Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-08-05
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 chat illustrate frequency of eating at fast food restaurants among individuals in the USA during 2003 to 2013.
overall this diagram shows that on how recently of individuals eating fast food in saveral catagery like Every day, severqal times a week, once a week, once or twice a month, few times a year and never. highest seen once a week and once or twice a month in diffrent years and lowest seen who eats everyday and Newer.
According to the diagram during 2006 and 2013 in catagery of ince eatter and once or twice eatter in month, altough in catagery of eating everyday and who never go for the eat at restrorent is serprisigly show very low on graph and its below 5% in every years.
the persones who eates once or twice per month in the restrorent was increased during time and on otherhand individuals who eates once per week, sevral times of week may decreased with the time, persone who never go for the eats outside is reletivly similar during whole time.
overall this bar chat shows frequency of eating at fast food restaurants among the USA during 2003 and 2013.
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
The response attempts to summarise the data, but the information is presented in a fragmented and often unclear manner. While the main features are identified, the description of the trends is imprecise and lacks a clear, logical structure. For instance, the reference to 'ince eatter' and 'once or twice eatter' is confusing and does not accurately reflect the data categories. The overview is repetitive and fails to provide a clear summary of the overall trends, such as the stability of the 'never' category or the decline in frequent fast-food consumption. The response addresses the task, but the lack of clarity in reporting the data limits the achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay lacks a clear logical progression. While there is an attempt at paragraphing, the sentences within the paragraphs are often disjointed and difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are either missing or used incorrectly, such as the repetitive use of 'overall' and 'according to the diagram'. The referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to track which data points are being discussed. The lack of effective linking words between sentences and ideas results in a disjointed reading experience, which hinders the overall coherence of the report.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is limited and contains numerous errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'chat' instead of 'chart', 'saveral' instead of 'several', and 'restrorent' instead of 'restaurant'. These errors are frequent and sometimes impede communication, requiring the reader to guess the intended meaning. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to describe the data with precision; for example, using 'eatter' to describe a category of people is non-standard. To improve, you should focus on using accurate terminology for describing trends and graphs, and ensure correct spelling of basic words.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response relies on simple sentence structures, and there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Issues include incorrect verb forms ('the bar chat illustrate'), missing articles ('in catagery of'), and awkward phrasing ('on how recently of individuals eating'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with several run-on sentences and missing commas. While the meaning is generally discernible, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar and sentence construction prevents the use of a wider range of structures. More attention to subject-verb agreement and sentence boundaries is required.
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