Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-07

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 given bar graphs demonstrate the information about the frequency of eating fast food in USA from year 2003 to 2013.

Overall, what stands out from the graph is that the ratio of people who visited the restaurants once a week and twice a month is significantly higher than those who often visited.

By the year 2003 and 2006, the percentage of people who visited the fast food hotels was nearly equal to 33% once a week. Similarly, in year 2013, the percentage was about 28%.

Moreover, those who explored that place once or twice a month were also at a great rate. In 2003 and 2013 the number of people was 30% and above.

Moreover, the individuals who went to the fast food restaurants several times in a week were covering the 20% portion. Also in year 2003, 2006 and 2013 people visiting only few times a year were relatively of smaller portion of 15% only.

The people who never visited or those who visits almost daily had a negligible percentage. Both of these categories were with the least significant percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that weekly and monthly visits were more common than daily visits, and you include several relevant figures, such as about 33% eating weekly in 2006 and 28% in 2013. However, some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: weekly visits were about 31% in 2003, not nearly 33% in both 2003 and 2006, while monthly visits reached 33% in 2013. The overview also says “twice a month,” rather than covering the chart’s broader once-or-twice-monthly category, and does not clearly summarise the changes over time. The less frequent categories are grouped together, but their figures are not consistently reported. A more precise overview and accurate year-by-year comparisons would make the key features clearer and more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the data. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. However, the body does not consistently organise comparisons by category or year, and several points are repeated or loosely connected. For example, “Moreover” begins two successive points, while “Similarly” does not make the comparison between 2003, 2006 and 2013 fully clear. The final sentence groups daily and never visits together without explaining their small differences. Use clearer grouping—first the most common frequencies, then the less common ones—and make each comparison explicit. This would improve progression and reduce the slightly mechanical use of linking words.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to describe the chart, including “percentage,” “portion,” “categories” and “negligible,” and the meaning is generally understandable. There are, however, several imprecise or unnatural choices that limit flexibility and accuracy. “Fast food hotels” is not an appropriate term for restaurants, and “explored that place” does not naturally describe eating there. “At a great rate” and “covering the 20% portion” are also awkward collocations. In addition, “ratio” is less suitable than “proportion” when reporting percentages. Aim for straightforward, precise chart language rather than varied expressions that do not fit the context; this will make the report sound more natural and improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview clause “what stands out from the graph is that…” and sentences beginning with “Moreover.” Most meanings remain clear, but some grammatical errors recur. In “the percentage … was nearly equal to 33% once a week,” the comparison structure is awkward; “the percentage … was about 31%” would be clearer. There are also agreement and tense inconsistencies, as in “those who visits,” and missing or inconsistent articles and prepositions in phrases such as “in USA” and “in year 2013.” Keep the reporting tense consistent and check subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence construction. More accurate control of these patterns would strengthen the otherwise understandable range.

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