Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The chart presents the people of USA who ate frequntly in fast restaurants between 2003 and 2013. The chart illustrates the years 2003, 2006 and 2013 in which we make difference.

Therefore, Once a week and once or twice a month shows higher then 30 percent. while every day and never shows less percentage.

In USA, the people ate every day at fast food restaurants shows less than 5%. As same the people never ate at fast food restaurants is little bit high than people ate every day at fast food restaurants.

On the other hand, between 2003 to 2013 people who gone once a week and once or twice a month shows higher pertange greater than 30%. In 2006 people gone once a week shows high total and in 2013 people who gone once or twice a month also greater total. But the people who gone several times a week in 2006 reaches 20% percent than in 2003 and 2013.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant patterns, including that daily eating and never eating are both uncommon, that weekly visits peak in 2006, and that monthly visits are highest in 2013. These observations are broadly supported by the chart. However, the overview is vague: saying two categories are “higher then 30 percent” does not clearly distinguish the peak values or explain how the leading frequency shifts from weekly in 2006 to monthly in 2013. Some comparisons are also imprecise, and the response gives little account of the changes in “a few times a year.” To strengthen the report, provide a concise overview of the main shifts, then support it with accurate comparisons across the three years.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some paragraphing and a generally recognisable sequence: it introduces the chart, comments on low-frequency categories, and then discusses the more common patterns. However, the overall progression is not consistently clear. The opening sentence, “in which we make difference,” does not explain the comparison, and “Therefore” does not introduce a logical conclusion. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” do not clearly signal the relationship between the points that follow. Ideas are repeated, particularly the low figures for daily and never eating, while comparisons are sometimes grouped without a clear organising principle. Arrange the report around an overview followed by related high- and low-frequency comparisons, and use linking words only where their meaning is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “once a week,” and “several times a week,” so the reader can identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make the report less precise. Examples include “ate frequntly in fast restaurants,” “shows higher,” “gone once a week,” and “greater total”; these are not natural ways to describe the chart data. “Pertange” is also misspelled, and “high” is repeated where more precise terms would help. Practise standard reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “was the most common frequency,” while checking spelling and choosing verbs that fit percentages.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, especially when comparing years, but control is inconsistent and many sentences contain errors in agreement, tense, or sentence construction. For example, “Once a week and once or twice a month shows” uses a singular verb with a plural subject, while “people who gone once a week” is missing an auxiliary verb. The opening also has an unclear construction, and “As same the people never ate” is not grammatically formed. Most sentences rely on simple patterns, with limited accurate variation. Build comparisons using controlled structures such as “The proportion who ate weekly was highest in 2006,” and check subject–verb agreement and complete verb forms.

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