Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-11

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 6.5)

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of people living in the USA who go to fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.

Overall, people did not heavily remained dependent on restaurants. They usually went one a week or once or twice a month. The lowest number accounted for those peoplw who regularly went to restaurants.

In 2003, the ratio of every day consumers was 4% and then it declined slightly to 3% and remained stable 2006 and 2013. More than once a week consumers accounted for 17% in 2003, increased marginally to 20% in 2006 but then dropped considerably to 16%. Conversely, The ratio of once a week individuals were seen highest in 2006 where it peaked at almost 33%, 31% in 2003 and 28% in 2013.

The pattern for once or twice a month cosumers was also very similar to once a week cnsumers. It also peaked at 33% in 2013 but in 2006, it noticeably decreased to 25%, however in 2003, it accounted for 30%. A few times a year individuals were 15% in 2006 and 2013 and 13% in 2003. The number of people who had never gone were 5% in 2003 and in 2006 to 2013, it slightly dopped to 4% and leveled off there.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all six frequency categories and report the main comparisons, including the peak for weekly visits in 2006 and the rise in monthly visits to 33% in 2013. Your overview also identifies weekly and monthly visits as the most common patterns. This gives the response a clear account of the chart, although the overview is partly unclear: “people did not heavily remained dependent on restaurants” does not precisely describe the data, and calling regular visitors the lowest group is ambiguous. The daily and never categories are the smallest, but the chart shows slightly different figures for them. To strengthen the overview, state directly that weekly visits were most common in 2003 and 2006, while monthly visits became most common in 2013, and summarise the generally low daily and never figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the figures. Comparisons are generally easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Conversely” and “however” help connect changes across years. The organisation is not fully smooth, however. The final paragraph moves through monthly visits, occasional visits, and never visiting without a clear grouping, while “The pattern … was also very similar” is confusing because the monthly and weekly trends differ notably in 2013. Some transitions are also mechanically placed, particularly “however” within the monthly-visits sentence. Group related categories more deliberately and use clearer references to distinguish the two trends.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of chart-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “declined,” “peaked,” and “remained stable.” These choices allow you to describe most of the data, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “ratio” is not the best term for percentages of people, “consumers” is awkward for restaurant visitors, and “dependent on restaurants” suggests reliance rather than frequency of visits. There are also spelling errors, including “peoplw,” “cosumers,” “cnsumers,” and “dopped.” Prefer precise terms such as “percentage,” “people who visited,” and “frequency,” and proofread carefully for spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including clauses with “where,” “but,” and “however,” and most of the chart information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, though. In the overview, “people did not heavily remained” combines an incorrect verb form with an awkward construction; “They usually went one a week” also has an incorrect form after “went.” In “remained stable 2006 and 2013,” a preposition is missing, and “The ratio … individuals were seen highest” has problems with sentence construction and agreement. Capitalisation after “Conversely” and punctuation around “however” also need attention. Review verb forms and sentence patterns, and use punctuation to separate contrasting clauses cleanly.

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