Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-12
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)
By, carefully observing the bar chart frequency of eating at fast food restaurants among people in the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.
Overall, bar is showing data of frequency of eating fast food in USA, fast food is very company consume at America in daily basis " couch potato" is one of famous idiom in USA.
Further, more investigate to information is below 5% of people are consume fast food in year of 2000, it slight decrees in percentage around 3% cunsume in 2006 and 2013. Several time a week pupil in year of 2003 ia more than a 15%, in year of 2006 in around 20 percentage pupil consume in a year of 2006, in a year of 2003 pupil are go in resturant is one a week around above 30%, one or twice a month pupil is below the 30%, a few time in a year pupil is very less around is 13%, never in a year is very less around 5% pupil.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response attempts to address the prompt by discussing the provided chart on fast food consumption frequencies in the USA. However, the information presented is disjointed, lacks a clear overview, and attempts to list numerous specific data points without a coherent structure. Several figures and dates cited contain inaccuracies or confusion (such as referencing the year 2000, which is not on the chart, and misinterpreting the given data categories). While the student does mention some trends and categories, the lack of accurate reporting, clear comparisons, and a proper summary places the response at this band level.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The organization of the text is severely hindered by poor paragraphing and a lack of logical progression. The response begins with a fragmented sentence fragment instead of an introduction. The body paragraph consists of a single, run-on sequence of chaotic data points joined together with weak cohesive devices and repetitive phrases such as 'pupil in year of'. There is no clear overall structure, making it difficult for the reader to follow any logical flow of information.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and often misused. Examples include spelling and word choice errors like 'cunsume' instead of consume, 'decrees' instead of decreases, 'resturant', and awkward phrasing like 'very company consume at America in daily basis'. The attempt to use idioms like 'couch potato' is inappropriate for an academic task report. The limited range and frequent errors significantly impede communication and strain the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of poorly constructed, ungrammatical simple sentences and fragmented phrases. There is a complete lack of accurate complex structures. Frequent, systemic errors appear throughout the text, including tense confusion, incorrect prepositions, missing verbs, and improper subject-verb agreement, such as in 'pupil are go in resturant' and 'bar is showing data'. These pervasive errors frequently distort meaning and make the text difficult to parse.
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