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 gives information about frequent of eating at fast food restaurents in USA from 2003 to 2013.
In general, people eating fast food in year 2013, 2006 was higher in numbers. Whereas, 2003 expected to remained low.
Specially, approximately 4 % of people eat fast food everyday by 2003, and the following years remains the same. In addition, the year 2006 remains prominent in eating fast food several times a week, and once a week by 20%, and 33%. In 2003, the ratio was 17% in several times eating and which rose up to 31% in once a week. In the year 2013, the percentage grow from 16% ( several times a week ) to 28% once a week.
On the other hand, eating fast food in the once or twice a month, the year 2013 makes dramtic growth and others remains low. the eating few times a year 2013 and 2006 remains constant at 15%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant figures, including the 2006 peaks for eating several times a week and once a week, and the 2013 high for monthly visits. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “people eating fast food in year 2013, 2006 was higher” does not specify which frequencies were higher, while saying 2003 “remained low” overlooks that once-a-week and monthly eating were both around 30%. Some comparisons are also incomplete, and the final paragraph omits the important changes in the monthly category and the figures for never eating fast food. To improve, give a clear overview of the main shifts, then compare the categories accurately across all three years.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic sequence: an introduction, a general statement, and paragraphs describing groups of frequencies. Connectors such as “In addition” and “On the other hand” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression is not consistently clear because the overview does not identify the trends being compared, and the discussion moves between categories without a clear organising principle. For example, the sentence about 2006 combines two frequencies, then the next sentence returns to 2003 and the following one to 2013. The final paragraph is brief and leaves some categories unreported. Group the data into clear comparisons—such as frequent visits and less frequent visits—and use linking phrases to show how each year differs.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “ratio,” “prominent,” and “dramatic growth,” and the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “frequent of eating,” “remains prominent in eating,” and “the percentage grow.” There are also spelling errors such as “restaurents” and “dramtic.” Aim for precise chart language and consistent category names, for example, “the proportion of people who ate fast food once a week” and “rose to.” Check spelling and avoid using “ratio” when you mean “percentage.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “Whereas” and a sentence beginning “On the other hand.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, and agreement frequently make the relationships between ideas unclear. For instance, “people eating fast food in year 2013, 2006 was higher” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “the following years remains the same” has a subject–verb agreement error. “The percentage grow” also uses the wrong verb form, and the opening sentence has an incomplete construction after “Whereas.” Practise writing complete comparisons with a clear subject and verb, and check tense and agreement in each sentence.
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