Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-28

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)

The chart showing that USA people frequently ate in fast food resterunts between 2003 and 2013.

Objerve, in this period total 40% of people frequently ate fast food in US the graph shows that 4% of people in every day going on restrunt and ate fast food . several times a week 15 to 20% peoples going restrunt and eating fast food .Once a week 30 to 35% peoples going rtestrunt to ate a fast food once or twice a mont 30 to 35% peoples go on a restrunt and ate fast food .

In 2003 everyday 5% of people just like 2006 4% people and 2013 same lavel of people go on a restrunt to ate a food. In several times a week 16% and 2006 20% people go on a restarants . Once a week 2003 30% people , [redacted phone]% people and 2013 27% people just go to ate a fast food in restarant. once twice a month go opn a restrunt . so nthat never

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to summarize the chart showing the frequency of eating at fast food restaurants in the USA between 2003 and 2013, but it falls short of a fully developed task response. The introduction is incomplete, starting with a fragment: 'The chart showing that USA people frequently ate...'. While the student mentions several categories such as 'every day', 'several times a week', and 'once a week', the data reported contains inaccuracies and is presented in a fragmented, list-like manner. For instance, the statement 'everyday 5% of people' in 2003 does not accurately reflect the visual data where 'every day' is around 4%. Furthermore, there is no clear overall trend or well-structured overview provided, and the response trails off abruptly at the end with 'so nthat never'. Overall, the task is only partially addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The essay lacks clear logical organization and progression. It is written as a single poorly structured block of text with no clear paragraphing or introductory overview. Sentences are disjointed, and cohesive devices are almost entirely absent, making the flow difficult to follow. References between sentences are often unclear, such as abrupt shifts between data points without transitional phrases. The conclusion is incomplete and breaks off mid-thought ('so nthat never'). Consequently, the overall arrangement fails to guide the reader smoothly through the information, aligning with Band 4 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive. Words are frequently misspelled or misused, such as 'resterunts' instead of restaurants, 'Objerve' instead of Observe, and 'mont' instead of month. The student relies heavily on simple, repetitive phrases like 'go on a restrunt and ate fast food'. There is a lack of less common lexical items or paraphrasing of the prompt, and spelling errors occur throughout the text (e.g., 'restrunt', 'rtestrunt', 'restarants'). These limitations place the lexical resource firmly at Band 4.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the text. The response contains numerous serious grammatical errors and lacks complete, well-formed sentences. For example, the opening clause is a sentence fragment ('The chart showing that...'). There are severe errors in verb tenses and forms, such as 'people in every day going on restrunt and ate fast food', mixing present and past incorrectly. Subject-verb agreement is frequently violated, and prepositions are misused ('go on a restrunt'). The range of structures is severely limited, with almost no complex sentences attempted accurately. Communication is frequently strained by these errors, matching the Band 4 descriptor.

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