Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-08-23

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 4.0)

Here the chat illustrated the frequency of eating at fast food restraints among people in the use by Webb 2003 to 2013 its is also called the comparison of different things by the way you can seen in the chart no manh peoPle eat everything from the restaurant everyday it’s 0 percent people who eat every day from the restraunt then you can see the range of people who eat several times in a week and that’s I guess better thing as compare to eat everyday bcz when you eat everyday your body will not get healthy instead you get unumberable of pros and cons if you chart there are maximum 20 percent of people who eat 3 to 5 days in the week but when you see the people who eat once in a week it is very helpfull for them to avoid fast food etc . Maximun 32 percent people eat once in a week from restraunts now sum up to we have seen that tha people who only eat once in a month and that’s very good for thier physical health about 37 percent people each once in a month and that’s very beneficial for them now the people who eat only fewer times a week is very less it’s about 15 percent and in the end the people who never eat any thing from the restraunts are about 5 percent or lower than 5 percent

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the requirements of an Academic Task 1 report. Instead of providing an objective summary of the data, the writer includes personal opinions and health advice, such as 'when you eat everyday your body will not get healthy'. This is inappropriate for an academic report. While some data points are mentioned, the overview is missing, and the information is not presented in a professional or analytical manner. The response lacks a clear structure and fails to accurately report the main features of the chart, focusing instead on subjective commentary.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response is written as a single, long paragraph, which makes it difficult to follow. There is no clear logical progression or paragraphing. Cohesive devices are largely absent or misused, leading to a disjointed flow. The writer uses informal conversational fillers like 'by the way' and 'I guess', which are not suitable for this task. The lack of clear transitions between the data points makes the information hard to process, and the overall arrangement of ideas is chaotic rather than structured.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'chat' instead of 'chart', 'restraints' instead of 'restaurants', 'use' instead of 'USA', and 'thier' instead of 'their'. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to describe trends or data effectively. The writer relies on basic, informal language and struggles to use precise terminology related to data interpretation, such as 'increase', 'decline', 'fluctuate', or 'proportion'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammar is poor, with frequent errors that impede communication. There is a lack of punctuation, resulting in run-on sentences that make the text difficult to read. Subject-verb agreement is often incorrect, and sentence structures are simplistic and repetitive. The use of informal, spoken-style phrasing ('now sum up to we have seen') further detracts from the academic tone. The response lacks complex sentence structures, and the high frequency of errors makes it difficult to follow the writer's intended meaning.

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