Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-10

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 4.5)

The table chart illustrates how often people in the United States visited fast food restaurants over the period of 2003 to 2013.

Overall, most of the individual of the country visit resturants as in a once a week or once or twice a month. There are few people who never ever visit restaurants or visit on a day-to-day basis.

In 2003, 2006 and 2013, only 3%, 4% and 5% individual who never went to restaurants and on a daily basis.

In 2003, 2006 and 2013, only 17%, 20% and 14% of indivitual of the country who visit on a several times a week. People of the US around 33% are those who visit cafe almost once a week in 2006 then 5 percentaage of visiter one or twice a month.

In 2003, 2006 and 2013, only 12% and 15% of visitors are those who visit restaurants a few times aa year.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad pattern that weekly and monthly visits were common, while daily visits and never visiting were uncommon. However, the report only partially selects and reports the chart’s main features, and several figures are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the “never” and daily figures are combined into a confusing sequence, and the chart shows 4% and 4.5% for these categories in 2003, not a clear set of 3%, 4% and 5%. You also state that monthly visits were “5 percentage” in 2006, whereas this category was 25%. Include a clear overview of the shift from weekly visits being most common in 2003 and 2006 to monthly visits in 2013, then support it with accurate comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, with an opening, an overview and paragraphs containing figures. The overview also attempts to group the most and least common frequencies. However, the information does not progress clearly: figures for different categories and years are compressed into long, confusing sentences, such as “only 3%, 4% and 5% individual who never went to restaurants and on a daily basis.” The final paragraph is incomplete and does not compare the years consistently. Use one paragraph for the overview and organise the details by meaningful categories or trends. Clear links such as “By contrast” and “Meanwhile” can help, but the main improvement is to make each sentence’s category and year unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary, including “overall,” “on a daily basis,” and “a few times a year,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, which makes parts of the report difficult to interpret. Examples include “individual” where “people” or “respondents” is needed, “cafe” for fast-food restaurants, and “visiter” and “resturants,” which are misspelled. “Table chart” is also an imprecise description of a bar chart. Aim for accurate, consistent terms for the six frequency categories and use comparison language such as “accounted for” or “was the most common frequency.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, and the opening sentence communicates the chart’s subject. However, grammatical control is weak across much of the response, and errors sometimes obscure the intended comparisons. For instance, “most of the individual … visit” has problems with number and verb agreement, while “only 17%, 20% and 14% of indivitual … who visit” is not a complete, well-formed sentence. The phrase “then 5 percentaage of visiter” also lacks a clear grammatical relationship between the figures and the category. Practise complete subject–verb structures and use a consistent past-tense frame, for example, “In 2006, 33% ate fast food once a week.”

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