2006 and 2013. The overview could also state the key change more clearly: monthly visits became the most common category by 2013, while weekly visits declined. More precise reporting and a sharper overview would make the main features clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting the figures. Grouping the categories into comparisons helps the reader follow the data, and transitions such as “Furthermore” and “Similarly” show attempts to connect information. However, some links are mechanical or awkward, particularly “Whereas once or twice a month” and “In terms of never category,” which do not form smooth connections to complete sentences. The final “In summary” repeats the overview rather than adding a useful concluding comparison. Improve progression by grouping related trends more deliberately and using complete, clearly linked sentences—for example, contrast the decline in weekly eating with the rise in monthly eating.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “category,” “accounted,” and “consumed,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, some imprecise or unnatural choices. “Junk food” is less suitable than “fast food,” the term used in the chart, and “had ate fast food frequently” is not an appropriate way to describe the categories. Phrases such as “the lowest one” and “daily category” are also vague or awkward. Aim for precise collocations used in data reporting, such as “the share of people who ate fast food daily” or “the most common frequency.” This would make the vocabulary more natural and help distinguish the chart’s frequency categories accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the contrast introduced by “While” and the relative clause in “the lowest one who had eaten fast food.” Some sentences communicate the comparisons clearly, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “While daily and never group had the lowest proportions” is a fragment, and “33% in 2013 which was compared with 30% in 2003” lacks a clear main clause. There are also errors in agreement and verb forms, as in “daily category was the lowest one who had eaten” and “had ate.” Use complete clauses with an explicit subject and verb, and keep the past-tense reporting pattern consistent. More accurate sentence construction would improve clarity while retaining your attempts at varied structures.

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