Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-09

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 chat illustrates about a frequency of eating fast food restaurants among people in the USA. I will explain frequency of eating fast food in the USA.

In USA frequency of people eating fast food restaurants every day frequency is high but after some years frequency is low and than after some years people frequency is very low. Several times a week people frequency is before fifteen percent and than people frequency is very high after some years people frequency is than low. People frequency in once a week before thirty plus than after some years people frequency is very high and after some years frequency of people is low.

In twice a month people frequency in USA fast food restaurants is very more than people frequency is very decrease and after some years people frequency is very increase. A few times a year people frequency is above to ten than frequency of people is high and after some years people frequency are same . So in frequency of people decrease and increase.

In short frequency of people in USA fast food restaurants are also increase and also decrease.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the chart’s subject and mention several of its frequency categories, so the response is relevant to the task. However, it reports the data only minimally and does not give a clear, accurate overview of the main pattern. For example, “every day” is described as high, although it is among the least common frequencies, at about 3–4%. The claim that “several times a week” was below fifteen percent is also inaccurate; the figures are around 16–20%. Some broad movements are noticed, but the response does not clearly compare the three years or identify the leading categories. Select the main highs and lows, then support them with accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response is divided into paragraphs and follows the chart categories to some extent, which gives it a basic structure. However, the information is not arranged coherently enough to make the comparisons easy to follow. Repeated phrases such as “after some years” and “people frequency” do not clarify which year or category is being discussed, and the sequence of changes is often unclear. The final statement that frequency “also increase and also decrease” repeats a general idea rather than summarising the main trend. Organise the report around an overview and clear comparisons between years, using specific references such as “in 2006” and “by 2013.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary is basic and highly repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “frequency,” “people,” “high,” and “low.” This repetition makes it difficult to express the chart’s changes precisely, and several combinations are unnatural, such as “frequency is very more” and “frequency of people are same.” The response does use relevant category labels, including “once a week” and “a few times a year,” so it has some task-related vocabulary. To communicate the data more clearly, use a wider set of accurate terms for proportions and movement, such as “accounted for,” “rose,” “fell,” and “remained stable,” while avoiding vague descriptions like “very high.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Most sentences rely on a simple repeated pattern, often joining several ideas with “and” or “than,” so the range of sentence structures is very limited. Frequent errors in sentence formation and agreement sometimes obscure the intended comparisons. For example, “people frequency is before fifteen percent” lacks a clear grammatical relationship between the subject and the figure, while “frequency of people are same” has subject–verb disagreement and an incomplete construction. The opening also uses “a frequency” where the sentence needs a more natural structure. Practise writing short, complete comparison sentences with accurate subjects and verbs, then combine them using clauses such as “whereas” or “while.”

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