Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-15

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 given bar chart illustrates how frequently individual ate fast food in the USA between the year 2003 and 2013.

Overall, the amount of individuals who ate junk-food once a week and or twice a month is ranking high throughout the period. Therefore every-day routine of citizens and individual who never visit any eating place has least ranking.

Firstly, individuals who visit eatery places once a week has higher approach thus, in 2003 and 2006 approximately 33% residents visits restursnts, However in the year 2013 the ranking is same with minor difference. On the other hand visitories who visit once a twice month has same ranking but in 2006 the ranking droped and stable at 25%.

Thus, the citizens who visits eatery places everyday has ranking of 15 and 20% throughout the period. Therefore citizens who visit resturants few times a year has same ranking of 15% in both years but in the year 2003 the amount drops and take place at 13%.

Moreover, the every-day routine and individuals who never visits any eatery place has same rankings throughout the period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and attempt an overview by noting that weekly and monthly visits were common, while daily visits and never eating out were least common. However, the overview is unclear and some key comparisons are inaccurate. For example, weekly visits were about 31% in 2003, peaked at 33% in 2006, then fell to 28% in 2013; they were not approximately 33% in both 2003 and 2006. Monthly visits rose to 33% in 2013 after falling to 25% in 2006, rather than remaining stable there. The statement that daily visits were 15% and 20% is a major misreading: the figures were only around 3–4%. Select the main trends accurately and compare the three years more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs, so there is some organisation. However, the progression between points is not consistently clear, and several linking expressions do not show the intended relationship. For instance, “Therefore” is used to introduce a contrast in the overview, while “Thus” begins a paragraph that shifts to different categories without a clear connection. The body paragraphs also group figures inconsistently, and the final paragraph repeats the point about daily and never visiting without adding a comparison. Use a clearer sequence: overview first, then group the most frequent categories, followed by the less frequent ones. More precise links such as “By contrast” and “Meanwhile” would help readers follow the comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “illustrates,” “throughout the period,” and “minor difference,” but word choice and spelling errors are frequent enough to make some statements difficult to interpret. Phrases such as “higher approach,” “same ranking,” and “take place at 13%” are not natural ways to describe chart data. “Eatery places” and “junk-food” are also unsuitable or inconsistent for this formal report. There are repeated spelling errors, including “restursnts,” “visitories,” and “droped,” which reduce clarity. Prefer precise, standard chart language such as “the proportion,” “accounted for,” “rose,” and “fell,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes both simple statements and attempts at longer sentences, but the range is limited and errors recur in basic sentence patterns. Subject–verb agreement is often incorrect: “individuals … has,” “residents visits,” and “citizens who visits” should use plural verb forms. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence construction, as in “between the year 2003 and 2013” and “once a twice month.” Some punctuation creates run-on or awkward sentences, particularly where a comma is followed by “However” or “thus.” These errors sometimes make the intended comparison hard to follow. Practise accurate present-tense reporting and build longer sentences around one clear comparison at a time.

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