Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-08

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 5.0)

The bar chart illustrates the frequency eating fast food like pizza, burgers, etc among people between 2003 to 2013 in United States of America.

Overall, the bar chart demonstrate frequency of people in percentage with different time zone.However, the bar chart shows the year in seperate colours aslo, mention the customers time such as every day, several times a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few years a month, and nerver.

Regarding to the frequency of individuals, in every day are at high points in 2003 approximately, 4% followed by this in 2006 at 3% and also same in 2006. Meanwhile,in several times of week it's reached 20% in 2006 and 17% in 2003 and also 16% in 2013.

In terms of once a week it will be 31% in 2003 while, 33% in 2006 and 27% in 2013.On the other hand, the ability of coming customers once or twice a month rise in 2013 at 33% also, at 30% in 2003 but low in 2006 at 25 %.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant figures, including the peaks for weekly dining in 2006 (33%) and monthly dining in 2013 (33%). However, the response only partially summarises the data: it gives no clear overview of the main pattern, and it omits the “a few times a year” and “never” categories. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: daily dining is 4% in 2003 and 3% in both 2006 and 2013, not “the same in 2006”; weekly dining in 2013 is 28%, not 27%. The phrase “a few years a month” also misreports a category. To make the summary more complete, state the main shift from weekly to monthly visits and accurately compare the less frequent categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to an overview-like statement and then to comparisons of different frequencies. This gives the reader some organisation, and linking phrases such as “Meanwhile” and “On the other hand” show an attempt to connect information. However, progression is limited: the second paragraph mostly describes the chart rather than summarising its main pattern, and the final paragraph stops without covering all categories or providing a concluding comparison. Some links are awkward or unclear, such as “followed by this” and “also same in 2006,” while punctuation spacing makes several transitions harder to follow. Grouping the figures into clear comparisons—frequent visits versus monthly or less frequent visits—would create a more logical flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “frequency,” “approximately,” “reached,” and “rise,” and the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing this data. “Different time zone” does not mean different visit frequencies, “customers time” is unclear, and “the ability of coming customers” is not an appropriate way to describe how often people visit. There are also spelling errors such as “seperate,” “aslo,” and “nerver,” alongside the inaccurate category “a few years a month.” Use precise terms such as “frequency,” “proportion,” and “visit,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons introduced by “while” and “On the other hand.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement, tense, and punctuation sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “the bar chart demonstrate” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, while “Regarding to the frequency of individuals, in every day are at high points” lacks a clear grammatical structure. The opening phrase “the frequency eating” also needs a grammatical link, such as “the frequency with which people ate.” Several sentences run together without spaces after full stops or commas. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use consistent past-tense forms when reporting the years shown.

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