Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-12

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 6.0)

The chart delineates the people of USA who ate fast food in restaurants over the years, from 2003 to 2013.

Overall, once a week and once or twice a month rated highest percentage in 2006 and 2013 in once or twice a month. While every day or never ate food in the restaurants has very low percentage.

To begin with, the people who ate fast food in the restaurants once a week in 2003 was 31%, 33% in 2006, and decreased to 27% in 2013. Instead of people who ate once or twice a month was 30% in 2003, decreased to 25% in 2006 and considerably increased to 33% in 2013.

Thirdly, Several times a week rated frequency of people eating at restaurants was 17%, enhance to 20% in 2006, and reduced to 16% in 2013. In addition, A few time a year rated 13% in 2003, and considerably same 15% in 2006 and 2013. Moreover, every day and never eating at restaurants rated low from 5% in 2003, 2006 and 2013.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main categories and report several key comparisons, including the rise in monthly visits to 33% by 2013 and the low proportions who ate fast food every day or never. The overview also recognises that weekly and monthly visits were the most common patterns. This gives the response a clear, relevant summary, though some details are less fully or accurately reported: weekly eating in 2013 was about 28%, not 27%, and the final statement incorrectly groups every day and never at roughly 5% in all years, despite their values varying slightly. The overview could more clearly describe the overall shifts across the period. More precise reporting and a sharper summary of the main trends would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting the figures. Information is generally grouped by frequency, so the reader can follow the comparisons. However, progression is sometimes mechanical, particularly with “To begin with,” “Thirdly,” and “Moreover,” which do not always clarify how the points relate. The overview sentence beginning “Overall” is also difficult to follow because it combines the leading categories and years in an unclear way. Some links, such as “Instead of,” do not express the intended contrast accurately. Use clearer topic sentences and connect related trends directly—for example, compare weekly and monthly visits together—while keeping references to each year explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “percentage,” “decreased,” “increased,” and “frequency,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There is some attempt to vary wording, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data. “Rated highest percentage” and “considerably same” are awkward collocations, while “enhance to 20%” uses a word that does not fit a numerical increase. “A few time a year” also has a word-form error. These choices limit precision and make parts of the report sound less natural. Prefer standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “rose to,” “remained stable at,” and “a few times a year,” using each phrase only where the data supports it.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons across three years and a contrast introduced by “While.” Most of the figures remain understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity and control. For example, “once a week … was 31%, 33% in 2006” lacks a repeated verb or a clear parallel structure, and “the people … was 31%” has subject–verb disagreement. The overview’s “every day or never ate food … has very low percentage” has an unclear subject and inconsistent tense, while “rated 13%” is missing a grammatical link such as “stood at.” Aim for parallel sentence patterns when listing years, and check agreement, articles, and verb forms. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve the report.

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