Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-13

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 bar graph delineates the frequency of eating at junk food restaurants among people in the United States in three different years; 2003, 2006 and 2013.

Overall, it is quite clear from the chart that most people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants once a week, or once or twice a month in the mentioned years. Conversely, there is very few people who ate in junk food every day.

In 2003, there was just about 4% people who ate junk food in the United States, while this figure was considerably rise for those who ate several times a week of around 17%. Moreover, people who ate once a week in restaurants was significantly increase of nearly 31%, while the same fugure slightly reduced for people who ate once or twice a month of exactly 30%. Additionally, there demand was dramatically declined for people who ate a few times a year of closely 13%, while people who have never experience was only 5%.

In 2006, every day and never experience junk food lover was approximately 3%, while the same figure rise for those who ate several times a week of about 20%. In addition, people who ate once a week was comparatively high of around 34%, whereas people who ate once or twice a month was steadily reduced at 25%. In contrast, individuals who ate few times a year was dramatically dropped to just 15%.

In 2013, people who ate junk food every day was just 2%, while there was about 16% people who ate several times a week. Furthermore, individuals who ate once a week was sharply climbed to around 23%, while the same figure for those who ate once or twice a month was marginally accelerated up to 34%. Further, people who ate a few times a year was nearly 15%, while there was only 3% people who have never experience the fast food in restaurants in the United States.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: the largest shares generally ate fast food weekly or monthly, while daily eating and never eating were uncommon. You also cover all three years and include many relevant figures. However, several comparisons are inaccurate, which weakens the report’s precision. In 2013, weekly eating was about 28%, not 23%, and monthly eating was about 33%, not 34%; daily eating was about 3%, rather than 2%. The 2003 figures are mostly close, though the chart gives about 4.5% for never. Some descriptions, such as “dramatically declined” for the 2003 annual category, are unclear because no earlier comparison is provided. More accurate figures and a concise overview of the shifts between years would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for 2003, 2006, and 2013. This makes the information easy to locate, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “In addition,” and “In contrast” help connect details. The organisation is coherent, but the year-by-year approach leads to repeated descriptions of the same categories and can make comparisons across years harder to see. Some links also imply relationships that are not clear, as in “while this figure was considerably rise” and “In contrast” before the annual figure. Grouping the data by frequency—such as frequent eating versus occasional or no eating—would create stronger cross-year progression. Clearer referencing would also reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing data, including “approximately,” “considerably,” “whereas,” and “marginally,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural. “Junk food restaurants” is less suitable than the task’s “fast food restaurants,” while “there demand was dramatically declined” does not clearly describe a percentage. Expressions such as “the same figure was steadily reduced” and “never experience junk food lover” also make the report less precise. Some attempted modifiers, including “sharply climbed” and “dramatically dropped,” are not well matched to the small changes shown. Prefer straightforward, accurate language such as “the proportion fell” or “the share increased,” and use the same category labels consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including comparisons with “while” and “whereas,” and the overall meaning can usually be followed. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with subject–verb agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction. For example, “people who ate once a week … was” should use “were,” while “this figure was considerably rise” needs a form such as “this figure rose considerably.” In “there was just about 4% people,” the noun phrase needs an appropriate construction, such as “about 4% of people.” There are also inconsistent forms in phrases such as “people who have never experience.” These errors do not generally prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Check agreement and choose either a correctly formed active verb or a passive construction in each sentence.

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