Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-14

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 illustrate how frequently people of USA consumed fast food in restaurants during the time period of 10 years.

Overall, people that ate fast food once or twice a month or once a week were higher in percentage, while the people that never ate fast food or ate it at resturants every day were less in numbers.

During 2003, individuals that consumed food from restaurants once a week were at peak by around 31% and rose up to 34% in 2006, however by the year 2013, people that ate twice or once a week were domaniating by around 34%. Citizens that consumed fast food several times a week remaind around 15 to 20% through out the timeline. Simillarly, people who ate few times a year remained around 15%.

There were fewer people that ate everyday through out the ten years. In 2003 they were around 4% but by 2006 the fell to 4% and stayed the same in 2013. Individuals around 5% never consumed fast food from restaurants.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers the main features of the chart well and makes appropriate comparisons. The writer identifies the most popular eating frequencies, such as once a week or once or twice a month, and contrasts them with the less common categories like eating fast food every day or never. Key data points are correctly cited, such as the peak at around 31% to 34% for eating once a week. While some minor data details could be integrated more comprehensively, the overall overview and reporting fulfill the task requirements successfully, warranting a Band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall progression. It begins with a suitable introduction, provides a general overview paragraph, and then breaks down specific data points in subsequent paragraphs. Cohesive devices and referencing are generally adequate, though some transitions feel slightly mechanical (e.g., 'Simillarly'). Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the overview from the detailed body points, resulting in a coherent and logical structure that fits comfortably within the Band 6.0 to 6.5 range.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'domaniating' (misspelled) and 'consumed'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, including 'resturants', 'remaind', 'Simillarly', and 'domaniating'. The range is sufficient to convey the main trends of the chart, but these repeated lexical and spelling inaccuracies prevent the response from achieving a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as relative clauses ('people that ate fast food'). There are several grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the fell to 4%'), spelling mistakes, and awkward phrasing ('Individuals around 5% never consumed'). However, these errors rarely impede overall communication, meaning the student successfully demonstrates control typical of a Band 6.0 level.

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